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May 2nd. Light rain most of the day to 2600m and
light snow above.
May 3rd. Climbed Athabasca via AA col. Mix of sun
and cloud, cool and strong(50-70kmh) SW winds all day. Good travel on a 5cm
raincrust to 2600m and a mix of crust and old avalanche debris above that. All
recent snow has been blown away on the AA route but there may be some crisp,
fresh windslabs in some deep N facing gullies and low on the big North
facing slopes.
Saw LOTS of recent and observed avalanche activity
on the Banff Jasper highway south of the icefields in the afternoon heat,
especially between 2400 and 2700m's.
Larry Stanier
Mountain Guide
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