In the northern Coast Mountains, spring is late in coming. Even the low
glacial termini are still covered in snow, and above 1800 m hardly any
crevasses are showing. There are about 15 to 20 cm of recent snow above
that elevation. The alpine faces are still quite snowy and when it gets
hot, there is much wet avalanche activity. In late May, numerous large
slabs released deep, usually triggered by cornice falls. That seems to
have stopped, but this is probably due to cool temperatures and the
instability remains. Travel conditions are good on firm snow.
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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
tel. 250-847-3351/ fax 250-847-2854
info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.bearmountaineering.ca
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