[MCR] Spring skiing in the Howsons

Subject: [MCR] Spring skiing in the Howsons
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:33:45 -0700
Spring has arrived in the northern mountains. Today we skied to the Middle Solitaire Glacier in very pleasant spring conditions: firm 15 cm crust to about 2000 m. We climbed up this with ski crampons. On the upper, less sun exposed glacier the snow was soft. We skied through soft snow, great corn and very pleasant schmoo all the way to the toe of the Burnie Glacier. I would not want to be on anything steep and sun exposed much after 1300 hours. Otherwise, we had few stability concerns apart from cornices overhead and even a bit of rockfall rolling down the hard surface in the morning.

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Christoph Dietzfelbinger
IFMGA/ UIAGM Mountain Guide - Bear Mountaineering and the Burnie Glacier Chalet
Qualified Avalanche Planner CAA
Box 4222        Smithers, B.C.          V0J 2N0 Canada
tel. 250-847-3351/ fax 250-847-2854
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