At 1500 m on the E side of Hudson Bay Mountain it was -4.5 at noon. There was
no precipitation and the wind was light from the south.
20 cm of snow have fallen since New Year's day. There was very little wind
effect: the HS was 90 cm on the windward and 120 cm on the lee side. The
persistent weak layers - facets and surface hoar - are now 50 to 55 cm down.
They react consistently to shear tests.
We observed no natural avalanches at all, but did not feel confident enough to
enter steep open terrain. We felt several whumpfs that travelled tens of metres.
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Christoph Dietzfelbinger, Mountain Guide
Bear Mountaineering and the Burnie Glacier Chalet
Box 4222 Smithers B.C. Canada V0J 2N0
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tel. 250-847-3351 fax 250-847-2854
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