[MCR] Howsons 11 April 08

Subject: [MCR] Howsons 11 April 08
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:11:44 -0700
The slack weather of the last two weeks ended today with 6 mm of water equivalent at the lodge, and more forecast. So far, the new snow sits on solid crusts and what slides is not very much. We heard and saw numerous size 1 to 2.5 natural avalanches off the rock faces of Hut Cliffs. Ski cutting of moist new snow at treeline and below released 10 cm thick slabs that ran slowly. In the alpine, there is strong wind effect from the South. Temperatures were -4 degrees at 2200 m and -2 degrees at 1650 m in the pm. With more precipitation, the storm snow will likely stiffen and slabs will propagate more easily. The stability has become worse and the danger higher.

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Christoph Dietzfelbinger
IFMGA/ UIAGM Mountain Guide - Bear Mountaineering and the Burnie Glacier Chalet
Box 4222        Smithers, B.C.          V0J 2N0 Canada
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