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Vancouver, BC
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Posted - 07/16/2012 : 09:08 AM
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We tried to hike Cypress Peak yesterday but things didn't work out as planned.
The road is in reasonably good shape and we were able to make it most of the way in a 2WD car. It's definitely loose in sections and rocks were flying, but we made it. We ended up stopping roughly 500 m from the end of the road due to a stream running across the road surface. The water was sufficiently deep that we crossed it on foot in our flip flops. The road is snow-free to the end.
After that, we didn't make it very far. We left the car around 11:30 am, and with the recent warm temps and heavy runoff, we were unable to cross Roe Creek. We followed the flagging tape to where the crossing usually is, and there was no good way across. The water was running sufficiently fast that we didn't feel comfortable wading. Below that, the creek was bridged by snow, but we didn't trust it. So we ended up turning back. I had been there in August and November 2011 and while crossing that creek was definitely sporty, we were able to do it in the past without issue.
If someone with more experience has visited the area recently, I'd be interested to hear how you were able to negotiate Roe Creek.
Beyond that, there was a ton of snow right down to where the trees started. The plan was to do some skiing and I'm bummed it didn't work out, but feel good about our decision to pull the plug. |
Edited by - DM on 07/16/2012 2:26 PM
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Squamish, British Columbia
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Posted - 07/16/2012 : 2:01 PM
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Originally posted by DM
We followed the flagging tape to where the crossing usually is, and there was no good way across. The water was running sufficiently fast that we didn't feel comfortable wading. Below that, the creek was bridged by snow, but we didn't trust it.
Well I haven't been there in a few weeks so it probably looks a lot different but I'd recommend anyone to not follow the flagged route. Head further up the road to its end and follow an obvious cutblock down the creek.
The bridging of the creek tends to be better further up. The area that the flagged route spits you out at requires you to hop quite a few boulders and mini islands to get across. In high flow it's probably not easily passable.
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Posted - 07/16/2012 : 3:13 PM
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| Ditto leimrod's comment. Good for you to have the courage to bail. |
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Cypress Peak 15-Jul-12 - Failed attempt
