Skied to the 1500 m observation site on the E side of Hudson Bay Mountain this
morning. The winds of the last two days did not bring much new snow. We could
see our old tracks in the big traverse at 1900 m, with some new snow in
deposition areas. Only one size 2 moist avalanche, cornice triggered, had run
between 1800 and 1400 m in the main path. We did not see any other new
activity. A profile in a sunny aspect at 1500 m showed an isothermal snowpack
with one shear 90 cm down. I don't think that the snowpack is isothermal in
higher and shadier locations yet.
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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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