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Mountain Conditions Summary for the Rockies and
Columbia Mountains, issued june 15th, 2006.
There has been relatively little change in the
mountain conditions in the past week. Some warm days and some large rain events
have continued the trend towards summer conditions below 3000m. At 7pm on June
15th in the Lake Louise area it appeared to be raining to at least
3350m(11,000ft.) No recent new snow at all on the N face of Mt Temple.
Approximately 10mm of rain fell in the Lake OHara area today and snow is almost
non-existent in the OHara area to treeline.
There was a report of two large slab
avalanches(size 2.5) releasing with daytime heating the afternoon of June 12th
on 40-50 degree east facing terrain around 3000m on the
Wapta.
Travel conditions are generally not great at the
present, wet rock and wet weak snow being the main
characteristics.
Conditions in the Rockies and Selkirks will remain
poor until we get back into a period of colder overnight temperatures. Again,
all that wet snow SHOULD freeze nicely with a cold, clear night. If it the
skies do clear, pay attention to the strength of the snow and try and be off
any avalanche terrain and glaciers before the snow gets sloppy with
the daytime heating.
Alpine rock routes on the east slope of the Rockies
and on south and west facing terrain in the Columbia are thoroughly soaked right
now but could dry off fairly quickly when(and if) the rain
stops.
Larry Stanier
Mountain Guide
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