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Ice Creek Camp
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Noth Valhalla Camp
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Potential Camp
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Whitelady Camp
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Frisby Camp
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Mount Brennan Lodge
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Lyle Lakes
AST 2 day 1 route
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Great spot for snow profiles
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Challenging route to Lakes
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Complex Lake exit. Avoid
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Once in 100 year slide path.
This is a unique avalanche path that does not have a typical start zone. It ran full path in the 2009 facet cycle that ran to the ground and took out all the trees. It is unknown if this path had ever ran before. Many avalanche paths during that cycle happened in areas that previously had never had avalanches.
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Miners cabin
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Ski Run, Challenging Terrain.
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complex terrain
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Steep roll over terrain. Complex.
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Rossiter Route
This route provides you access to the Rossiter Zone. It is possible to cut through some of the switchbacks on the way up.
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Miners zone.
This area is good to find places to dig profiles and access terrain. There were plenty of mines in here and they create warm air through openings that create surface hoar. You can use the road to access the upper sections or go through the heart of the gully.
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Good Profile Location
There is good skiing in these trees and there are places to dig profiles. Look out for surface hoar as it forms in the openings due to the old mines and warm air.
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Potential entrace to upper Brennan
This route goes through challenging terrain even though the overall terrain is rated is complex. It is possible to ascend and descend this route.
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Challenging Terrain
This is the mouse trap and uppper Brennan. The mouse trap is an intimidating feature and it is possible to consider it complex due to overhead hazard. The slopes above it have avalanched into it. The feature itself does not slide often. The upper sections are mostly low angle but do have the occasional steep section.
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Summit Crux
This is the crux slope going up to the summit of Brennan. I have had to boot pack it often due to rock hard snow and 30+ degree slopes. The upper sections are typically wind hammered.
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Access route to skiing Cody Ck West Fork
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AST2 LS4
This is a great area to dig profiles. Find a place not exposed to avalanches from above.
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The Burn Uptrack option #1
Excellent route up the burn. The route is threatened from avalanches from the bowl above, especially when you exit the burnt forest on climbers left. That slide path is very infrequent but capable of producing size three avalanches.
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AST2 LS 1
This is a great place to show where cornices and wind loading cause avalanche issues. You can show the steep slopes on the NE facing terrain that get loaded. There are often fresh avalanches here
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Acidophilus
Standard line down Acidopholous. Some students might be intimidated by this. Be aware of the skill set of your group before going down.
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AST LS2
Great place to view the Five Mile Basin. You can set up outside of the avalanche path and teach about the size and scope of different size avalanches.
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AST2 LS3
This ridge is a great and mostly safe place to show students wind loading on a lee ridge. There are several entrances to the runs in the forest along the ridge. They are also great places to use the Avaluator Card. Consider taking Teddy Bear Trees safe line if there are any concerns.
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Open TB Trees
Great run on Acidophilus/Teddy Bear Trees. Steep at the top.
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Teddy Bear Uptrack
This area is great for teaching track setting. It is the preferred zone to exit Five Mile due to avalanche hazard on other routes.
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AST 2 The Burn LS 5
This is a great place to teach safe track setting. If you go too high you end up very exposed to avalanche hazard. The slopes off of Emma Peak spill into the trees. The slopes off the peak to your N also avalanche and have even taken out where this pin is placed. Only come here if you are not expecting natural avalanches.
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AST 2 Route Black Queen
This is a sample route for using Black Queen on an AST 2.
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AST2 LS 5
Use this ridge to assess travel on a ridge. Teaching students how to avoid cornices and assess terrain below them.
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AST2 LS6
This area is great for digging profiles.
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East Peak Day
This is a good route to explore East Peak area.
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Selous Pass Option
This is a different day than East Peak. There is a good place to dig profiles. You can ski back down the front side.
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Hummingbird Pass AST 2, LS #1
This is a great place to break out the avaluator and talk about the types of terrain, slope angle and terrain traps. At the AST 2 level you can move through this piece of terrain if you are in the yellow. It is important to let students know that there is a safer route above the pass. You can always go around it.
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East Peak LS #1
This ridge is excellent for showing students wind loading. You can use the micro features to show how to ski test safely.
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East Peak LS #2
This is where there was a serious avalanche in late 2021. A party of four triggered a size 2.5 that left one person seriously injured. The incident happened at 330-4pm and it took almost 8 hours to get them off site. The avalanche hazard was well known. 3 days later a solo skier triggered the entire path of Whale's back on the same layer and almost killed serveral people. You can look down the area where the slide was triggered and show students what a convex slope looks like from the top. Be careful not to get too close because the slope is not safe in considerable hazard.
