- Joined
- Jul 15, 2020
I've set some goals this winter, and I clearly going to have to revise them, to keep it interesting.
I started thinking about that today. It inspired me to put a legit day pack together and head out to see what I could do.
The most accessible BC ski in our neighborhood is a loop that starts at Garnet Hill Outdoor Center, to the Hooper Mine and then over to William Blake Pond. I wanted to know how my legs would react to a somewhat sustained climb. I'd say it went ok, not bad, not amazing. My weakest move is now my snowplow.
I think of this route as a ski trail, but Garnet Hill clients seem to favor snowshoes when going off piste. At the end of this holiday weekend, every trail within 2 miles of the Outdoor Center was packed out by snowshoes. Still good skiing, just not what I remember when I used to ski this route regularly.
Here are my pics:
View of the New Mine from the Old Mine
Inside the old mine
Veiled view of the Lake
Dynamite Shed
William Blake Pond
Once you get past William Blake Pond, the snowshoers have given up, all ski tracks from there.
I went up to the Beaver Swamp and skied across it.
Coming upon the Beaver Swamp
There is something I like about being alone in these woods.
Day 46.
I started thinking about that today. It inspired me to put a legit day pack together and head out to see what I could do.
The most accessible BC ski in our neighborhood is a loop that starts at Garnet Hill Outdoor Center, to the Hooper Mine and then over to William Blake Pond. I wanted to know how my legs would react to a somewhat sustained climb. I'd say it went ok, not bad, not amazing. My weakest move is now my snowplow.
I think of this route as a ski trail, but Garnet Hill clients seem to favor snowshoes when going off piste. At the end of this holiday weekend, every trail within 2 miles of the Outdoor Center was packed out by snowshoes. Still good skiing, just not what I remember when I used to ski this route regularly.
Here are my pics:
View of the New Mine from the Old Mine
Inside the old mine
Veiled view of the Lake
Dynamite Shed
William Blake Pond
Once you get past William Blake Pond, the snowshoers have given up, all ski tracks from there.
I went up to the Beaver Swamp and skied across it.
Coming upon the Beaver Swamp
There is something I like about being alone in these woods.
Day 46.
