[MCR] Snowpack conditions on the Central Coast

[Public Mountain Conditions Report]

I spent some time in the mountains around Bella Coola in the past 2 weeks.  The  snowpack was around a meter at tree-line,  and generally unconsolidated.   The rocks and  slide alder are exposed more than one would expect even with a meter of snow.   On the glaciers, the crevasses are poorly bridged, and there are more and more crevasses every year as the glaciers continue to contract.

Fortunately, the past 4 days of storm snow has added another 70 - 100cm's accumulated snow!

Paul Berntsen
Mtn Guide