[MCR] Icefields

Spent the last 5 days at the Icefields..

 

Generally unsettled weather over the period with one good freeze (-7 in the campground @ 0415 Saturday the 14th).  The rest of the time the freeze wasn't very strong, -2 to -3 at best.  

 

Coverage on the North Glacier leading to the Boundary/Athabasca col was over a metre anywhere I probed.  We had boot top foot penetration all the way up the glacier.  Cornices in the area are quite large and the bigger features (like the Silverhorn) looked like they had seen quite a bit of wind.

 

Everything depends on the strength of the freeze and a very early start these days...hopefully summer will start soon!

 

Play safe

 

Cheers

 

Mike Stuart
Alpine Guide

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