[MCR] Lake O'Hara (July 10)

Subject: [MCR] Lake O'Hara (July 10)
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:11:50 -0600
Rockies, Lake O'Hara, Opabin Glacier (July 10)

Opabin Glacier has good snow coverage offering supportive step kicking. This will surely change within the next week as thin areas only have 30-40cm of snow over the ice, which will make crampons necessary. The small bergshrund before heading up to Opabin Pass is still well filled-in with avalanche debris. By the time I left today at 4:30 p.m., the snow-line was well below treeline and it was snowing at Lake O'Hara.

Attached is a photo of Hungabee taken this morning before the real snow started to fall.

Sean Isaac
Assistant Alpine Guide

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