Category: snow

Categories
canada general snow

to the inkpots

The avalanche danger has been very high recently, so a lot of the more interesting backcountry skiing has to be avoided at all costs. And most of what’s leftover has to be approached with a healthy dose of paranoia.

So on my day off I went and did what was basically a hideously ungroomed nordic trail, with no avalanche danger whatsoever, as it was so flat and far from anything that could conceivably be viewed as a skiable slope. But still pretty.

 

 

We kept the mountains at a healthy distance, and there were signs of natural avalanche activity everywhere.

 

The Inkpots

 

But there was sun! And even if the downhill back to the car didn’t involve floating through fresh powder, well at least it was downhill.

Categories
canada general snow

that strange source of light hanging in the sky

The sun shone on us feebly from far away.
 

 

But the snow was soft and fluffy.
 

Mt Assiniboine

Categories
canada general snow trip reports

boom lake

It wasn’t going BOOM at all (except for once perhaps, on the way up).

 

 

Starting from a parking lot not far South of Castle Junction, you head up through the trees, then up and down a meandering path through the trees til you hit the lake about 5km later. When we went up there were only a few sets of footprints there, some of which had obviously given up after a kilometre or so. The lake was mostly frozen (except for those few disconcertingly slushy sections), and had a few inches of snow on it.

There are a few ice routes up the end up the lake too, that were looking blue and climbable.

Categories
bikes canada general snow

biking to the nordic centre

The things you do when you don’t have a functioning vehicle.

 

 

(Yes those are nordic skis and poles strapped to the bikes – it worked quite well)

Categories
canada snow

turning into winter finally

 

 

After prolonged warm weather, it finally snowed in town the other day – and there was actually some snow on the ground for opening day at work (which has been kind of hectic). Oh, and the flag really is a Canadian flag, it’s just being all insipid and limp.