The Northern Coast Mountains between Smithers and Terrace have an
average snowpack for this time of the year. Temperatures are still warm,
but dropping. The snow is dry above 1200 m, and we received 10 cm of new
snow since yesterday. We are seeing little avalanche activity and so far
nothing worrisome in the snowpack. But there is a lot of wind effect in
the alpine and I expect quite a few wind slabs up there. Not a bad start
to the season!
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Christoph Dietzfelbinger
IFMGA/ UIAGM Mountain Guide - Bear Mountaineering and the Burnie Glacier Chalet
CAA Professional Member
Box 4222 Smithers, B.C. V0J 2N0 Canada
tel. 250-847-3351/ fax 250-847-2854
info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.bearmountaineering.ca
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