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Climbed A2 & Boundary Pk. yesterday. The glacier below A2-Athabasca col is starting to break up -- days are numbered for a straightforward approach to A2 or Athabasca's E face this summer (The E face looks to be in good condition except for the usual seracs, and the NE ridge is in good, dry condition). We travelled mostly on bare ice on the North Glacier approaching the Athabasca/Boundary col. While the snow on the last couple hundred metres to the col may be tempting, there are some really big thinly bridged crevasses closer to the glacier's margin. Good travel, but one minor punch through a snow bridge on the upper Boundary. Regards, Tom Wolfe AAG

Climbed Mt. Assiniboine Yesterday July 27/06. Excellent conditions, the best I have seen for a few years. The mountain itself is almost free of snow, except for couple patches. Still has a summit cornice that you need to be careful. We did not use any crampons, and used my ax to chop 4 steps. The Gmoser Highway is also in great shape. The only snow patch left is in the far south end where you exit out. That snow is easily bypassed on the left. The Temperature yesterday at 03:30 was about +9.0 at 8800 feet. On the summit of Assiniboine ( 11, 867) was about +5 at 09:00. Marco Delesalle Mountain Guide

I was in the Icefields area July 25-27, climbed Regular Route on Athabasca July 26 and Silverhorn on July 27. Max temps in the 20s in the campground, 12 degrees at 2 AM. The rivers on the glaciers not letting up all night. Snow conditions are OK though, with the snow remaining stable and firm on the trail on the Ramp during our descents at about noon. Ice and glacier conditions are deteriorating rapidly in the entire area though. Athabasca is very crevassey. About a quarter of the way along the Ramp the trail is going over a bridge spanning a very wide hole. It is hard to see how good the bridge is, but the adjacent bridge is dicey looking. It may be best to relocate the trail, starting below the Silverhorn schrund and going high around this crevasse. However this puts you closer to the ice cliff at the base of the Silverhorn and although it looks benign it did spit out several beer-fridge to dining table sized ice chunks late in the afternoon on the 26th and this ice avalanche crossed the trail being used on the regular route. Other noteworthy crevasses exist from the end of the Ramp to the large saddle above, weak bridges here. Also getting to the Silverhorn is problematic and I had to climb down into a crevasse and cross a wobbly ice block to get to the base of the route. There may be a better route across a bridge on the far right. The following are not ice climbs at the moment (see photos): Hourglass, Skyladder, W Shoulder Direct. Athabasca N Face is ice but very dirty and ugly looking, huge schrund and can't be recommended. N Face bypass is narrow and looks the same as the N Face. Alberta has snow on the summit ridge and in gullies above the Japanese route, there may be rockfall concerns there. The Sunwapta ford was swimming at 9 AM the other day apparently. Bryce looks the best of the bunch. (See photos). Mark Klassen Mountain Guide

Just out from a trip into the Bugaboos - conditions are holding up so far - Bugaboo Snowpatch Col still in snow condition - schrund continues to open midslope requiring a big step/jump to cross if you follow the main track up it. Temps were quite warm(no overnight freezes) with a major lightening/thunder/rain event mid afternoon on July 25(Tuesday) that caught a lot of parties still out on their routes - weather stabilized again on Wednesday with only fair weather clouds. Kudos to Parks/ACC for the improvements to the parking area and hut (new filtration system on water supply to Conrad Kain hut) - parking lot was quite full and there are something like 25 plus people registered for the hut over the weekend and until Tuesday next week. Scott Davis Mountain Guide _______________________________________________ These observations and opinions are those of the person who submitted them. The ACMG and its members take no responsibility for errors, omissions, or lapses in continuity. Conditions differ greatly over time and space due to the variable nature of mountain weather and terrain. Application of this information provides no guarantee of increased safety. Do not use the Mountain Conditions Report as the sole factor in planning trips or making decisions in the field. Please check out http://acmg.ca/mcr for more information.

