degrees in the alpine. Winds were light from the E today. Today we ski
cut a size 1 and a size 1.5 slab in a steep wind affected moraine
slope. Our profiles show a consistent easy shear about 20 cm down and
another harder shear about 30-40 cm down. We saw no new natural
activity, but the visibility was not great yet. Older activity would
have been covered and blown in by the strong winds and snowfalls of
the last few days. We saw some older slabs from under cornices. There
seem to be no deep instabilities. We recommend to be cautious in steep
windloaded slopes. Skiing quality is excellent.
Mark Bender and Christoph Dietzfelbinger
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Christoph Dietzfelbinger
Mountain Guide IFMGA
Bear Mountaineering and the Burnie Glacier Chalet
Box 4222 Smithers, B.C. Canada V0J 2N0
tel. 250-847-3351 fax 250-847-2854
info@bearmountaineering.ca www.bearmountaineering.ca
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