Un-spring like conditions, April 10, 2016
Dodge’s Drop and Hillman’s Highway. Tracks still visible in both from descents yesterday.
Old surface visible as gray surface.
Two sets of tracks through the Lip made yesterday are fully covered along with the waterfall hole in the Open Book area. Upper Sluice looks pretty full of new smooth and likely slabby snow.
Temperature at Hermit Lake is in the mid-teens F at 9am.
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