On a short work trip to the lodge, I saw that there was a widespread wet
avalanche cycle to size 3 last week, when it rained. It looks like it
rained to 1300 m and the skiing is rugged below that. Up higher, the
coverage looks good. We found 160 cm at 1300 m. A shear test there
showed a sudden collapse 110 cm down below the crust that was buried on
20 November. This crust is only 50 cm above the ground and will be
anchored by rocks in many places, but planar slopes could be
problematic. Overall it looks like a decent winter coming up, at least
up here.
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Christoph Dietzfelbinger
Mountain Guide, Smithers
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