So many mountains, so little time. Just back from a 5 day ski traverse, starting (at the snowline at 7km) up Kokanee Creek to the Slocan Chief, up and then down Kokanee Glacier to Coffee Pass, over Kane Pass, down the Kane Icefield then up to the Woodbury Cabin, a day spent lapping the Woodbury Glacier, then a high route to Silverspray, a line down by the Caribou Glacier, then a final descent to and out via Woodbury Creek (to our vehicle parked at the 2.5km landslide). We timed the trip for a high pressure window, and with stable, light, boot deep powder on northern aspects, the multiple long, steep, perfect powder runs were certainly the highlight of our ski season.
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- Crossing Kokanee Lake on the long slog in.
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- A cold night at the Chief.
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- Dropping in on the Kokanee Glacier.
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- Endless Powder.
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- Coffee Pass.
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- Kane Icefield into Woodbury Creek.
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- Woodbury Cabin.
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- Dawn on the Sawtooths.
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- A shitter with a view.
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- Woodbury Glacier.
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- Ascending.
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- Topping out.
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- Turns that make it all worthwhile.
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- Again.
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- And again.
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- Looking back towards Kokanee over Sawtooth Ridge.
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- Powder tracks.
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- Just wandering through the mountains.
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- Jordy.
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- Cam.
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- The final descent from Silverspray.
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- Walking out.
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