Just got back from 3 days at Neil Colgan and one day at Ohara. Steep ice faces such as Fay north face, Quadra north face are in poor condition and full of black steaks. West ridge of Fay is good with easy shrund crossing and icy conditions to ridge. Hungabee is almost dry with snowpatch disappearing fast and traverse into the coal bands drying fast. Lefroy is vertical gravel mixed with ice and some snow-poor condition. Victoria south ridge in good condition. Temperatures at 4:00 am at 9000 ' around +10 Marc Ledwidge Mountain Guide

Mountain Conditions Summary for the Rockies and Columbia Mountains issued July 27th, 2006 It is now approximately the sixth week of summer conditions in the alpine and the hot, dry and getting icier trend continues.The snow is still melting quickly, especially below 3300m and ice is starting to melt signifigantly on the margins of ice faces and glaciers. Actual snow travel conditions vary greatly from day to day with solid freezes and morning slush all being possible. Rockfall from the rapid melting of snow and especially of old ice is arguably the biggest hazard right now. As the ice faces and steep glaciated terrain melts out some REALLY ugly terrain is being exposed. Big blocks are left perched in precarious positions and they are looking to find a new home somewhere downhill. Pure alpine rock routes are generally bone dry with some rare exceptions at high elevations. Snow and ice routes are getting icier by the day and bergschrunds are slowly opening up. The big mixed routes are generally in terrible condition right now, dry with lots of rockfall, dirty ice and exposed choss. Glacier travel is mostly excellent but alpinists need to be prepared for both bare ice and poorly bridged crevasses, especially in the daytime heat. There is some possibility of rain in the weekend forecasts. Light to moderate rain isn't going to change anything dramatically in the snow but obviously it will be weak when rain soaked. We haven't had many big thunder and lightning events this summer but watch the most recent forecasts when planning your trip and the upwind weather when you are out as this could be an electric weekend. Larry Stanier Mountain Guide

Sir Donald trails are now open (July 26). Sir Donald, Perley Rock, Avalanche Crest and Great Glacier all open, with a bear closure lifted today. Jordy Shepherd Seasonal Park Warden Mountain Guide

Having climbed the North Ridge of Swanzy twice over the last few years, both times I’ve been forced on to the same 5.8 pitch as described by Larry. And the second time I was determined to find what I figured I must have missed on my first visit. Definitely a nice route, but a little out of character for it’s 5.4 grade when compared to Sir Donald or Tupper. Worth doing nonetheless, but be ready for a few sections of real climbing in mountain boots. Paul Norrie Mountain Guide

The bergschrund between Opabin Pass and Opabin Glacier is opening fast. Pass-able today (Jul24) but maybe not for much longer.. at least easily. Terry Duncan Ski/Backpack guide

Climbed both of these mountains yesterday (July 23) via their scrambles routes. Very little snow left in the approach bowl above Lake Agnes (but nice to walk on where you can) and no snow above the col going up either routes. Electrical activity was underway by 12pm just in time for us to descend. Be perpared for a scree slog! Jesse de Montigny Assistant Rock Guide Assistant Ski Guide

2.15 AM start on the Normal (North Glacier) Route of Mt. Athabasca on Saturday 7/22 with temps estimated around +10C at the parking lot @ 2000m. Snow coverage started around 2900 m on the North Glacier. The traverse across the ramp below the Silverhorn was well tracked in and quite steep in spots (see image) - a large and obvious crevasse bridge can also be bypassed a bit higher than the main track, a small detour that seems worth-while given the effects of the heat wave. Nil overnight refreeze to mountain top, but travel was still manageable in the slushy snow. I had a look at the descent down the AA col side, which at 10AM had not yet seen any sun, however the snow overlying the ice was water saturated and there was reason to be concerned to see it slide with the day time warming. We opted to descent the way we came down the North Glacier. While on Thursday the Sky Ladder on Andromeda appeared from the distance somewhat like a snow / ice climb, by Saturday afternoon it was looking totally rotten with black streaks running down the lower parts. Hope for cooler temps........ Jorg Wilz Mountain Guide IFMGA www.ontopmountaineering.com

Five days at the Asulkan hut in the heat. Mostly good freezes overnight and great travel conditions. Youngs peak NW face in good shape but will be an ice face soon. Swanzy north ridge. Description talks about a chimney topped with loose rock. We may have missed something but we only found a big rockfall scar there and climbed a somewhat serious 5.8 pitch on the ridgecrest. Upper route is in awesome shape as was descent down SE couloir. Mostly snow on the glaciers but it is getting thin. Big fresh grizzly tracks through Asulkan pass. Hut is in great shape. Sir Donald trail still closed as of 3pm today for grizzly action. Larry Stanier Mountain Guide

