180417-24 Northern Cariboo Traverse

Mountain Conditions Report

<p>Four of us completed Northern Cariboo Traverse yesterday.<br /> Here is summary.</p> <p>Trip Date<br /> 4/17-4/24, 2018</p> <p>Where<br /> Azure Pass to McBride (Dore River) *South to North<br /> 135km total, according to GPS tracking data.</p> <p>Weather<br /> First half (4/17-21) was unsettled spring weather with some precip up to 15cm up high and rain at valley bottom. Sunny day on 4/19.<br /> Second half (4/22-24) was cloudy &amp; sunny, temp stay cool except last two days. </p> <p>Snowpack<br /> Hasn't been reached Spring melt / freeze cycle yet.<br /> Supportive MFcr on sunny side to the ridge top,<br /> Breakable crust to dry pow on shady side depends on elevation.<br /> New snow bonded well to those interface.</p> <p>Avalanche Obs<br /> Small wet cycle on 4/21 up to Sz2.5, nothing major.</p> <p>Glaciers<br /> Very good coverage up to 4m+</p> <p>Route Info<br /> We followed "2008 party's route described in Summits and Icefields".</p> <p>- Could ski down from top of "Unnamed Peak (733706)" which is described page 219.<br /> Boot packed to the summit from right hand shoulder to summit then ski into North side.<br /> *see attached photo</p> <p>- 32km summer trail &amp; logging road was very good shape. Took us only 6.5 hrs total.</p> <p>Misc<br /> Flew by Yellow head heli from Valemount, cost us about $2500</p> <p>GPX files are available if anybody is interested.</p> <p>Enjoy spring skiing!</p> <p>Yuji Akiyama, ACMG SG/HG<br /> Takeshi Tani, ACMG ASG/AAG<br /> Chiharu Hoshino, JMGA AAG<br /> Noboru Kikuchi , Ninja</p>