[MCR] Bugaboo Update

Hi,
I have just recently returned to the Bugaboo lodge and have some observations from the bottom of the hill.  

Most importantly, the road is a mess with intense logging activity from the 19 km to the 21 km.  The road is unrecognizable with big clear cuts and new roads leading in many directions.  It is difficult to describe the right way but luckily all the new roads are short so if you make a mistake it should become obvious pretty quick.  At this time all logging traffic is turning south at the 11.5 km turn off so the bottom half of the road has been low on traffic but be very careful from there to the 21 km.  The road frequency is 158.46 for those of you with programmable radios.  Low clearance car have made it recently but it is slow going.

The snow is melting fast but there is still a lot to go.  Right now it looks like the last 200m of elevation to the hut will require some post holing and I am not sure what travel conditions will be like above.  There is still lots of snow up high on the shady sides (Summit of Snowpatch and much of the West Ridge of Pigeon) but climbing in the sunny Crescent area might be dry.  With the current weather and forecast there should be a dramatic change for the better in the next week.

Seems like a quiet year for grizzly sightings so far but I am sure they will come around soon.  Several Black Bears have been observed nearby and one mother with two cubs has been seen several times now.

Cheers,

Marc Piché
Mountain Guide

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