Park Wardens in Glacier National Park have closed the Sir Donald, Perley Rock, Great Glacier and Avalanche Crest trails as there is a grizzly bear frequenting the trails and slide paths. These trails are climbers access for Avalanche, Eagle, Uto and Sir Donald. This closure is until further notiice. There is also a bear warning for the Asulkan Valley trails, but this still allows hikers/climbers access to the Asulkan Hut, Youngs Peak from the Seven Steps side, Sapphire Col, and the Asulkan Traverse. Check with the Glacier National Park Visitor Center for updates. Phone 250-814-5232 Jordy Shepherd Seasonal Park Warden Mountain Guide _______________________________________________ These observations and opinions are those of the person who submitted them. The ACMG and its members take no responsibility for errors, omissions, or lapses in continuity. Conditions differ greatly over time and space due to the variable nature of mountain weather and terrain. Application of this information provides no guarantee of increased safety. Do not use the Mountain Conditions Report as the sole factor in planning trips or making decisions in the field. Please check out http://acmg.ca/mcr for more information.

Spent the past couple of days in the Des Poilus glacier area. Excellent conditions, good travel and crevasse bridging, with reasonable overnight freezes over the past couple of nights. We climbed Mt. Des Poilus on July 19, summitted at 11:00 am. Snow was firm to the top going up, and softening quickly, making for good steps, on the descent. The bergschrund is in good shape, easily passed on a bridge to the left. This bridge is quickly getting smaller though, and the schrund is quite large. There is a very friendly family of goats in the area, eager for a taste of anything salty; so mind where you urinate. Regards, Tom Wolfe _______________________________________________ These observations and opinions are those of the person who submitted them. The ACMG and its members take no responsibility for errors, omissions, or lapses in continuity. Conditions differ greatly over time and space due to the variable nature of mountain weather and terrain. Application of this information provides no guarantee of increased safety. Do not use the Mountain Conditions Report as the sole factor in planning trips or making decisions in the field. Please check out http://acmg.ca/mcr for more information.

Mountain Conditions Summary for the Rockies and Columbia Mountains issued July 20th, 2006 Alpine conditions are generally dry on most routes with good conditions on glacial approaches. Bergschunds are starting to widen but most people are reporting them to be passable. Forecast for all ranges over the weekend are calling for very warm temperatures with temps up 30 degrees in valley bottoms. Little freezing if any can be expected at all elevations. Cornice failures need to be considered with these conditions. Rockfall potential on alpine faces also warrants serious consideration with the lack of freezing. Columbia Icefield area. Routes such as Silverhorn and Athabasca North Face are now quite icy. Glacier is melted back to almost ramp height on normal route of Athabasca. There are still large cornices on Andromeda. Banff, Yoho Kootenay Parks: Good conditions throughout. East of the TransCanada, conditions are bone dry. Along the Divide, expect good conditions throughout with icy conditions on routes such as Victoria. Routes such as Lefroy and Glacier peaks still have snow but it is thin and it won't last. Rogers Pass Area: Generally good conditions with rock routes dry. Swiss Glacier is dry but snow couloir on Rogers Peak still snowy. Couloirs on Swiss peaks getting icy. Faces like Youngs peak are ice. West face bypass on Sir Donald still has a small snowpatch. Of note, Sir Donald Trail just closed today for bear activity. Bugaboos: Good conditions throughout. Bugaboo Snowpatch Col still snow and passable but bergschrund is getting wider. Marc Ledwidge Mountain Guide _______________________________________________ These observations and opinions are those of the person who submitted them. The ACMG and its members take no responsibility for errors, omissions, or lapses in continuity. Conditions differ greatly over time and space due to the variable nature of mountain weather and terrain. Application of this information provides no guarantee of increased safety. Do not use the Mountain Conditions Report as the sole factor in planning trips or making decisions in the field. Please check out http://acmg.ca/mcr for more information.

