Sunday, January 8, 2012

Snow Report: Jan 8/12 Icy

Hi Gang,
Well it is pretty icy down here at the Inn and the first kilometer down the trail - scratchers required but after that it gets better and better the higher you go. Still no fluff n stuff but more than enough to go lots of places.

Yesterday there was an incident reported at Shepp Creek. Check out the details at www.avalanche.ca and go to incident reports and find incident and go to Jan 7th - Flathead/Lodgepole and it will remind you how easy it is to get buried. Luckily the sledder was dug out in time.

Temps are going from +9 on Monday to snow Tuesday to -9 Wed and then into the +3 to -3 the rest of the week. With temps like this you have to be wary of the layering of snow and the effect of wind on those surfaces. Read the avy reports and think about what direction the slope is facing and which way the wind has been blowing before you go up anything. This is a good time to pick you way into those treed areas that you always wondered what was through there but the snow was always too deep to power through.

The newest cabin has the floor down, the fridge, stove and big TV all in place. The two double bunk beds are in place and the queen bed is not far from being set up. Trim is almost done. Siding may take a bit to finish but we will have the rest ready for use soon. The hot tub is pooched. Curt has tried a bunch of things to get it working but it looks like all hope is lost. So leave your trunks at home - it will have to be a hot shower instead. Sorry gang. Keep doing the snow dance! Cheers -V

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