[pct-l 41] PCT hikers make the front page of the Mercury News

[David Hough reading PCT-L]

But the photos are of downhill skiers.

https://www.redbluffdailynews.com/2023/07/03/july-4-plans-thousands-of-skiers-head-to-the-slopes/

They quote Scott Wilkinson saying that only 233 miles of PCT are still buried.
That's less than 10% - seems optimistic.   Of course, it only take 100 yards
of badly placed ice to end your hike.