Went hiking the previous two days in the Columbia Icefields area and noticed
a lot of change in terms of ice / snow conditions since my trip to Mt.
Athbasca last week. The glaciers and ice faces have turned to their usual
mid - summer shape: Only the upper parts of the Athabasca North Glacier
looks snow snow covered, Sliverhorn North Face looks largely icey now, the
Skyladder on Andromeda looks out of condition with lots of bare rock between
the ice and foreseeable rock fall hazard.
Generally speaking, the weather on Monday and Tuesday was very unsettled
with lots of rain showers, at times heavy...
Cheers,
Jorg Wilz
Mountain Guide (ACMG / IVBV / IFMGA)
OnTop ltd.
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