Spring is showing itself with warm temperatures and unsettled weather. 9 cm of
new snow fell the last few days at the portal (1066 m) on the east side of
Hudson Bay Mountain. The snow turned wet. However, it was still -1 degree at
1500 m at noon. The winds were strong from the south. There was wind
transport, but not enough volume to form large avalanches. There will be
smaller pockets - easily big enough to be trouble for skiers. At treeline,
the new snow did not slab, but only sluffed on ski-cutting steep terrain.
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Christoph Dietzfelbinger, Mountain Guide
Bear Mountaineering and the Burnie Glacier Chalet
Box 4222 Smithers B.C. Canada V0J 2N0
info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.bearmountaineering.ca
tel. 250-847-3351 fax 250-847-2854
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