[MCR] Howsons 1 Jan 09

Subject: [MCR] Howsons 1 Jan 09
Date: Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:43:19 -0800
While people in southern B.C. are trembling in their boots, it looks like the Howsons are setting up for their usual deep and stable snowpack. I have not been around much yet, but there are few signs of instability, and the few ski tests I have done did not produce anything. There are 170 cm at the lodge and 270 cm at 1300 m. There is quite a bit of wind effect, but so far I have not seen it produce propagation, whumpfs or slides. Overall coverage is very good, with creeks now drifting in, and the skiing quality is compromised only by deep ski penetration.

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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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