- Toured today May 2nd from Blackcomb...Graduation day on an AST 2
course. Mountain opens at 10:00 am. Highest lift open was 7th
Heaven. Took The Stupid Traverse to the Blow
Hole.
- Skied East from Blackcomb/Spearhead Col on the Snow spine under the cliffs
toward Circle Lake. Also, N face of Mt.Pattison, Also, Off
the top of Mt. Decker, NW Side Of Decker...Skiers left of the Finger
Chutes.
- At 11:30 am at the top of the first line it was –8 degrees. East
aspect 2400 meters there was 10 cm of low density snow on very hard supportive
crust. (I could not break my ski pole handle through the crust)
Loose snow was moving fast and slough management was the
concern.
- At 12:30 PM Skied onto Trorey Glacier from Decker low shoulder. East
aspect was going moist...no snowballing or pin-wheeling, 10cm moist on hard
base.
- At 2:00 pm it was –5 degrees on top of Pattison. North face was mid
winter like snow with 30 cm low density snow on an increasingly strong
supportive crust. No wind or temperature
affect.
- Decker, attempted to enter NW face/ Nth Hole Line...difficult to find line
in flat light... Cornice appears to guard the line
now.
- Skied NW side of Decker, left of the finger chutes. Entrance clean
through cornice. 20 cm cold low density. Some old debris on lower
slopes. Loose dry sloughs running far and fast.
Notes: Ski quality pretty darn good for May. Climbing up on anything
greater than 25 degrees...I would recommend ski crampons, as ski edges wash out
on the crust below the powder. Doable, but more work. The sun did
not make much of an appearance, but there was quite a greenhouse affect, turning
many surfaces moist. Hazard: Mod/Mod/Mod, Caution Solar.
Chris Lawrence
ACMG Mountain Guide IFMGA
CAA Professional
member
mobile: 604
892-4686
chrislawrence@xxxxxxx
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