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Van, BC
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Posted - 12/28/2010 : 12:06 AM
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Photoset:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/realaworld/sets/72157625688962544/
Short little leg stretcher out to Dog Mountain at Seymour by headlamp, complete by the First Lake loop trail.
Elevation Profile:
Google Earth birdseye:
Google Earth 3d:
 
Getting up to Seymour was the most challenging part of the whole day. There was a check point about 1 switchback up the road (not at the bottom where you'd expect it, for some reason). I wanted in line for about 20 minutes as they let only 3-4 vehicles up at a time and they checked your tyres to make sure you were prepared for the winter driving conditions.
Sure enough, another switchback up and the heavy rain turned into heavy snow. My first real test of the X and my new mud/snow tyres... and they performed perfectly - great grip and not a single slip, up or down. Others weren't so lucky though - 4 cars had freshly spun off on their way down, and 2 more had seeminly given up (or frozen) and pulled over to the side with their hazard lights on.
Snow in the parking lot was fairly deep (and I could see a few skiers spinning their wheels trying to get out of their spots) with plenty of cars. Easy enough to find a spot and I geared up and set off.
Walking past the NSR Ready Room I recognized Tim Jones, NSR head, gearing up so I stopped to chat. Turned out he was heading out towards Dog too, so we went off together talking about snow conditions and mutual acquaintances. He turned around just before First Lake, and I was by myself for the rest of the hike. Must have been people camping offtrail near First Lake - could hear faint voices in the distance and could smell campfire smoke.
First Lake bridge:
The snow was coming down pretty heavily, but no real wind in the trees. The Dog Mountain trail was, as usual, well marked with a well trodden path. Consolidated enough that snowshoes probably weren't needed.
Arriving at Dog Mountain, I had the same views as my last headlamp snowshoe up there last year:
 
Video of the conditions:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/realaworld/5299211656/
Looped back to the main trail via the other half of the First Lake loop and was back at the ski hill in short order:
Had to give the X a good brushing off from the accumulated snow and slowly made my way back down the hill. (A few inches of snow on the roads, no real ice, but there was a layer of slush under the snow that could be nasty if the temps drop a few more degrees overnight.)
-Ryan
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Posted - 12/28/2010 : 1:07 PM
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A useful update, thx Ryan.
Busy tomorrow? |
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North Vancouver, BC
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Posted - 12/28/2010 : 1:15 PM
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Originally posted by Ryan.in.yaletown
Arriving at Dog Mountain, I had the same views as my last headlamp snowshoe up there last year:
These are great pictures. How did you get them?
Camera in a waterproof enclosure on a tripod using a long exposure with a headlamp for lighting?
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Van, BC
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Posted - 12/28/2010 : 1:18 PM
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Originally posted by RamblingBull
A useful update, thx Ryan.
Busy tomorrow?
Just e-mailed you - am free and wondering what adventure you are leading :)
-Ryan
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Van, BC
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Posted - 12/28/2010 : 1:20 PM
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Originally posted by Steventy
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Originally posted by Ryan.in.yaletown
Arriving at Dog Mountain, I had the same views as my last headlamp snowshoe up there last year:
These are great pictures. How did you get them?
Camera in a waterproof enclosure on a tripod using a long exposure with a headlamp for lighting?
Cheers,
Fstop at around f/2, little less than half a second exposure, high (1600) ISO, no flash (lit by headlamp) holding camera steady in my hands and turned around from the wind to shield camera from the snow :P
-Ryan
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Dog Mtn / First Lake Loop - 2010-12-27
