Steve:

Thanks for posting. I had just logged on to do exactly that.

Everyone: take this stuff very seriously. There have been assorted discussion of trips where I don't think people recognize the real dangers right now, in spite of repeated warnings from very experienced people. But for skill and pure luck, this person would have died.

The same danger exists when crossing snow on the margins of lakes. Huge slabs break off into lakes well into the summer. Stay well away (100 feet) of anything sloping into and overhanging a lake.

Everybody stay safe. Rangers aren't going in until late next week.

George

None of the views expressed here in any way represent those of the unidentified agency that I work for or, often, reality. It's just me, fired up by coffee and powerful prose.