Frozen Statues
If I learned anything last weekend, it was that winter is coming. Much colder than I was ready for. The first night we slept on a foot of snow in a tent. The second night was in a freezing hut.
After discovering the Whistler Gondola was shut down for the season we started up Singing Pass trail at noon. After finally breaking out of the trees I started to posthole through the deepening snow and we made camp just before dark. Despite the surprising amount of snow I slept really well. Next morning the surface was crusty and much easier to walk on. Up and over Cowboy Ridge (where this photo was taken). Then down to the BCMC cabin at Russet Lake. The temperature dropped some more and it was hard to keep warm during the night. Thankfully we brought a stove for warm drinks and food. The trail out was much icier but only took about 4 hours to get down to the Village. The plan next time is to go up the 3 mountains above us - Overlord, Fissile & Whirlwind.
Edit: If I learned anything today, it was that my Packers are legit Super Bowl contenders again. Note the new toque I'm rocking. :)
Frozen Statues
If I learned anything last weekend, it was that winter is coming. Much colder than I was ready for. The first night we slept on a foot of snow in a tent. The second night was in a freezing hut.
After discovering the Whistler Gondola was shut down for the season we started up Singing Pass trail at noon. After finally breaking out of the trees I started to posthole through the deepening snow and we made camp just before dark. Despite the surprising amount of snow I slept really well. Next morning the surface was crusty and much easier to walk on. Up and over Cowboy Ridge (where this photo was taken). Then down to the BCMC cabin at Russet Lake. The temperature dropped some more and it was hard to keep warm during the night. Thankfully we brought a stove for warm drinks and food. The trail out was much icier but only took about 4 hours to get down to the Village. The plan next time is to go up the 3 mountains above us - Overlord, Fissile & Whirlwind.
Edit: If I learned anything today, it was that my Packers are legit Super Bowl contenders again. Note the new toque I'm rocking. :)