[MCR] Cassiar Mountains

Subject: [MCR] Cassiar Mountains
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:24:20 -0700
It is winter, but relatively warm in the Cassiar Mountains. At treeline (1400 m) there is about 1 m of snow, but it is very variably distributed due to strong winds this past week. Temperatures were around -4 at treeline today. The usual depth hoar is so far absent, but numerous avalanches to size 3 ran early this past week. Ski cutting easily releases the top 10 to 15 cm which propagate well. Skiing quality is variable because of drifting snow. Very little waterfall ice has formed so far. The Cassiar Mountains are 600 km north of Kitwanga.

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Christoph Dietzfelbinger
Mountain Guide UIAGM
Bear Enterprises Ltd.
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