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Wednesday, July 5, 2006

[MCR] Bugaboos July 2-5th, 2006

Excellent conditions in the bugaboos right now. All routes on Bugaboo, Snowpatch and Crescent are dry. Pigeon has some snow on last part of west ridge and the east face/Kor route is still wet but drying fast. Howsers are in great shape. Beckey/Chouinard is mostly dry and cornice is mostly gone above east face descent. West face of North Howser is mostly dry I suspect and the Kain Route and North ridge are still mostly snow but some ice is showing through.
 
  Glacier travel is still excellent and Bugaboo/ Snowpatch col is very friendly as of today. With the current temperatures, long range forecast and the fact that it only early july, the Bugaboo /Snowpatch col MAY turn into an icy, rockfall nightmare by august. I sincerely hope I am wrong.
 
Larry Stanier
Mountain Guide