| The El Nino snow over the winter had most definitely not melted out at the 9,260' (2,820 meter) altitude of Ediza Lake. The small patch of open water to the left of the rocks in the foreground is where Shadow Creek exits Ediza. The inlet creek, and another, smaller, patch of open water is barely visible at the far side of Ediza. From this point on up, any area flat enough to hold snow was still snow-covered, with only steep slopes and rocky outcrops free of snow. In most of the area, the snow would be measured in feet, many times in tens of feet. |