Mt. Hector Attempt

<p>Attempt on Mt. Hector today. Turned around 250m below the summit due to deteriorating visibility. The glacier was beginning to build thick wind slabs. (30+cms) Not a good place to be the next couple days. Powder and high wind made for a very slow descent off the glacier! Below the glacier the snow was wind stripped and very hard. It made skinning difficult. We opted to the bare rocks on climbers right. From the road to the waterfalls the 10cm of storm snow sat nicely on a crust layer below. Made for good travel and fairly easy climbing through the crux. John the dog made it just as high as us! Such a good boy! </p>

Weather Report

<p>Whiteout conditions stopped us before the summit block. Wind was strong above 2200m. But very strong on the glacier. The overnight and Saturday/Friday snow was about 10cms. But high on the glacier the wind was depositing a lot of snow to about 30+cms. On the return, the clouds lessened and the temperature noticeably increased. About -15 at 5am. Probably around -5 at the car at 2pm. </p>

Terrain Ridden

Alpine slopes, Mellow slopes.

Snow Conditions

Crusty, Deep powder, Hard, Wind affected.

Weather Conditions

Cloudy, Cold, Windy.