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Selous Pass LS #1
This is an excellent place to dig profiles with AST 2 groups. Be careful because the slopes are over 35 degrees in places. Especially to the North.
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Selous Pass LS #2
This is also a place to dig profiles. It is great on higher hazard days because there is no avalanche hazard.
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East Peak LS #3
There are profile locations here to show students snowpack tests.
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AvSar Training
This is an excellent place to do your avalanche rescue training on AST 1 and 2 courses.
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AST 1 stop
This is a place to show students the scale of a size 4 avalanche path. It is obvious avalanche terrain.
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AST 1 stop 2.
This is a great place to ask students if this is an avalanche path. It is NOT an avalanche path. But many might think it is because it is open. Note the trees have no markings on them and there is old forest above.
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AST 1 Stop 3.
This is a place to stop and ask students again if it is an avalanche path. This one is very hard to tell. It is capable of producing avalanches from above. But how large is the question? I don't actually know. It is good to show students that it is very hard to tell sometimes and it is best to er on the side of caution. There is also a terrain trap below you. It is good practice to show students how move around the terrain trap.
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AST1 Stop 4.
This avalanche path has had numerous accidents on it. There was an avalanche that injured two people in late December 2021. It is capable of going into the regenerated tress below as is evidenced by the age of the trees. It is a great place for discussion on how you would cross this slope and how you would know if anyone was riding it above you.
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AST 1 stop 5.
This is a great place to take out the avaluator and discuss going into the terrain trap. The avaluator almost never lets you Hummingbird Pass. Points of discussion surround convex slopes, terrain traps, forest openings and elevation bands. Note that this terrain is below tree line.
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Av Sar Site 2.
This area is excellent for running scenarios for AST 1-2 students. Instructors go below the road and set up scenarios. You can cycle back up and down and do a few different scenarios.
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AST1-2 slope angle exercise
This steep bank on the uphill side of the cross-country ski track does avalanche occasionally. I have only ever seen a size 1 avalanche here. It is a great place to demonstrate how to measure slope angle from below and above.
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Summit sneak to White Queen
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Secret bowl
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Whales back South
The South Facing shoulder of Whales Back. Make sure to stay on the south side under heightened avalanche conditions. The South East facing side of the ridge is dangerous and has had numerous accidents over the years. There is still avalanche hazard to be considered on this side and the safest route is on the tree island.
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Whales Back South East
This is one of the most dangerous areas in the Whitewater backcountry. Numerous avalanches have occured over the years here. It is very easy to drop Whales Back South and accidently spill over into this area. Use extra caution any time you decide to ski here. The terrain here is mostly complex.
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Ymir Ridge
Challenging uptrack to Ymir Peak.
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East Peak
The furthest east peak on Evening ridge. This piece of terrain is challenging and there have been numerous avalanche accidents on this peak. It is best to climb the backside through Hummingbird pass or take the trees to the west.
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Evening Ridge south uptrack
This is the typical route up the south side of evening ridge. There is also decent tree skiing in this area. The terrain is mostly simple with some sections of challening terrain.
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Humming Bird West lines
This is a steep cliff band with challenging terrain.
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Hummingbird Pass
Hummingbird Pass. This is a terrain trap that occasionally has size 2 avalanches. You can avoid going through the pass by travelling above it on the bench towards the Molly Hogan Mine.
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Hummingbird East slopes
This simple terrain faces west and south west. It is quite open because of logging.
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Challenging convex slope
This is a classic avalanche slope on back side of evening ridge. There have been many accidents on this slope over the years. This slopes gets lots of surface hoar and wind loading.
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Whales Back North Aspect
Challenging terrain on the north aspect of Whales Back
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Evening East peak north aspect
Generally simple terrain. Excellent but short north facing tree skiing.
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Extacy
This east facing feature is mostly complex terrain with some areas of challenging. There was a major avalanche in 2018 on the main avalanche path the nearly killed someone.
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White Queen Main
Challenging Terrain. South facing runs off of White Queen. The lower half is plagued with alder in early season and low snow years. The trees on either side of the avalanche paths can be very tight. Very popular area that sees heavy usage.
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Molly Hogan Mine area
Challenging terrain on the north side of White Queen that goes into the Molly Hogan Mine area. These runs are short but there are some great pillow lines.
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White Queen North Trees
Mostly simple terrain. Some flats at the bottom.
