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| Below Tree Line - 1500 m elevation |
| Height of snow: |
290cm |
| Ski-penetration: |
20cm |
| Quality of skiing: |
Good to Excellent, depencing on aspect.
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| Tree line: Durrand Glacier Chalet - 6,360 ft / 1,941 m elevation |
| Height of snow: |
390cm |
| Ski-penetration: |
20-25cm |
| Quality of skiing: |
Excellent.
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| Lower Alpine: Mt. Moloch Chalet - 7,300 ft / 2,205 m elevation |
| Height of snow |
475cm
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| Ski-penetration: |
25-30cm |
| Quality of skiing: |
Excellent.
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| Higher Alpine - 9,000 ft / 2,750 m elevation: |
| Height of snow: |
550cm
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| Ski-penetration: |
25-30cm |
| Quality of skiing: |
Excellent.
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| Weather: |
Most of the past week snow-flurries with sunny periods. For the up-coming week mostly sun.
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| Areas skied since last report: |
Ski-Tours of the Week, Group A, B & C
Sat:
A) Woolsey West - Boogie Basin - Moon Hil Knoll - Durrand Bowl
B) Woolsey West - Boogie Basin - Camalot - Woolsey Peak - Woolsey Pass - Durrand Bowl
Sun:
A) Moon Hill - Merlyn - Logres - Moon Hill Knoll - Durrand Bowl
B) Moon Hill - Excalibur - Camalot Summit - Morgan Le Fay - King Arthur - Moon Hill - Moon Hill East Face - Durrand Bowl
Mon:
A) Durrand Glacier - Tumbledown Mtn. - Tumbledown Glacier - Mt.Ruth - Ruth Glacier - Ruth Col - Diamond - Diamond Face - Needle Ice Fall - Carnes Creek
B) Durrand Glacier - Eagle Ice Fall - Philharmonic Peak - Philharmonic Glacier - Mt.Fang - Juliana Glacier - Dismal Glacier - Empress Sghoulder - Princess Pride - Mt.Moloch Chalet
Tue:
A) Ledges - Centrale Peak - Durrand Glacier - Forbidden Peak - Forbidden Glacier - Needle ice Fall - Carnes Creek
B) West Glacier - Mt.Graham - Graham Glacier - Zwilling's East - Zwilling's Glacier - Sentinel South - Sentinel Face - Mt.Moloch Chalet
Wed:
A)Durrand Glacier - Eagle Ice Fall - Philharmonic Peak - Philharmonic Glacier - Mt.Fang - Juliana Glacier - Dismal Glacier
B) Fang Col - Mt.Fang - Juliana Glacier - Dismal Glacier - Mt.Fang - Concordia Ice Fall - Salbyt Peak - Salbyt South Face - Diamond - Diamond Face - Needle Ice Fall
Thu:
A)West Glacier - Mt.Graham - Graham Glacier - Zwilling's East - Zwilling's Glacier - Sentinel Peak - West Glacier - Mt.Moloch Chalet
B) Durrand Glacier - Tumbledown Mtn. - Tumbledown Glacier (Post Card) - Little Tumbledown - Tumbledown Glacier to Charlotte Lake - Tumbledown Mtn. - Diamond Glacier - Carnes Creek
Fri:
A)Fang Col - Mt.Fang - Juliana Glacier - Concordia Ice Fall - Diamond Peak - Diamond Face - Needle Ice Fall
B) Ledges - Durrand Col - Forbidden Peak - Forbidden Glacier - Empire Lake - Mt.Durrand North Step - Mt.Durrand West Slopes - Snow Cap - Durrand Glacier - Allalin Glacier - Ledges
Only numbers:
Largest ski-day of the week: Thursday, 2500 v.m. (8200 v.ft)
Shortest ski-day of the week: Saturday, 800 v.m. (2700 v.ft)
Longest ski-run of the week: Tumbledown - Needle Ice Fall - Carnes Creek 1000 v.m. (3300 v.ft)
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| Comments: |
Dear Ski Friends,
SME is where skiing and adventure meet. This past week was an amazing April week in the high alpine of the Durrand Glacier area, skiing steep terrain and endless glaciers. Our enthusiastic ski-guests came from Canada and the USA to fully enjoy and adventure the superb Durrand Glacier Powder .... deep and light powder, face-shots and the incredible snow-pack. The conditions at Durrand Glacier continues to live up its name.One of the many interesting parts of my profession as a Mountain Guide, is to show all my ski-guests a new dimension in skiing and experiencing incredible terrain with long and challenging fall-lines.
Ruedi Beglinger
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Skiing at the Durrand Glacier Chalet: week ending April 12th, 2008
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