[MCR] Rogers Pass Early Season Conditions

[Public Mountain Conditions Report]

Here is a picture to support the Mountain Conditions Summary from earlier 
this week suggesting that it is possible to find avalanches out there 
right now.  This is a Size 2 Avalanche observed yesterday from the highway 
below Mt McDonald.  Winds were gusting up to 80km/hr from the south at 
treeline yesterday morning.  The Fidelity Weather Station at 1900m has 
about 50cm of snow on the ground with about 5cm at the highway.  If you 
have to go (and people are going), expect heavy snow in places, some wind 
affected snow up higher, and obviously bony conditions.  Best to avoid 
glacier travel until you have good visibility and a strong rope team as 
the warm summers have created very challenging travel through crevasses in 
places where they wouldn't normally exist, particularly on the 
Illecillewaet.




Take care,

Lydia Marmont
Visitor Safety
Glacier National Park 
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