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Secret Bowl chutes
Complex terrain if you enter off the ridge. Enter from the skiers left towards White Queen North Trees for the most conservative entrance. There are plenty of chutes and steep trees that enter along the cliffs. In order to get to the chutes follow the ridge. This will require you to skin if you have a splitboarder with you and to skate if you are on skis.
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Arachnophobia
Challenging Terrain. Epic steep North East facing trees off the end of Black Queen Ridge. Watch out for surface hoar in the openings. There is an infrequent avalache path off end of the ridge.
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Lower Black Queen Trees
Mostly simple terrain. Decent tree skiing below the Black Queen bench.
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Black Queen
Challenging Terrain. The summit ridge to White Queen is often guarded by large cornices. The terrain on skiers right and left of the summit is safer than dropping the main face. This is an area where lots of surface hoar forms and frequent sz 2-2.5 avalanche occur.
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Teddy Bear Trees
Simple Terrain. Easy North East facing Tree skiing. Most of this area can get skied in any hazard and is a much safer exit from Five Mile Basin than going up Acidophilus.
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Acidophilus
Challenging Terrain. Epic North East facing steep tree skiing. The opening on skier right is used as the standard exit from Five Mile Basin. This exit and ski run is often treated like it is inbounds but it poses segnificant hazard. Cornices and avalanches threaten the bottom of the uptrack and a steep 40 degree wind loaded ridgeline guards the top. There have been many close calls and skier triggered avalanches on this uptrack and ski run.
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The Fingers
Challenging Terrain. These are some of the best trees you will ever ski. There are infrequent avalanche paths that cut openings through the forest that create some epic runs. Note that it is very challenging to put a skin track up these trees towards half dome. They are steep and occasionally avalanche.
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Half Dome Ridge.
Complex terrain off of Half Dome Ridge. The entrances are very steep and get a tonne of wind loading. There are frequent size 2 avalanches and the occasional size 3. This side of Half Dome ridge is one of the most frequent areas for avalanches in the Whitewater backcountry.
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Half Dome Summit/Five Mile side
Challenging Terrain. Generally low angle terrain with benches that is workable in good visability. This is one of the most wind prone areas in the Whitewater backcountry as the wind tends to funnel over the col into Kutetl Creek. If you happen to get this in fresh snow with little to no wind effect take the run into Five Mile just beside The Fingers. It is an absolute classic ski run.
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5 Mile Slide paths
Complex terrain. There are entrances along the ridge top that are steep and commiting. Infrequent avalanche path that is capable of going to size 3.5.
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KBG Terrain 2024-25_ 114-1
This is known as the burn, even though the majority of the actual fire is down valley in Five Mile. The skiing in this area is excellent as the forest fire thined the trees.
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The burn option #2
Route up the burn. This route is steeper than option #1 but has less overhead hazard. The main concern would be to human trigger the 35+ degree terrain you travel through.
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Goats Slide
This is now inbounds. BOOO!!!
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Scob's Knob
Challenging Terrain. No idea how this run got its name. This is an excellent area that has some of the best tree skiing anywhere. It faces West and South West so the sun can get to it quickly. There is an entrance from the Half Dome ridge that is tricky but feasible.
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Prospector Bowl
The most popular bowl in the Whitewater Backcountry due to its proximity to the ski resort. You can get to it in 20 min if you are fit. Don't expect to find powder here unless you are one of the first groups out after Powder Keg gets opened.
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Ymir East Face
Complex terrain. Steep East face of Ymir Peak and accompanying slide path. This can go to size for and did in 2015.
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Kutetl Creek East Burn
Challenging Terrain. Excellent zone with great skiing although it is often wind hammered at the top the lower slopes hold snow long after a storm. There are steep upper pitches and the slope just below the summit of Half Dome is a frequent avalanche slope. There is a bench mid way down this area and then it rolls over again at the bottom. Be cautious of the steep slopes at the bottom as surface hoar lingers here and size two avalanches occur here regularly.
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Emna South East slopes.
Challenging terrain. Generally low angle terrain that faces south east. Great place to go when the south aspects are skiing well.
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Villi North East
Challengin terrain execpt for the main face off of Villi Peak which is complex. The upper pitch is very steep 45-50 degrees and often has many cornices. Ther is excellent skiing in the trees and avalanche paths on the slopes below. The very bottom has very steep pitches that need to be managed.
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Lower N Qua/Kutetl Side
The slopes on the lower half of North Qua are very steep and avalanche prone. You must be careful managing these slopes.
