January 16, Rogers Pass, Glacier Crest

Started at 8 am to get a run in before the heat attacked. At 10am we realized the forecasted heat was not going to happen. There were streaming clouds everywhere and a small breeze to keep things cool. Notable old crowns in our line of site were on Mt. Sir Donald, Eagle, and Grizzly. They were large crowns that all went down to ground. The Sir Donald slide went to valley floor. Glaciers are still looking more slotted then normal but they are cleaning up a bit with the recent snow. Things were calm today  in terms of natural activity and the snow felt as though it had settled considerably. Alpine hazard was rated as high but without the forecasted heat we decided it was ok to poke around on some smaller alpine slopes.

Skiing was ok, snow was dry but of high density. When we left at 11:30am temperatures were still well below freezing at treeline and below. Data loggers show W and S faces briefly went above freezing today later in the afternoon.