[MCR] Bow Valley Ice and Commonwealth Skiing

[Public Mountain Conditions Report]

Hi All,
Spent last week climbing a lot of low angle ice between the Ghost, Field and
Canmore area.  
We climbed:
Guinness- Hooked out
Cascade- Hooked out, Water running under thin ice on crux pitch
Rogan¹s
Coire Dubh
This House of Sky- Ice shelves on river crossings getting pretty big on the
drive, feels committing
Hidden Dragon/ Joker
Junkyards
Grotto- His is pretty sporty but the rest is good
Finishing Hammer Gully- Really good on super cold days if the sun is out
Spray River Falls

All routes are in and are largely in their mid season ³hooked out² shape.

Skied around Commonwealth Creek today and the effects of the latest Chinook
winds and all of the people out playing have had an impact on the skiing
conditions.  Expect to find wind crust and hard slab in open areas and you
better have a few cards up your sleeve if you want to find some fresh snow
in places that aren¹t either too scary or wind hammered in K-Country.  Not
much for recent activity that we could see but it probably wouldn¹t be hard
to find a spot to trigger an avalanche with all of that wind loading. Still
a great day for a walk.


-- 
Marc Piché
ACMG, IFMGA


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