[MCR] Coast - Callaghan Country

Public Mountain Conditions Report mcr at informalex.org
Sun Mar 15 23:16:41 EDT 2009



I went for a tour near the Callaghan Country lodge today, more specifically we skied 2 laps in the North Shoulder/Journeyman area. Great skiing, average knee deep and greater in places forced us to pick steeper treed lines over 30 degrees to make turns.

Avalanche Activity
- Numerous small size 1 soft slabs observed on North aspects 5000 to 7000 ft from last night or yesterday. Alpine not observed.

Weather & Snowpack
- Average of 40cm low density storm snow over the past few days, mostly unconsolidated and not forming a slab.
- Mostly obscured skies with some breaks of blue.
- Temps at the lodge ranged from 0 to 1 deg from 11am to 3pm.
- Light snow started mid morning, 10cm on the roof of my car at the end of the day.
- Wind light from the North.
- Ski penetration av. 40cm.
- Height of Snow 245cm at the lodge (4500ft) at 3pm.

Alex Geary
ACMG Assistant Ski Guide

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