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North Vancouver, BC
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Posted - 12/06/2010 : 7:37 PM
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Hey, I've got a co-worker who would like to try snowshoeing. Thing is, we are both busy/hungover at the weekend, so we came up with a work compatible plan
Go snow shoeing in the evening after work. When it's dark.
Now, I was wondering is this idea necessarily suicidal and how far should you really go? I think the route too Dam Mountain will be ok. Up Dam Mountain might be pushing it. In that day, that would be great, however there is that big red flag of wondering out into the mountains when it's dark.
Would of course use headlamps.
Thoughts? Please feel free to tell me if I'm being overly cautious or stupid for even thinking it. |
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Powell River, bc
Canada
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Posted - 12/06/2010 : 7:44 PM
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Alberta-based choss climbin', flame throwin', rappel lovin', ass talkin' hater who doesn't like "Gumby" for a descriptor
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Posted - 12/06/2010 : 7:45 PM
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, however there is that big red flag of wondering out into the mountains when it's dark.
It's a red flag when some one doesn't have the judgement to decide for themselves. Going to have to go with bad idea due to even needing to ask....
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Van, BC
Canada
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Posted - 12/06/2010 : 7:55 PM
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Go to Seymour and stick with the simple trails. Odds are there will be a few other snowshoers out with headlamps as well. Dog, Dinkey, Brockton trails, when winter poles are in, are simple enough to follow in the dark.
-Ryan
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Burnaby, BC
Canada
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Posted - 12/06/2010 : 8:45 PM
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If you're thinking Grouse at night, likely you're thinking of paying admission to GMR.
I heard the admission includes an organized night snowshoeing activity, which you might try first if you have any concerns.
I've not done it, nor have I gone up Grouse during winter in years. |
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Vancouver, BC
Canada
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Posted - 12/06/2010 : 8:48 PM
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I often wonder about mountains at night too.
I've done plenty of solo night ascents of Dam Mountain, but then I've never been too hungover to hike so might not be the best moral compass for you. |
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Powell River, bc
Canada
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Posted - 12/06/2010 : 9:02 PM
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North Vancouver, BC
Canada
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Posted - 12/06/2010 : 9:51 PM
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Originally posted by tu
If you're thinking Grouse at night, likely you're thinking of paying admission to GMR.
I heard the admission includes an organized night snowshoeing activity, which you might try first if you have any concerns.
It's that night snow shoeing that makes me think this might not be an idea to write off immediately. I know Grouse and the terrain pretty well. That said, it's night and hardly taking the dog for a walk round the block |
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Posted - 12/07/2010 : 09:46 AM
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| I've been snowshoeing up Cypress (Hollyburn) at night. There were a lot of people there, snowshoeing, and for some reason it felt "safer" than Dog Mountain, maybe because going up Hollyburn you stay relatively close to the cross-country ski hill. However, for a first time snowshoer, I'm not sure I would take them, just because the first hill up is pretty steep and if they're not too fit it might turn them off snowshoeing altogether. |
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Moxie scambler of pinnacles, tireless leader haunting the CDN/US border climbing everything in sight
Burnaby, BC
Canada
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Posted - 12/07/2010 : 1:16 PM
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hpka, in the big snow year when the Grind was closed all winter by RCMP order, we instead went night-snowshoeing on the upper mountain at Grouse one night per week for the entire winter season. In fact, we spent New Years that year on the summit of Dam Mountain, hiking down at 2:00 am or so. It's lots of fun and quite a different experience from daytime trips. Darkness isn't a boogie-man and you just need to use common sense. Keep an eye on the weather, stick together, make a plan and stick to the plan, 10 essentials, etc., etc.
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Say Nuth Khaw Yum, British Columbia
Canada
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Posted - 12/07/2010 : 11:27 PM
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I don't think there is anything wrong with snowshoeing in the dark. I prefer it actually. Just make sure you have a good light and a backup. Dam is not so bad if you're cautious, but stay away from Goat.
And don't use some chintzy 1/2 watt headlamp or something if you're counting on it.
I trail run and snowshoe run mostly and use a Fenix HP10 headlamp (7.5 hours @ 120 lumens regulated with a 225 lumen boost mode) plus a 4 Sevens Quark AA handheld (around 100 lumens regulated). With this setup I can run as fast as during the day over rough and varied terrain. In the snow it's like daylight. |
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Vancouver, BC
Canada
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Surrey, BC
Canada
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Posted - 12/08/2010 : 01:26 AM
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Originally posted by Peak Bagger
hpka, in the big snow year when the Grind was closed all winter by RCMP order, we instead went night-snowshoeing on the upper mountain at Grouse one night per week for the entire winter season. In fact, we spent New Years that year on the summit of Dam Mountain, hiking down at 2:00 am or so. It's lots of fun and quite a different experience from daytime trips. Darkness isn't a boogie-man and you just need to use common sense. Keep an eye on the weather, stick together, make a plan and stick to the plan, 10 essentials, etc., etc.
PB
This about sums it up right there.
Give it a go! |
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Happy go lucky, plaid wearin, postholin, safeway gaitor sportin, old-school film shootin, giver of many regards
Abbotsford, B.C.
Canada
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Posted - 12/24/2010 : 12:20 PM
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Originally posted by Spectrum
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Originally posted by Peak Bagger
hpka, in the big snow year when the Grind was closed all winter by RCMP order, we instead went night-snowshoeing on the upper mountain at Grouse one night per week for the entire winter season. In fact, we spent New Years that year on the summit of Dam Mountain, hiking down at 2:00 am or so. It's lots of fun and quite a different experience from daytime trips. Darkness isn't a boogie-man and you just need to use common sense. Keep an eye on the weather, stick together, make a plan and stick to the plan, 10 essentials, etc., etc.
PB
This about sums it up right there.
Give it a go!
Yes, I found this a lot of fun. Remember Newtrail on Seymour in past winters.
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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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Snowshoeing Grouse... at night!
