Went for a ski up Chief Pascell today.
Skiing from the Highway to the logging road is border-line as the trail is in the forest has little snow - walking is easier. However once in the open, track setting is good but a little punchy in the cut blocks.
Once you hit 1600m, in open terrain the skiing is excellent. We skied the E facing bowl and finished off via the N side back to the Hwy. Overall it was a great day of early season skiing with dry pow!
Cool temps with -4 being the max - the next weather system rolled in by the end of the day with light snow falling.
Snow depth at 2000m was about 150cm.
EARLY season conditions are certainly out there and the ski outs are quite hairy (old fallen trees, stumps, alder, and open creeks), so use caution in the trees and cut blocks.
For those of you who do not know, there is a new Web Cam at the Pass of Duffy Lake Road. http://images.drivebc.ca/bchighwaycam/pub/html/www/182.html
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Cheers,
John Furneaux
ACMG/IFMGA
Mountain Guide
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