We put a team of 12 people up on the glacier today. It was a gorgeous morning but got uglier as the day went on. I took this picture just before landing on my sixth trip. You can see how it looks like the people are just floating in a white backdrop. You can also see that we had them line the runway with snow shoes so that we had something to aim for. These conditions are totally reasonable as long as there are objects on the ground to aim for.
I flew several hours this morning on Bush wheels, then I swapped the plane onto wheel skis and made six trips to the glacier and then I swapped back to Bushwheels for tomorrows flights. It was a good day, but the morning may be marginal. It is pouring down rain and the wind is blowing, we will see if the morning brings fog …