We climbed on the Parkway today and experienced a strong temperature inversion. Although temperatures along the road were near -17 when we got back to the truck, we were able to belay without gloves most of the day. We observed lots of running water, some collapsing ice pillars and numerous small, wet, loose-snow avalanches on steep sunny aspects on the drive home.
The forecast is calling for even warmer temperatures over the next couple of days.
All the best,
Marc Piché
ACMG Mountain Guide
marc.piche@icloud.com
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