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Upper N Qua Kutetl side
Challenging terrain that has excellent skiing that ends is the steep complex slopes below. This is often one of the last places to see tracks in the Whitewater backcountry.
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Ymir Peak South face
Complex terrain. Size four avalanche path that faces due south. There is a safer way to ski this feature by moving down the skiers right ridge.
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Ymir South/H8 ridge
A ridge that provides safer skiing down into Qua basin. Use this an an alternate to skiing the South Face of Ymir Peak.
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Villi South uptrack
Challenging Terrain. Great place for an uptrack to Villi from Qua. Not great skiing.
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Villi South Face
Complex terrain. Steep south facing slopes off of Villi Peak. I have never skied this terrain and not sure I ever will.
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H8
Complex avalanche path called H8. This slope faces West yet is often windloaded from SE winds that form in Qua basin.
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Hummingbird South
Mostly Simple Terrain with some challenging sections. Avalanche Hazard is easily managed here. This is a decent place to go when the skiing is good on the south and you have weak guests or you are looking for a time filler before dropping back into the ski hill.
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Prospector South
Challenging terrain on the South facing slopes of Prospector.
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Hummer A
Complex Terrain. Steep 45 deg chute with a large cornice that guards it.
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Hummer B
Slightly less agressive than Hummer A but not by much.
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Cougars Claw.
If you want to ride the GNAR, here you go.
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West Ymir
Complex Terrain. The entrace is tricky to find but once you do the entrace is not that hazardous. The place where people often get caught is mid slope where it gets steeper again. This is one of the most common avalanche areas in the Whitewater backcountry.
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1st Choice
Complex terrain. Cool chute that often has a large cornice guarding it on the skiers left. There is a pocket on the skiers right as you exit the chute that often catches people off guard.
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Ymir Bench
Complex terrain. This bench can be managed carefully by avoiding the skier left.
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Ymir Bowl
Complex terrain with challenging sections. Excellent west facing run
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Popcorn Chutes
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Kubas Chute
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Ymir Peak
50 deg face. Contrary to popular theories from some people, this feature avalanches.
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Corner Pocket
Challenging Terrain. Especially the North East facing bowl at the top on climbers left. If you ski down the ridgeline there is incredible tree skiing. Some of the lower slopes are very alder prone early season and on low snow years.
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Mount Beattie West
Simple terrain on the west facing slopes of Mount Beattie.
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Dogs Leg
Complex Terrain. Steep 50 deg chute with exposure to a large cliff.
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Mount Beattie North Bowl
Challenging terrain on the North aspects of Mount Beattie.
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The Burn West
Challenging Terrain that is just down valley from the Burn. This faces a bit more west from the terrain that is up valley from it and thus it can be more sun affected.
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Pillow land
Challenging Terrain. The bowl on climbers left has some crazy pillows.
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North Qua Bowl
Challenging Terrain with the odd bit of complex in the upper bowl. It is a bit of a mission to get out here.
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Qua Bowl
Challeging terrain with a bit of complex in the upper bowl. It is hard to access this bowl as there are some steep slopes that guard the bottom.
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Hummer Trees
Challenging terrain at the top that goes into simple fun tree skiing.
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Safest line down Whales Back.
This line is your best bet at staying safe on Whale's Back. It does not guarantee safety.
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Lost loop
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Twin lakes
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Cornice Ridge South Practice Slopes
Simple Terrain. South facing short slopes that are only good for beginner or intermediate guests.
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Cornice Ridge East Facing Practice slopes
Simple terrain. Low angle tree skiing that are very short. This is a decent first run for an intermediat group that you think might not make to the top of Cornice Ridge. You can use this a starter run and then head for the col between Cornice and Buzz's ridge.
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Cornice Ridge East Lower.
Challenging terrain. Short runs that face east on the lower portion of Cornice Ridge.
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Cornice Ridge East Face
Complex terrain. Size 3 avalanche path. There is often a large cornice that guards the top of this run. There is a huge fetch on the opposite side of this ridge that results in massive loading in on East face of Cornice Ridge.
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Lower Cornice East
Simple Terrain. There are a couple of roll overs capable of small avalanches but this is mostly low angle tree skiing.
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Cornice/Buzz's Col
Challenging terrain. This is a common exit from Cornice West and Missile Ridge. You have be careful of the benches below especially if you have snowboarders with you.
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Buzz's Ridge
Challenging Terrain. South Facing open TL terrain that has some steep rocky out croppings. Be careful of a steep section on the lower slopes.
