snow or rain, contrary to the forecast. 2 cm new snow at 1100 m. Temperatures
0.5 at 1100 m at 10 am, -2.0 at 1500 m at 1130. No new avalanche activity in
the alpine as far as we could see, which was limited.
A profile shows dry snow throughout. It does not appear that the alpine will
be affected by today's high temperatures. A crust/ facet layer 1 m down
produces consistent hard shears with a sudden collapse. There are several
failure planes in the storm snow. The high winds in the alpine are building
windslabs which will be big in some areas and set up quickly on the colder
snow below. Below treeline, the stability will deteriorate today and then
recover as temperatures drop.
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Christoph Dietzfelbinger, Mountain Guide
Bear Mountaineering and the Burnie Glacier Chalet
Box 4222 Smithers B.C. Canada V0J 2N0
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