2008, June 19, MRNP Paradise Glacier wet slides

Doing one of my morning constitutionals from 4 Xing to McClure Rock and once above Paradise River I could see the fracture line of a wet slide from halfway up McClure Rock along the break of the rollover to above and just beyoned the 1st Rock outcrop/cliff face above Stevens Creek.  Looked like all the new consolidate snow slid leaving the old, dirty snow surface.  Many other lower angle wet slides above Stevens creek, below the glacier.

I got to 4th Xing about 10 a.m. and it was already in the 50s.  Snow was soft and grabby down low, new snow merging with old snow/dirt all the way up, some breakable crust, mostly soft & sticky.  Decided not to go all the way to McClure as it was warming fast, 57 F at Paradise Valley Rd at 11:45.