[MCR] Lake O'Hara neighbourhood-Saturday august 23rd

Perhaps 10-20 cms of recent storm snow above 3000m. Lots of rocks rolling in the alpine and a couple of small wet slides out of steep terrain when the alpine got warm briefly around 11am. The clouds and cool air came in quickly around 11:30am and things quieted down right away. More rocks and snow heading downhill fast out of the steepish alpine if and when it warms up.

 

Grassi Ridge was dry to the top today. Good views from there, so my guess at other conditions in the area is- 

 

Victoria- snowed up rocks, be wary of small avalanches on the descent to Huber glacier.

Glacier and Lefroy- dry snow over hard ice for now-wet sloughs over hard ice when it warms up.

Odaray- dry enough by sunday.

Hungabee-plastered-death on a stick if it warms up.

Cathedral-good

Schaeffer and Little Odaray-dry

Opabin Glacier/pass- maybe enough snow for a small wet slide into the rocks if it got hot and you were careless and unlucky.

Biddle- who cares?

 

Larry Stanier

ACMG/IFMGA Mountain Guide

laristan@xxxxxxxxx

 

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