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Posted - 12/11/2006 : 11:46 PM
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Does anybody know of a good place to go this time of year somewhere between Vancouver and Squamish along the 99? I have a 4x4 and chains so gaining a little elevation by offroading first would be great!
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 Fleece thong wearin, Buntzen Lurkin, mystic poet mountain man and international spokesman of the friends of the white squirrel society
Port Moody, B.C.
Canada
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Posted - 12/12/2006 : 06:54 AM
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click on search, type in snowshoeing, read the trip reports.
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double-double seeking, snow-chasing, short-cutting, vertical feet collector
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Posted - 12/12/2006 : 08:29 AM
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jayslow, pretty much anywhere you like to hike in the summer is good for snowshoeing in the winter - but watch for avalanche slopes. read the bulletins on www.avalanche.ca about conditions and take a course this season.
you could start with hikes like: Elfin Lakes, Hollyburn Mountain, Seymour Mountain, the trails above the Grouse Mountain chalet, Rainbow Mountain, Joffre Lakes are nice in the winter (watch the avalanche slope before the second lake at joffre though).
and if you want to read TRs, and there are *lots* here, use the Google search on this board.
it's a fun sport - have a great season!! |
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Posted - 12/13/2006 : 12:05 PM
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| Seawallrunner, what are your thoughts about current avalanche conditions at Rainbow Mountain? I've done it in the winter before.. it seems pretty safe to me, but I always like to get several opinions before heading out. I've checked the avalanche site for this week (until Wednesday)- the conditions listed on the Whistler/Blackcomb site call for caution. But the terrain at Rainbow is somewhat different. What do you think? |
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double-double seeking, snow-chasing, short-cutting, vertical feet collector
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Posted - 12/13/2006 : 12:46 PM
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hi arash,
I am not an avalanche forecaster nor do I play one on CT, but I would only go if the avalanche conditions are low or moderate (and even then I would use caution).
Please everyone, please take the www.avalanche.ca forecasts seriously - I was on their site just now and they advise caution near Whistler for all winter recreationalists.
After all, we are expected to receive up to 150cm of fresh snow by the end of the week!
Tread out there carefully -- CWall |
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Vancouver, BC
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Posted - 12/13/2006 : 1:24 PM
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Originally posted by arash
Seawallrunner, what are your thoughts about current avalanche conditions at Rainbow Mountain? I've done it in the winter before.. it seems pretty safe to me, but I always like to get several opinions before heading out. I've checked the avalanche site for this week (until Wednesday)- the conditions listed on the Whistler/Blackcomb site call for caution. But the terrain at Rainbow is somewhat different. What do you think?
CAA give Rainbow Mountain an ATES rating of "Challenging", meaning that there is definately some avalanche prone terrain and exposure to start zones on the regular route. Rainbow is about average for avalanche exposure - certainly comparable to the Whistler and Blackcomb backcountry. I'm no avalanche forecaster either, but personally I would never plan to go there if the alpine avalanche hazard was forecast to be HIGH, and if the alpine hazard forecast was CONSIDERABLE I would be very careful, do some stability tests en route and be prepared to turn around if things don't look good. If you don't have avalanche trainning and plenty of experience to recognize bad situations, it would be better to wait for a MODERATE hazard forecast in the alpine before attempting Rainbow Mountain. |
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Posted - 12/13/2006 : 2:55 PM
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| Thanks for the feedback, Seawallrunner and scottN. I take the CAA postings very seriously- so I'll wait and see what they have to say aobut the region over the weekend. |
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Victoria, BC
Canada
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Posted - 12/13/2006 : 3:38 PM
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| If you intend to go up the mountain, and not just to the lake, then I think the avalanche hazard would be pretty serious, especially if we get the predicted dump of snow. I would think that just to the lake and back would be much safer. Not without some risk, but much safer. Of course it's also quite dependent on the route you decide to take. I haven't done Rainbow mountain in the winter before, so I'm basing this on what I know of the terrain from the summer. |
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Posted - 12/13/2006 : 4:19 PM
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| Yeah, I'd just be heading to the lake, not the mountain itself. |
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Posted - 12/13/2006 : 8:24 PM
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| It would be great to know if this storm is brining rain or snow to the chilliwack river valley hikes like elk mt. for example. Its a long drive to find out that its all just mud. Wouldnt it be great if there was a webcam or something up on one of those peaks that you could check out at any time and have a better glimpse of a few peaks in the area? |
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double-double seeking, snow-chasing, short-cutting, vertical feet collector
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Slurrey, BC
Canada
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Posted - 12/24/2006 : 2:20 PM
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| Seymour is my fave. |
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good snowshoeing locations?
