[MCR] Northern Cariboos

Subject: [MCR] Northern Cariboos
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 07:58:24 -0800
Conditions in the Northern Cariboos and Northern Rockies - areas near and north 
of McBride, BC.

Average snowdepth at treeline 250-300 cm with more on the glaciers.  Best 
glacier coverage in several years.  Low elevations have lots of alder showing 
as it froze upright early season, and stayed that way.

The large volume of storm snow that fell in the southern part of the province 
did not fall here.  10-20 cm over the past week.

Instabilities in the upper 75 cm are improving, shears are tightening and no 
avalanche activity has been observed in the past 3 days.  Interface buried Feb 
20 still produces shears anywhere from 40-60 cm down, and this is the layer of 
interest.

The current surface is facets, surface hoar and crusts and when this gets 
buried it will produce avalanches.

Confidence has been building - but we continue to avoid or seriously consider 
any large alpine features.  Most of them are crusty anyways.

Best snow to be found is NW aspect treeline and below.

Alpine:  Moderate
Treeline: Moderate
Below Treeline: Low

Grant Statham
Mountain Guide


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