MCR Observation

Mountain Conditions Report

<p>Lovely day touring from Joffre Lake onto the Matier Glacier to the summit of Slalok and down the Stonecrop glacier.<br /> There was very little ski pen all day from temperature or wind crust with the exception of the descent between 2700m and 2000m.<br /> We bypassed the Matier icefall on the climbers right with a 50m boot pack but the crevasses look filled in enough to turn it on the left side. Having been here a number of times in the summer I would definitely suggest having a rope with you if choosing this option. The upper ridge on Slalok was firm so we bootpacked one short section but no crampons were necessary.<br /> 3mm SH was observed above 2200m and becoming as large as 7mm near the summit but might blow apart with the next advancing front. Two TPs at 2200m &amp; 2670m N aspect revealed a well settled snowpack with no significant shears in the upper 70 cm. Mt Matier NW face was skied by another party.</p>