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Monday, December 18, 2006

[MCR] West side of the Monashees

On the west side of the Perry River(around Anstey pk) 60 cms of light snow fell just before the weekend. Another 10cms of fluff fell on saturday night. No significant weak layers in the snow pack except a rain crust in some scattered location to the alpine down about 60 cms.
 
The skiing has been excellent at treeline and below but the alpine has seen lots of wind. The travelling is reasonable given the deep snow. With more snow on the way sloughing in steep terrain and storm snow instabilities should be the main concern.
 
Larry Stanier
Mountain Guide