[MCR] Rockies, Yamnuska and front ranges. april 14th, 2010

Moist snow still on the backside and on the low angle ledges all over the face of Yamnuska as of 2pm today. Likely to be some verglas for a day or two, especially on the backside. Shady places like the last pitch of Belfry looked wintry. The dry stone felt pretty good though after a bit of sun.

The front ranges you see from Yam still looked very snowy at the treeline and above. Given the forecast of sun and warmish temps, wet avalanches and rockfall will likely be a bit of a concern in those hills for a few days. If the weather forecast is correct, I would work hard to avoid being in the fall line of any front range snow in the heat of the day through the weekend.

Larry Stanier
ACMG/IFMGA Mountain Guide
laristan@telus.net

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