storm snow at the lodge is now over 30 cm. We heard only few avalanches
from very steep faces and the visibility was poor so we could not see
much. Ski cutting of steep E facing windloaded morainal features
produced only sluffing in the storm snow. On a trip toward the
Solitaires to 1500 m with an avalanche course, we found deep
trailbreaking and slow skiing and 360 cm of snow. However, there was
little wind and the temperatures rose 6 degrees over the last 24 hours
to a more comfortable -8. We rate the danger considerable in the alpine,
moderate at treeline and low below treeline.
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Christoph Dietzfelbinger
IFMGA/ UIAGM Mountain Guide - Bear Mountaineering and the Burnie Glacier Chalet
Box 4222 Smithers, B.C. V0J 2N0 Canada
tel. 250-847-3351/ fax 250-847-2854
info@bearmountaineering.ca www.bearmountaineering.ca
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