[MCR] Rockies-Waterfowl Lakes area BJ Highway april 14th, 2011

Subject: [MCR] Rockies-Waterfowl Lakes area BJ Highway april 14th, 2011
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:10:24 -0600
Skied west of Waterfowl Lakes, south of Howse peak yesterday. Mediocre freeze 
overnight and a grey blustery day with around 5 cm of new snow. 

Good travelling in the morning but the freeze was falling apart in the 
afternoon and we had some rough stumbling on a gentle west aspect back to the 
car. Great skiing on sheltered north aspects below treeline. Crust under the 
dust on anything remotely leaning in to the sun.

There was lots of wind and snow blowing around up in the fog. Lots of sloughing 
off the big faces and I am guessing the louder rumbles were cornice failures. 1 
big serac avalanche in the past week or so had picked up a bunch of snow and 
broken some lake ice. Impressive.

Generally excellent spring conditions-if and when it clears for a few days the 
big line corn skiing could be awesome!

Larry Stanier
ACMG/IFMGA Mountain Guide
laristan@xxxxxxxxx
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