ICE Beowulf

First pitch on Beowulf is pretty wet, particularly near the top. Makes for tricky abalakov construction in slushy ice. Lots of snow in the drainage above P1. Rest of the route climbs well. Interesting mix of hard and soft ice at the moment. *** driving conditions *** some drifting from strong winds today but all drifted areas had a track broken through as of late afternoon. River crossings reasonable. Trickiest crossing was the one just before GBU. New snow and colder temps gave good traction on the TA road.