[MCR] Mount Victoria and Lake O'Hara Conditions June 8-10

Subject: [MCR] Mount Victoria and Lake O'Hara Conditions June 8-10
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:00:42 -0600
I took some photos on an evening flight to the Plain of Six Glaciers area above Lake Louise on June 8 (photos attached).  Still a metre or more of snow at the Plain of Six tea house (2100m) and difficult to walk on with isothermal conditions.
 
I was up at Lake O'Hara today (June 10).  Still snow at the lake elevation and above.  Grassi Ridge looks pretty dry, but I suspect the descent is quite snowy still (photos attached) and there will be snow patches on the ledges on the route.
 
Jordy Shepherd
ACMG / IFMGA Mountain Guide
Resource Management and Public Safety Specialist I - Wildlife
Lake Louise, Yoho And Kootenay Field Unit

Attachment: Mount Lefroy and Mount Victoria, June 8, 2011.jpg
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Attachment: Lake Louise and Chateau LL June 8, 2011.jpg
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Attachment: Lake O'Hara June 10, 2011.JPG
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Attachment: Grassi Ridge June 10, 2011.JPG
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