Boundary Peak via Boundary Glacier on Sunday. Rainfall in am till 0530, freezing level around 9000’ (2740m). Boundary Glacier becoming more difficult to access due to extreme rock fall issues on climbers Right side (below boundary peak), and increasing amount of large open crevasses on normal mid glacier route. Also note large seracs on climbers left side which threaten quite a distance. Mid glacier route still passable with a short belayed section over large snowbridges over crevasse (this might not last long). North Glacier route on athabasca looks pretty good but note active serac fall running almost to toe of glacier. A safer route (green on photo), through this section is to cross to climbers left side of normal route to avoid being under these seracs for too long (blue line is “most often” used line). See attached photos. Have fun Jeff Honig Mountain Guide Jeff Honig Mountain Guide Alpine Addictions

First off Huaraz is a very safe place to hang out. The people are honest and polite. They depend on tourists in the city and are respectful of that. Everybody there was very helpfull and made a great effort to get around the language barrier. View of building from Cafe Andino Personally I really like Huaraz. It is a proper climbers town with a variety of shops and restaurants. It is not a clean town or very pretty. The earthquake in 1970 took care of that. In fact it leveled the whole city except for one block. The city is still in the state of being rebuilt. They have a funny architecture where the walls are not exactly built to the supporting columns. I think that this is in preparation for the next big one. It may prevent damage during tremors. The north end of Main Street there is a locals market that provides pretty much anything that you may be looking for. There are a number of industrial sewing machines for gear repair. There is only one coca dealer in town, which is down by the market but on the town side. Ask around. 5 soles will keep you chewing for a while. My most favorite resurant in Huaraz chili heaven 1. Chili Heaven: this place located beside the Casa de Guias is excellent. I started eating the burritos, which come in chicken, beef and oriental. I passed on the oriental but the first two are excellent. The hot sauces are actually hot. The owner came running out the first time I was there warning me that the mango sauce might be a bit hot for a gringo. Little does he know that I worked rigs in Wyoming with two Mexicans and two apaches in the early 80’s. Eventually I got talked into trying the Indian curry. It was incredible. http://www.huaraz.com/chilliheaven/ My breakfast spot every day with a great library and overall hang out. Cafe Andino 2. Café Andino: This is a bit of North America right there in Huaraz. A American climber who has been down there for decades saw the need for North American fix. The food is great but the best thing is that the coffee is excellent. French Press, cappuccinos, etc. The breakfasts are as close as your going to get to your favorite restaurant down the street. 3. BB Pizza: Oven baked and really good for Peru. Most pizzas in Peru suck the big one but this place is the exception. 4. La Brasa Roja: Local restaurant favorite of gringos and Peruvians. You can get a great chicken dinner for real cheap. $2.50 for a 1/4 pollo with fries and salad. Pasta and hamburgers are pretty good also. http://www.huaraz.org/brasaroja/index.html Brasa Rojo 5. Thai restaurant: Don’t know the name but owned by some Thai guy. Fixed Menu but good and expensive. 6. Creperie Patrick’s: They have a great house salad. These guys came up with the great idea of distilling coca and made coca whiskey. Some of the local bars serve this stuff, which has a way of sneaking up on you. Go to the xtreme bar ask for Ben and tell him that Joe sent you and that you need a shot of coca. Food is generally good. http://www.huaraz.org/creperiepatrick/index.html Creperie Patricks 7. Monte Rosa: Swiss run and pretty good. The most expensive restaurant in town still real cheap by our standards. There is no shortage of places to stay in Huaraz. You can stay at a hotel but you would be much better off at a hostel. They are much more personal and provide a kitchen and room to watch TV or a video. There are a number of bakeries in town that are good. I stayed at this place. Benkawasi Hostel http://www.grupoandesextremo.com/Benkawasi/index.htm The owner was a young guy (31) who is very charismatic. He owns two bars in town. The rock music extreme bar where you can buy a bag of weed. The Garden bar which is a great place to read and has a climbing wall. Garden Bar, great afternoon hangout to read or climb http://www.thewayinn.com is another good option. This fellow is a Brit that has a sister hostel 700 meters above the city of Huaraz. The mountain hostel has good camping for $3 P/P. Fixed menu that is good. Room for two with down duvets $20. Great place to acclimate after being in sin city for a couple days. The Way Inn The Way Inn also has a great sister place way up high in te mountains which is a great place to acclimate. Another name that comes to mind is Churup hostel. They have been around forever and have built in Spanish classes. There are hot spring baths just down the road at Monterey, which are good for a day of soaking. There is a museum that has a great display of history of the area. You can go rock climbing or ice climbing. My favorite thing in town is the cine. This young American dude has a lcd projector and a 6’x4’ screen and plays a couple movies every day. The cool thing is the flicks that he picks out. Not the usual stuff but the latest and greatest and old classics. I saw a number of great flicks in a cool living room atmosphere. It is a $1.50 for a movie and you can have a beer for $.75. They also serve the best kick ass sandwiches in town and you get a free bowl of popcorn. You can find the schedule of flicks anywhere. Mountain biking is a great way to acclimate when you first get there. There are a few bike shops and one below café Andino. Lots of guide outfitters in town and the Casa de Guias is an excellent source of information. They are really friendly and helpful. Can’t figure why the Canadians in Banff can’t get their shit together in a similar fashion. Wine is ok but good stuff is imported and seems expensive but in reality is the same price as home. Cigars forget it bring your own. Internet is real cheap ($.30 a hour) and hook up reasonably fast. The town is saturated with Internet cafes. My night time hangout was the extreme bar just cause I got good scotch real cheap and they played old time rock music. http://www.huaraz.info/xtreme/ The supermarket food has pretty much anything you might need for trip food. A lot of the familiar stuff like cream cheese, kraft dinner, tomatoe sauce, you name it. I practically lived off the tuna in fish oil. One set of ruins in the area of which there are many. Game on main street that cost a couple display cases and a few windows

