Our family is proceding with plans for a memorial service, which will most likely be towards the end of September. In the meantime we've learned that the time of minimal snow/ice coverage in the Rainbow Mountain area is likely towards the end of August or the beginning of September. We're working (esp. Steven) on arranging an aerial survey around that time. It would cover some of the same areas as the original search, but some of the snow and ice covered regions will now be exposed.

Natalie turned up a satellite photo taken of the Rainbow Mountain area on 7/11. Radarsat has promised to send it to her at no cost. It may help friends and family better understand the terrain, and it will show where the snow was around the time Brian was in Whistler.