Skied up Mt. Resplendent today from the Extinguisher Tower bivi site. (We flew
in and out from there) Excellent conditions. Melt freeze crust up to 3000m(the
base of the Upper Robson cirque below the Mousetrap icefall). From there to the
summit ridge approx. 30 cms mostly light snow with bits of wind effect in some
places. New snow bonded well to old crust. Hard snow on summit ridge. Excellent
ski descent, powder on the steepish upper mtn. and fast very skiable crust on
the low angle Robson glacier.
Robson was mostly in cloud but we did observe that the Furher Ridge looked icy,
the Moustrap has a ramp up through it to the Dome, but looks REALLY threatened
by lots of scary seracs around the "Doughnut Hole". No views of the Kain face
but the slopes below the Forster hut on the South face are still deep in snow.
Suprisingly, the Berg Lake trail looks almost completely dry. Maybe some snow
hidden by the forest canopy up high but the only snow we saw from the air was
some short patches above Emperor falls.
Climbed the Extinguisher tower yesterday. It is a bit like climbing a stack of
kindling. Can't say I'd recommend it.
Larry Stanier
ACMG/IFMGA Mountain Guide
laristan@xxxxxxxxx
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