Upper Curtis Conditions?

[charlesclaassen]

Are crevasse conditions on the upper curtis glacier on Shuksan exposed enough to safely solo? I'm thinking of Fisher Chimneys this weekend.

[mattp]

I'm just armchair quarterbacking here, but it has been snowing on and off up there for the last several weeks and The snow level is supposed to bounce back and forth between 5,000 and 10,000 the next several days. Even with some rain up there you are probably not looking at the most optimum conditions for soloing -- particularly if it snows at the 5,000 foot to 7,000 foot level this weekend, and particularly if there is wind with it.

 

You may well face just about the most dangerous conditions for travelling unroped on that glacier that you could choose, with a winning combination of the most possible crevasses and the least substantial snow bridges of the year.

[charlesclaassen]

That's sort of what I thought, given what info I've read about the past couple of weeks weather pattern. I guess I'll just have to wait a couple of months.

 

Thanks Matt!