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Cornice Ridge North Bowl
Challenging Terrain on the north aspect of Cornice Ridge. This is often a very wind affected area where lots of cross loading exists.
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Grover Lake
Simple Terrain. West facing slopes that are low angle and open.
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Missile Ridge South Facing
Challenging Terrain. 30-35 deg open TL terrain. This faces due south so only go for it if there has been no sun affect. There are some steep rocky sections on the lower skier right side. The terrain is more low angle on the skiers left.
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Missle Ridge uptrack.
A decent place to up and uptrack while you are headed to Missile ridge or into Lost Creek.
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Challenging Terrain. West facing short slopes that are mostly not worth it because they run onto a flat bench.
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Buzz's north bowl
Complex terrain on the north side of Buzz's ridge.
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Lost Creek Trees.
Mostly low angle simple trees.
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Lost Creek Bowl
Challenging Terrain. This bowl is a bit of a surface hoar farm. I have had two notable skier remote sz 2' right at ridgetop while approaching from the west side. There was a skier accidental that killed someone on Dec 31st 2017 on the lower skier left slopes just above the hydro lines. See the pins dropped for details.
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Sr avalanches
I have had two separte Sr Sz 2 avalanches at this spot. Both were on surface hoar.
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Scene of fatal skier accidental.
On Dec 31st 2017 a skier was killed here in a size two avalanche that occured on surface hoar.
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Secret Bowl
Complex terrain. I have never skied this bowl but it looks amazing. 400m of continuous fall line. If you get there with guests give me a report.
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Buzz's North Bowl #2
Complex terrain with sections of challenging terrain. Amazingly I have never skied this bowl but I have looked at it plenty. Go ski it and give me a report.
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Buzz's East Bowl
Challenging Terrain. The east bowl on the end of Buzz's Ridge.
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Hydro line Bowl.
Challenging Terrain. Caution with surface hoar in this area. The protected and open nature of some of the terrain makes it perfect for forming surface hoar.
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Wulf Ridge East
Complex Terrain but you could argue that it is borderline. Great east facing skiing. The best approach is from the parking lot down valley which is a 2km approach before you start climbing steeper slopes.
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Wulf Ridge East
Challenging terrain at the top with simple below. Mostly convoluted and tight trees that are not really worth it.
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Windy Ridge.
Simple terrain with challenging sections. Amazingly I have not skied this area many times. It looks like there are some worthwhile lines in it. It faces south so it would only be good during storm cycles.
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Camels Hump north
Simple terrain with some challenging sections at the top. Great protected north facing tree skiing.
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Camels Hump North Bowl
Challenging terrain. Cool north facing bowl at the end of camels hump. This is an adventurous exit on a loop tour starting at the pass. The exit is challenging and should only be down with good coverage and moderate
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Lunch Box
Challenging terrain. The most popular run at Kootenay Pass due to it's proximity to the parking lot.
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Baldy Rocks West
Challenging terrain. Very popular west facing runs. There are some very steep entrances off of the top that must be managed carefully.
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Baldy South
Challenging Terrain. South Facing skiing off of Mount Baldy. Short runs that end in low angle cut blocks.
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Baldy South Cut blocks
Simple Terrain. Low angle south facing cut blocks.
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Lightning Strike Proper
Complex Terrain. This terrain is steep and consistent. The West exposure means that it is often wind hammered and has a lower snowpack making deep facets a problem. In 2014 there was a fatality here.
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Lightning Strike West
Challenging Terrain. Steep at the top and the entrances can be hard to figure out. Once you get in there are some incredible open tree runs.
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Don't tell your friends.
Challenging terrain. Steep open north facing trees that have cliffs littered about. Be careful not to run into the cliff bands.
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Lightning Strike East Bowl
Mostly simple trerrain with pockets of challenging terrain on the upper sections.
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Lightning Stike First bowl.
Challenging terrain at the top and simple on the lower slopes.
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LSD Chute
Complex terrain. Fantastic chute you can enter it lower on the ridge and avoid climbing to the top.
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The Muffin Trees
Challenging Terrain. Great tree skiing that offers some consistent fall line skiing for a change. There are some interesting cliff bands that have pillows but some of them are too big or have flat landing so make sure you scout them out before heading into them.
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The Muffin Trees North
Challenging terrain. North facing trees off the end of the Muffin. There are benches in here that you need to avoid or you will get stuck in flats.
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Banana Chute.
Complex terrain. There is a cliff band that runs mid clute that you need to be careful of. It is actually a long way back to the parking lot from here so make sure that guests have energy and you have enough time to do this route in daylight.
