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Tuesday, December 20, 2005

[MCR] Glacier Gulch/ Hudson Bay Mountain/ Bulkley Valley

Climbed the right of Twin Falls yesterday. Most climbs are in and
sufficiently fat, only the middle one is still not reaching. Safest
conditions I have encountered there, but frequent spindrift consisting
exclusively of the thick pervasive surface hoar throughout our ranges.
It is now snowing on those lightly. The forecast is now full of
precipitation in all forms, so I suspect that the conditions will go
over threshold quickly. The widespread surface hoar is getting buried
right now.
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Christoph Dietzfelbinger
Mountain Guide, Bear Mountaineering and Burnie Glacier Chalet
Box 4222
Smithers, B.C. V0J 2N0 Canada
tel. 250-847-3351 fax: 250-847-2854
info@bearmountaineering.ca www.bearmountaineering.ca

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