We went to have a look at Hungabee yesterday and the west face route still had
a significant amount of snow on it down to below 3000 m. Most other rock faces
in the area are bone dry (except for north faces). I think there must have been
an afternoon cloud hanging on Hungabee the last few days that inhibited
melting. We chose to head back out and climb elsewhere today. Driving to Lake
Louise this morning there is a similar band of snow on Temple south face, in
the spot where webcams have been showing a consistent cloud cap forming every
day since the recent poor weather.
Mark Klassen
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