Where’s Goldilocks ?!
southrockies,
Tuesday 3rd December, 2024 1:00PM
Exciting times on the way in to Mear Lake today as we came across three fluffy well-fed bears enjoying the excellent grooming on the trail (thanks @rideelkford !) …. No pictures i’m afraid, but exciting times for sure!
Up at the ‘Lake’ at 2000 m, we found a weak, shallow snowpack (45 cm of facets to ground).
There was no wind today, and with good visiblity into the Alpine (from a distance) we saw no natural avalanches, nor any sign of wind deposition, no cornices, no wind slab.
Temperatures were steady at around -5, winds were calm, the sky had only scattered clouds, and the sky was blue ….. joy !
We spent time working with our transceivers and polishing our rescue skills …. Always time well spent !
Definitely plenty of early-season-rocks-’n-stumps out there A-Arm fans !


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