[MCR] Miner's Gully

Subject: [MCR] Miner's Gully
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:23:37 -0700
After a late start and expecting terrible skiing in Miner's gully, at
12 noon we dropped, surprisingly, into dry snow top to bottom and OK
conditions on Miner's Gully/aka Canmore Couloir today.

If you want to use the sturdy tree to get over the cliff band bring a
30m rope (mine was 15m...). Marco's strategy of bumsliding must have
been more attractive with 40cm low density snow for a landing. The
twig I used as an anchor for the (repositioned) cordelette might not
last much longer, see attached. Or go the long way around.

Tom

--
Tom Wolfe
Mountain Guide ACMG/IFMGA
Canmore, AB
twolfe@xxxxxxxxxxx

Attachment: IMG_0180.JPG
Description: JPEG image

_______________________________________________
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.