[MCR] Howsons 17 Dec 14

Subject: [MCR] Howsons 17 Dec 14
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 20:32:52 -0800
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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