Subject: | [MCR] Lake Louise Conditions |
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Date: | Tue, 9 Jun 2009 17:16:26 -0600 |
A flight in the Lake Louise area today revealed the following. Still very snowy at treeline and above. Estimated 15cm new snow over last weeks melt. A few slab avalanches noted about 1 week old triggered by cornice failure or snowballing on northerly aspects about 40cm deep. The Chouinard route on Fay has a terrifying leaning serac. There is almost no ice bulge left on the centre couloir. The Perren is still very snowy and would be a tough slog unless frozen hard. The 3-31/2 looks in good shape. The ice is just off Moraine Lake with a few patches left. The tourist route on Mt. Temple is some time from being passable with snow patches well down below treeline on the Larch Valley trail. Tower of Babel has snow on the ski jump and snow patches on the upper pitches. Lots of snow on the descent from Castle Mt. Mt. Edith still has a few snowy patches. Escargot looks good. See attached photos (See attached file: 090609 Castle Descent.JPG)(See attached file: 090609 Cornice_Slab Constellation Pass.JPG)(See attached file: 090609 Edith.JPG) (See attached file: 090609 Mt Fay.JPG)(See attached file: 090609 Mt Little.JPG)(See attached file: 090609 Temple N Face.JPG) (See attached file: 090609 Temple Tourist.JPG)(See attached file: 090609 Escargot.JPG)(See attached file: 090609 Perren Rt.JPG)(See attached file: 090609 Tower of Babel.JPG)Brad White Mountain Safety Programs Specialist Mountain Guide
090609 Castle Descent.JPG
090609 Cornice_Slab Constellation Pass.JPG
090609 Edith.JPG
090609 Mt Fay.JPG
090609 Mt Little.JPG
090609 Temple N Face.JPG
090609 Temple Tourist.JPG
090609 Escargot.JPG
090609 Perren Rt.JPG
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