Mountain Condition Summary for the South Coast Aug 28/08
Well conditions this past week have been wet to say the least. I think it's
safe to say that everything is wet at the moment.
The forecast for the long weekend looks like things should start to improve
Friday night and keep on getting better through Monday.
>From my observations around the Whistler area there is no new snow in the
>alpine below 3000m (not may peaks above this hight anyway). This means that
>this weekend may actually not be a bad time to get out in the hills while your
>waiting for the rock in Squamish to dry off.
If your venturing above 3000m were there may be new snow that has accumulated
you will want to be careful of all those hidden crevasses and wind loaded
slopes.
It may also be a good time to try out all those south facing alpine rock routes
you have always wanted to try. Some of these are routes such as Ashlu, Habrich,
Yak, Les Cornes (anderson river group) and the south buttress of Joffre.
Also it sounds as though there are complications for the approach into the
Cerise creek area. The logging road approach is currently being deactivated or
worked on so the bride a few Kilometer up is gone. This will mean that you
should start from the regular winter/ summer trail-head. As well the last
logging road bridge over cerise creek just before you get to the old parking
area has been removed and replaced with a log. I haven't seen this but I hear
that its a bit "sporty" so maybe give your self a bit of extra time to get in.
Have fun, Craig McGee, ACMG/IFMGA Mountain Guide
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