Went for a glacial tour yesterday June 3rd in the Lake Louise area. A few
patches of snow still linger on the Plain of Six hikers trail. We split off and
descended to the toe of the lower Vic glacier. Travel on the glacier to within
sight of the Death Trap was surprisingly good, except near areas of exposed
rock and where the snow pack was thin. Snow depth at our high point of 2250m
was just over 1m. Crevasse bridges were weak and one from our team fell in a
slot up to his ears. An important reminder to rope up on even the most benign
looking glacier.
We witnessed numerous avalanches coming off the east slopes of Victoria and
debris was running across the entire width of the upper Death Trap (photo
attached).
We gained the end of the Swiss Guides Trail through a weakness in the lateral
morraine and followed the Plain of Six trail back to the Lake. The Tea House
was open for business and the staff said this was the earliest opening ever.
Light rain and low cloud for most of the day.
Kris Irwin - ACMG Alpine Guide
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