the public forecast, the rain was steady and became heavy at 1230. At
1240, several large avalanches released on Hudson Bay Mountain. One
size 3.5 hit the Davidson mine road again. Fortunately, it ran a bit
further south in the path and did not block the road completely. The
deposit was moist snow with some dirt in it. Another size 2.5 ran in
the so-called Diamond Face on the Kathlyn flank of Hudson Bay Mountain.
Temperatures are dropping now and most unstable snow seems to have
released. Where that is not the case, I would expect a potential for
large avalanches, even to ground. It certainly is a wild week, and
more snow is forecast.
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Christoph Dietzfelbinger
Mountain Guide IFMGA
Bear Mountaineering and the Burnie Glacier Chalet
Box 4222 Smithers, B.C. Canada V0J 2N0
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