Mt. Whitney, CA Mountaineering Conditions Report | by Sierra Mountain Guides We have been out and about for the past few weeks. Not much new to report for alpine ice climbers. Couloirs are still quite snowy, and the firnification process has been slow due to continued snowstorms through May. Some couloirs do have patches of ice exposed due to the dry winter (see last Alpine Conditions Report). This Alpine Conditions will focus on the Mount Whitney zone and you can extrapolate it out to other areas Iโm sure. […] Conditions Report Guest Author | June 11, 2014 0 Comments