Just out from 6 days base camped on the Dias Glacier in the Waddington Range with colleagues Eric Carter and Brian Burger as well as seven clients. We had spring diurnal conditions with high pressure throughout. Solar aspects had strong crust recovery overnight and good corn during the day. Ski crampons were critical. We observed a few natural size 1 wet loose avalanches from steep rocky terrain. Polar slopes still hold ~5cm of soft powder on a sun crust. A surprising number of cornices are hanging on despite warm daytime temps, and we observed one large serac fall from the summit ridge of Mt. Waddington.

During our trip, we made an attempt on Mount Munday, reaching the summit plateau. We skied several smaller lines around Basecamp (on Jester Peak, Brokenhead peak, and several other unnamed). We climbed the Dais Couloir and gained the Angel Glacier but found the shrund on the Angel to be complex and the required time to manage it for our size group would have too much exposure time to the overhead hazard.

Overall an excellent trip to the most beautiful mountains!