Climbed Stanley Peak yesterday July 17th. Poor freezing overnight and the melt freeze crust was braking down with sun exposure around 8AM. Was on the summit @ 9AM. Unless we get colder temperature, I highly recommend starting very early and being back down by lunchtime. Approach: Both tongues of the glacier (East and West) are on bare ice and in similar condition. Upper flat part of the glacier below the North face of the mountain is covered with snow with good travel early in AM but deteriorating during the day. Route: North Face, Kahl Route: First half of the route is mostly on bare ice (good glacier climbing). Other half is on snow (good steps except for the last 40m where the snow coverage is thin). Descent: The best and safest way down is the long way on the NW ridge. The short cut in the snow gully is in bad condition this year. The snow is actually not going all the way down. An other party attempted to descend that way yesterday and one climber fail down and was injured seriously with head injury and possibly some broken bones. Coming back down the Kahl route is an other option if you are familiar with technical alpine descent (steep and high exposure!). Other routes on the mountain: I had a look at the other routes on the north face and they are all in very bad condition with lots of rock falls and lack of good ice. You do not want even get close to those things! Be safe climbing, I had enough rescue training for this year! Remy Bernier ACMG Rock Guide remybernier@yahoo.com www.myrockguide.com Tel: 403-678-4276

Climbed Mt. Hector on July 9 and 16. A poor overnight freeze on July 8 and afternoon rain made for deep penetrations (up to 40cm in the final 300 ft. of elevation) that allowed us to summit without crampons. A good overnight freeze on July 15 (ice in the puddles on the moraines) made for a 5cm boot pen up to about 10,000 ft. above this we used crampons and were just able to kick thin steps with a bit of work. The crust was 25cm thick on the snow slope leading to the summit col. Our steps from last week through the rock gullies near the summit were frozen solid. The glacier still has snow right down to where you step on to it below Little Hector. A 50m long crevasse cuts the middle of the glacier perpendicular to the fall line. Last week we passed it on the left, this week on the right, with the latter having fewer sags and weak bridges. The glacier flats at about 9500 ft. that lead up towards the initial steep snow slope had a breakable crust that stopped supporting in the afternoon so travel was easier on the scree shoulder to the west although the lower elevations were reasonable with boot penetrations of mainly10-20cm on descent. Shaun King Full Asst. Guide _______________________________________________ These observations and opinions are those of the person who submitted them. The ACMG and its members take no responsibility for errors, omissions, or lapses in continuity. Conditions differ greatly over time and space due to the variable nature of mountain weather and terrain. Application of this information provides no guarantee of increased safety. Do not use the Mountain Conditions Report as the sole factor in planning trips or making decisions in the field. Please check out http://acmg.ca/mcr for more information.

Hello, Just spent the 15th and 16th climbing Athabasca and Andromeda. On the 15th we climbed the silverhorn which was in great shape. The burgshrund was easy to cross and the snow was secure to climb to the top. Good Ice screws were easily dug to a few rope lengths above the 'shrund. We descended the ramp route, which had ok snow for walking in. Think about how to safely cross the ramp....there is a big drop below! Snow became moist around 11:30am. On the 16th we climbed the North Bowl of Andromeda. Woke up to rain which quickly stopped. Went for the walk and found the freezing level to be at about the height of the access to the glacier. Travel was excellent on the glacier. The route was in good shape with soft snow to 2/3's of the way up and the rest of the route being on good alpine ice. The decent down the true AA col was in good shape. Good dry snow (even in the afternoon) for kicking steps down but the ice is easily available if you need the pro. If you only have one rope to rap over the 'shrund it needs to be 60m and you need to rap from the lowest possible point of rock on the climbers left. This may change with more melt out as it is a rope stretcher. Have Fun! Jesse de Montigny Assistant Rock Guide Assistant Ski Guide

