[MCR] Howsons 4 Jan 09

Subject: [MCR] Howsons 4 Jan 09
Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:59:31 -0800
Today we received 20 cm of low density snow with little wind. The total storm snow at the lodge is now over 30 cm. We heard only few avalanches from very steep faces and the visibility was poor so we could not see much. Ski cutting of steep E facing windloaded morainal features produced only sluffing in the storm snow. On a trip toward the Solitaires to 1500 m with an avalanche course, we found deep trailbreaking and slow skiing and 360 cm of snow. However, there was little wind and the temperatures rose 6 degrees over the last 24 hours to a more comfortable -8. We rate the danger considerable in the alpine, moderate at treeline and low below treeline.

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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
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