[MCR] Some thoughts on Jasper Park conditions - July 1 - 10, 2011

[Public Mountain Conditions Report]

Spent a couple of weeks in Jasper during the first half of July. Here are
some thoughts on things I noticed:

Mount Edith Cavell - still a LOT of snow and a few weeks behind in drying
off. If you want to climb it this summer wait until August if you can.

Fryatt Valley - all of the peaks in this area had not yet dried off and
Christie / Brussels / Lowell / Fryatt / Xerxes / Parnassus all looked very
snowy. A couple of weeks behind in drying off.

Peveril Peak - still had snow on it but should be getting close to drying
off soon.

Old Man Mountain / Roche Bonhomme - was dry all the way to the summit when
we ascended. No ice axe necessary.

Pyramid mountain - still had a bunch of snow on it a week ago - best to get
an updated report from more recent observations.

Tonquin Valley from a distance - east faces looked to still have a lot more
snow than I would normally have expected.

Charlton / Unwin and Maligne group from a distance - still looked a couple
of weeks behind normal.

Colin Range - still some remnants of snow on the more southerly peaks but
otherwise the peaks were drying off nicely. You may encounter snow on the N
side of Meisner's Ridge with perhaps some snow encountered on the decent as
well.

Esplanade / Gargoyle / Roche de Smet / Roche Ronde / Roche Boule - all of
the south aspects of these peaks are now in dry summer conditions.

Roche Jacques / Roche Miette / Roche a Perdrix / Hidden Valley - all
primarily dry and have all seen ascents.

Bedson Ridge / Ashlar Ridge - rock climbs are all dry and have seen ascents.

Ogre Canyon - rock routes all dry for some time now but the road was
reported in rough shape after a lot of wet weather (2nd hand report). I
would still recommend a 4x4 if you are going in via Brule.

Have Fun

Cyril Shokoples
Mountain Guide
http://www.rescuedynamics.ca
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