Anything climbable in Lillooet

[swaterfall]

I left CO last week. It's been warm there for most of March. How is the ice in BC looking? I'm not going to be there for a while so I'm not planning on climbing any WI. Just curious.

[Don_Serl]

i'll bet u cld still get on it at high altitude: say, upper sumallo river valley, north joffre creek, or the farm or the office up on blackcomb. of course, the avvy conditions are not the finest - see:

http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/advisory/

 

BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE ADVISORY MARCH 26, 2004 10:00 AM

 

We have received 45 cm. of new snow since Tuesday night. The snowfall has been accompanied by S and SE winds that have at times been moderate to strong. Today we are finding variable pockets of soft slab and windslab to 20 cm. in depth on NW through NE aspects. In the alpine terrain they are reacting easily to a ski cut, running on a density change within the snow that fell overnight. As you drop down in elevation the slab becomes much less consolidated and is not as reactive, but you can expect that it will thicken throughout the day with warming and brief glimpses of sunshine. Some ridgelines and windward aspects are still scoured down to the March 9 raincrust.

 

Cornice tabs have grown through the week, and if triggered are propagating along a considerable distance. Stand well back from the edge so that you don?t become a part of the falling debris.

 

The backcountry avalanche danger is rated as CONSIDERABLE in the alpine terrain and MODERATE at treeline and below. Watch for winch cats and snowmobiles if you are returning inbounds after hours.

 

Whistler Mtn. Snow Safety

 

take care, cheers,

[Dru]

yeah i would not want to be climbing "redlining the fun meter" in the upper sumallo with that avvy forecast and a 1500m high face looming above