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Posted - 05/09/2011 : 05:48 AM
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Day trip on Sunday to the Powdercap north of Brandywine. Original plan was to ski Brandywine Glacier but there was about 20 cm of fresh, rain-soaked snow that was avalanching spontaneously all around. Took the safer Plan B and approached the Powdercap from a broad valley north of Brandywine.
Parked on the Callaghan Mainline in the lodge parking lot. Approached from Km 5 bridge over Callaghan Creek on the Wild Spirit Trail. An intriguing road branches west from the bridge to the valley north of Brandywine. I was speculating it was put in last year by the military for surveillance of Whistler Olympic Park. The road goes to a knoll overlooking the valley.
Branched off the road where it climbed up to the knoll and continued up valley. Climbed a 2200 meter peak 1.4 km west of Brandywine. We could have climbed Brandywine from there and descended the Brandywine Glacier but it wasn't in the cards Sunday due to the serious avalanche risk. Had a safe ski down our approach route.
Km 5 bridge over Callaghan Creek.
Bursting above treeline.
Entering an area that was continuously avalanching from the right.
Vulcan's Thumb in middle.
Brandywine Mountain behind Max.
The jagged Mount Fee with Tantalus way in the background.
Mount Cayley.
 
The skiing was quite good until it turned to schmoo below 5500 feet.
The route we skiied.
Lots of fresh slides.
The route we approached from. |
Edited by - Stoked on 05/09/2011 05:52 AM
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Burnaby, BC
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Posted - 05/09/2011 : 2:20 PM
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| Some of those mountain Jaggy tops are amazing! |
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 Terminator shade wearing, summit questing, double Grinding, Gordo voting self annointed 'dumb ass' and Aconcagua Bagga who dreams of Robson, Teton, The Judge, and.....and....
Port Moody, B.C
Canada
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Posted - 05/09/2011 : 4:58 PM
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Nice outing and pictures.  |
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North Vancouver, bc
Canada
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Posted - 05/09/2011 : 6:43 PM
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| Great job with the photography, looks like a good day to be out there. |
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Vancouver, BC
Canada
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Posted - 05/09/2011 : 8:33 PM
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| Great photos -- beautiful looking trip. |
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canine loving, machete-toting bushwhacking lake seeker, Indiana Jones hat-wearing off-road 4x4 guru
Surrey Hole, BC
Canada
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Posted - 05/09/2011 : 9:54 PM
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| what kind of sledder activity was happening in the area (s) ? |
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Posted - 05/10/2011 : 12:39 AM
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Posted - 05/10/2011 : 05:45 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by Aqua Terra
what kind of sledder activity was happening in the area (s) ?
There were about 8 or 10 sleds down in the hole between us and Cayley. Seems like they were playing it conservatively with the high marking. Wasn't too noisy up where we were.
Route from Max's Backcountry Roads map package. |
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Posted - 05/10/2011 : 05:46 AM
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Here is statistic
start 820 meters, highest point 2170, elevation gain 1350 meters, 28km return.
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Peak bagging, bushwhacking, zamboni driving, snowshoeing, self portrait artist, and speed demon who loves to hang out on Mt. Seymour
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Posted - 05/10/2011 : 07:31 AM
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| Nice looking trip - lot's of ground covered. Things have really warmed up in the alpine the last couple of days. |
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