[MCR] rockies, Healy Pass area

[Public Mountain Conditions Report]

Guided a ski tour to the Healy Pass area today, April 1 (no, I'm not  
foolin'). 100 meters of boot packing to the top of a 2520 m unamed  
peak 2 km NE of Healy Pass. We had some large whumpfs and settlements  
on the broad, flat ridge that we skinned up to the peak. One of these  
settlements remotely triggered a 1.5 meter deep cornice that I think  
was formed during the March 28/29th storm. The cornice was on the NE  
aspect of the ridge we were ascending. The cornice was 35 meters away  
from us and failed  about 70 meters wide, it triggered a slab on the  
slope below that stepped down 50 centimetres and ran for about 80  
meters. Lots of fridge and deep freeze sized blocks in the debris,  
and it looked to be about a size 2. We skied 4 laps on the shallow  
west facing slopes of the ridge ( at the most, 25 degrees for short  
sections). Good skiing with 30 cms of new snow.

Happy trails,

Barry Blanchard
Mountain Guide
www.barryblanchard.ca



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