The rain and snow of the last few days is basically gone on all aspects and at all elevations. Just about everything worth climbing is in grand shape around Lake OHara as of this afternoon, july 16th. The only exception would be the west ridge of Hungabee. It still needs some more melt on the west face and upper gullies before the rockfall calms down to a dull roar. Cathedral, Lefroy and Glacier peak are still mostly snow but it would be foolish to go without crampons as the ice is growing every day and the snow is sometimes freezing HARD. Ringrose, Biddle west ridge and Odaray are in good shape. The Tarrant buttress is dry enough and the glacier is icy on the voie normal. Victoria is getting better and worse by the day. More rock showing along with more ice. So it goes. The North face of the North peak of Victoria looks disgustingly dangerous right now with complicated bare ice travel and seracs overhead for a long way. I can't imagine it getting better soon. Lake OHara approach to Abbotts Pass is 90% dirt and rock. Lots of room at the hut most nights. Larry Stanier Mountain Guide _______________________________________________ These observations and opinions are those of the person who submitted them. The ACMG and its members take no responsibility for errors, omissions, or lapses in continuity. Conditions differ greatly over time and space due to the variable nature of mountain weather and terrain. Application of this information provides no guarantee of increased safety. Do not use the Mountain Conditions Report as the sole factor in planning trips or making decisions in the field. Please check out http://acmg.ca/mcr for more information.

Spent a week in the Bugaboos. BS Col still in good shape, ‘schrund still easily passed on the climber’s right. Monday was electrical and showery. With a moderate freeze on Tuesday crampons would have been nice, but steps could be kicked, and the Kain route on Bugaboo was dry. Wednesday through Friday was wet but the lower easy peaks were climbable. Soft rain soaked snow on the glaciers. The crevasses are starting to open now. Thursday night the snow level dropped to below the Bugaboo-Snowpatch Col and left 2 cm of new snow on Hound’s Tooth. From the limited views, Bugaboo, Snowpatch and Pigeon had a light dusting of snow, which should be mostly melted by now (Sunday 16th). The weather looked to be improving as we hiked out Friday. Jordy Shepherd ACMG/IFMGA Mountain Guide _______________________________________________ These observations and opinions are those of the person who submitted them. The ACMG and its members take no responsibility for errors, omissions, or lapses in continuity. Conditions differ greatly over time and space due to the variable nature of mountain weather and terrain. Application of this information provides no guarantee of increased safety. Do not use the Mountain Conditions Report as the sole factor in planning trips or making decisions in the field. Please check out http://acmg.ca/mcr for more information.

Just back from Little Yoho today after sitting through 36 hours of rain. Still raining at 2 pm today. Got a brief look up at the President today and could see a dusting of fresh snow to 3000 meters. Clearing on the drive east. North face of Temple was soaked but had no fresh snow on it, and I could see to the top. Grant Statham Mountain Guide

Climbed both the President and Vice President on July 11th, from the east, based from the Little Yoho Campground (beside the Stanley Mitchell Hut) We had a great freeze overnight and travel conditions were prime with zero foot penetration in the AM and less than 10cm on the way down at around 1200. The Bergshrund to access the col was well covered on the right side. Some significant rock fall was noted past and present from the melting on the climbers right (north) side of the glacier. There are some drooping cornices that threaten to fail on the right/north side of the glacier as well. See photo looking up toward the col Rob Owens Ass. Alpine Guide

Was at Moraine Lake today. The group size restrictions are on for Larch Valley and Consolation lake trails, so you need 6 people to go up to those areas. Mark Klassen Mountain Guide _______________________________________________ These observations and opinions are those of the person who submitted them. The ACMG and its members take no responsibility for errors, omissions, or lapses in continuity. Conditions differ greatly over time and space due to the variable nature of mountain weather and terrain. Application of this information provides no guarantee of increased safety. Do not use the Mountain Conditions Report as the sole factor in planning trips or making decisions in the field. Please check out http://acmg.ca/mcr for more information.