Subject: | [MCR] Monashee Mountains, West of the Perry River, North of Anstey Pk. |
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Date: | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:24:03 -0700 (MST) |
First look around this area for the Mustang Powder guides this winter. LOTS of snow on the ground above 1500m. 235cms of snow at 1700m lodge site. Almost no snow on the Perry River Rd. at km 21. Numerous profiles today showed no significant weaknesses except a shear 37cm below the surface. This probably/hopefully won't persist for long as it is a new snow instability in a very warm snowpack. No spooky results on the tests as there was no slab above the weak layer until------ we found a steep roll in a gully where a loose snow slough had possibly added some weight to the surface snow and the layer failed as a slab. Skier accidental size 1.5 that ran surprisingly far and fast and could easily have wrapped someone around a tree. Good skiing and fair travel. Yesterdays warmth and rain doesn't seem to have done much damage here. Still low confidence travel for us. We have only sampled a few places and a LOT of snow has fallen in a relatively short time. Larry Stanier ACMG/IFMGA Mountain Guide _______________________________________________ These observations and opinions are those of the person who submitted them. The ACMG and its members take no responsibility for errors, omissions, or lapses in continuity. Conditions differ greatly over time and space due to the variable nature of mountain weather and terrain. Application of this information provides no guarantee of increased safety. Do not use the Mountain Conditions Report as the sole factor in planning trips or making decisions in the field. Please check out http://acmg.ca/mcr for more information. |
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