Catamount Sneak - Not

We went to check on the Catamount Sneak. It was way to gnarly for us weekend warriors. Instead we skied down to the Nakimu Caves. It was excellent and we had the place to ourselves.

Corbin Peak (Dafoes Wiggle-ish)

Route #2 

Corbin Peak 2700m 

Southeast Face 

"A classic but rarely visited route"?

There are had to be over 20+ people on Corbin today. We didn't do the SE face. We weren't fast enough on this bitterly cold today. Instead we skied on the Tangiers side of the col. It was good fun.

Cougar Creek East Ross Peak. Après-ski at Steve's.

On paper this should be an amazing run. Easy to access. Long. Direct. Northerly aspect. And it is a good run. It's just that it looks like it should be an amazing run!

The ski down is less continuous than it looks, often wind effected at the top, and the lower reaches degenerate into a series of narrow gullies.

Perhaps we've simply never managed to be there on the right day.

It's still a heap of fun. Just leaves you wanting a little more.

We searched for an elegant way to climb back up to the adjacent slide path for a second run but it wasn't pretty and we pulled the plug half way.

Photo:Nick

Photo:Nick

Sir Donald-ish, Overlook-ish

A glorious clear day.

We were thinking of making our way to the Sir Donald-Uto col. Just because. It's a doddle in the summer. When we got there it looked like it would be a fair amount of Type II fun.

Instead we ambled up the slopes below the west face. There aren't too many days during the season that we'd consider placing ourselves on this slope but it felt right today.

Nice view to Overlook Col where we would head next.

The descent was so-so. Wind effected with plenty of small debris from the constant sloughing off Sir Donald. Neat spot though.

Next we followed the well beaten track to the Overlook Col. I'm sure local skiers were moaning about how busy Rogers Pass was becoming even 20 years ago. Long before we'd ever skied here. Even so, wasn't the Overlook tour just a little obscure a short while ago?

So we skipped the Overlook Bowl and skied down the west side instead. Very nice in the late afternoon sun.

Corbin

We followed a long meandering route up towards the col and came across this weird thing that somehow we've never noticed. Our resident radio expert declared it to be a passive radio link deflector. Then she went skiing.

Loop Brook the Easy Way

In terms of effort-to-reward ratio the slide paths that descend into Loop Brook off Ross Peak are among the best. A great way to spend the first day of the new year.