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The Muffin North Chute
Complex terrain. Steep chute that you can enter from the sub ridge if you want.
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Lightning Strike South Aspect
Challenging terrain. Short open tree skiing.
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The Muffin East Face
Complex Terrain. Very Steep cliffy terrain. It is skiable but not recommended with usual guests.
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Pointless Trees
This run is convoluted and pointless. It is also very short.
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Baldy Rocks North East
Challenging Terrain. Steep and short.
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The Crags
Complex terrain. Fun North facing chutes and playful lines.
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The Crags South
Challenging terrain. Steep south aspect runs on the Crags.
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Easy Trees
Simple Terrain. Short and low angle tree skiing.
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Lightning South Trees
Simple Terrain.
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Lightning Strike NW drop in.
This is a decent place to drop into the Twin Lakes Basin. Great tree skiing on the way down.
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AST 2 Lightning Strike LS #3
I get students to take out their clinometers here and use their avaluators before ascending to the ridge.
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AST 2 Lightning Strike LS #2
Use this place to teach students that the best way to go up something is not straight. If you head North to the end of the ridge the skin track is much easier to put in. There is plenty of learning to do by just looking at the terrain above you and discussing Simple Challenging and Complex terrain and if it is BTL or TL type of terrain.
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AST 2 Lightning Strike LS #1
I use this spot to get students to find themselves on a map. I also use it as a place to do companion rescue if needed. I also regroup and teach skin track setting on the way up to the ridge proper.
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This is a loop you can use on a MAT course or an AST 2. It is a short day so take time to teach along the way.
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AST2 Lightning Strike LS #4
This is a great place to teach terrain and the pitfalls of ski cutting. Judson almost died here in 2002 ski cutting the slope off the end of the ridge.
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AST2/MAT The Muffin info
This placemark describes the Muffin as an objective for your AST 2 and MAT groups. The Muffin zone should only be attempted with strong groups. You need to get in there quickly. You might need to do less learning on your way up Lightning Strike to save time. The Muffin is a great place to teach track setting. You can find places to dig profiles towards the top of the ridge. We have used it as a place for MAT groups who are strong. After you ski the trees back to the Twin Lakes Creek, it will take you 45min to 1 hour to tour back to parking lot.
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Cornice Ridge/Grover Lake Route
This is the standard AST2/MAT course route on Cornice Ridge/Grover Lake. It is not the exact route as it was drawn on a mapping program, and the terrain has nuances that need to be considered.
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AST2 Cornice Ridge LS #1
This is a good zone to teach track setting.
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AST2 Cornice Ridge LS #2
This is an excellent place to take out the Avaluator and assess the terrain.
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AST2 Cornice Ridge LS #3
This is an excellent place to teach ski cutting/testing. Warn of the pitfalls of ski cutting.
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AST2 Cornice Ridge LS #4
This is the top of Cornice Ridge. If possible, meaning it is completely safe, you can look straight down the face of Cornice Ridge and show students a perfect avalanche slope. From here you have two options. 1) Head to the NE and go down the ridge to access the Grover Lakes area. This route is the safest one. However you need to manage people and make sure they do not fall off onto the slope of Cornice Ridge. 2)Follow the route straight to the North. This is the route Judson drew in this file. This route is good but it is avalanche prone. You will need to have moderate hazard to ski it with an AST2 group.
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AST2 Cornice Ridge LS #5
This is a great place to teach track setting. You can also find good places to dig profiles on the way up.
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AST2 Cornice Ridge LS #6
Use this area to teach profile skills. The ground is generally smooth. Students enjoy the sun in the afternoon.
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AST2 Cornice Ridge LS #7
On the way home, this is a good place to show the difference between complex and challenging terrain. The terrain to the skiers' right gets increasingly complex. The terrain below you is mostly simple, with a bit of challenging mixed in. It is important to nail the line down. If you go too far on either side, you end up in flats.
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K Pass AST 1/Refresher Route
This is a ruff outline of where to go on your AST 1 field day.
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AST1 refresher LS 1
Do your companion rescue training here.
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AST 1 LS #4
This is an excellent place to stop and not go higher. You can show how hard it is to climb a ridge with avalanche hazard on either side without actually going up it. You can discuss the simple terrain below you and the challenging terrain above you.
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AST 1 Companion Rescue Scenario sites.
This is a good place to do companion rescue scenarios with your groups on AST 1 and refresher courses. It is far enough off the track that you should not run into too many people.