[MCR] Bear Spirit

Subject: [MCR] Bear Spirit
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 21:05:08 -0700
Aaron Beardmore and I spent a recreational day climbing at Bear Spirit today. There are 3 flows of ice, with the ice quality varying from a fair bit of wet, aerated chandeliers to some good plastic ice. The mixed lines have the best ice and are in good nick.

Light snow all day, with 5 cm of low density easy shovelling in my driveway before dinner tonight. 10 cm at Lake Louise ski hill today apparently, with good skiing reported. Just stay in-bounds, it's been touchy out there with several skier triggered avalanches in the Lake Louise backcountry the past few days.

Mark Klassen
Mountain Guide
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