I took a group hiking today to the Big Bee Hive from the Plain of Six Glaciers side. From the intersection of the connector trail to Mirror Lake on, 2/3 of the trail is snow covered and there was no evidence of previous travel. Same goes for the northern aspect trail that leads up from Lake Agnes – very wintery looking and no tracks! Any snowy spots were unsupportive already in the morning, mind you we travelled on a southern aspect.
We also did the tourist trail up the rock pile at Morraine Lake. Again, a very wintery look for the valley of the 10 peaks! There is still snow on the treed ledge of the Tower of Babel rock route and some snow in the upper part of the descent couloir. The 3.5 couloir appears in good condition but beware of the day time warming both for climbing up and skiing…….
Cheers,
Jorg Wilz
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