Narao Trees

We woke up in Canmore to something like 30 or 40cms of fresh snow. The Lake O'Hara road looked impassable but the new truck made pretty short work of the snow once I got the hang of it.



There was a large group skiing up the road just before us, presumably going into the Elizabeth Parker Hut. Their skinny skis and huge packs made for gruesome trail breaking. They were dropping like flies within 500 metres of the trailhead. We eventually made our way past them and after about 2km Val lead us up into the trees.



It was fun skiing. Low angle with steep bits and widely spaced trees for the most part. And with all of the new snow it was an ideal destination.



Since we were expecting a tough drive back home over Rogers Pass we said our goodbyes after just one run as the others went up for more. If we'd known in advance just how bad the drive would be we would have just kept on skiing. But all's well that ends well and we were glad to ski at Narao. It's one of those destinations to keep in mind for when the conditions go south.