[MCR] Rockies, Mt Athabasca, AA Col

[Public Mountain Conditions Report]

Seven ACMG guides and 18 guests summited Mt Athabasca via the AA Col  
route yesterday, September 5th. The storm snow from earlier in the  
week has largely disappeared from below the glacier level. Once on  
the glacier 10-15 centimetres of that storm snow made for good steps  
even given a breakable crust from the overnight freeze. The storm  
snow got knee deep on the steep slopes from the head of the AA  
Glacier to the Athabasca saddle. The snow was deeper on the main  
slope and much shallower out on the screes to climber's left.

We considered descending via the North Glacier and Ramp Route, but  
dry wind blown snow above 10,000 feet led us to assume that a wind  
slab would be sitting on the Ramp and we descended the AA Col.

Happy trails,

Barry Blanchard
Mountain Guide
www.barryblanchard.ca
www.yamnuska.com




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