A Thompson Rivers University ACMG Assistant Hiking Guide course was
held in Jasper from Sept 8-16.
The group hiked on Mt Morro, over Hidden Valley, 2 Valley creek area
(sub peak in front of Mt. Dromore), and finished with a 3 day
backpacking trip in and adjacent to Watchtower Basin.
We started with summer conditions early in the week. A cold front
brought colder temperatures and snow leading to early winter
conditions by the morning of Sept 14th.
In the Watchtower Basin the snow line was down to 1600 metres, with
up to 15cm of new snow at and above treeline The temperature was near
-4C at in the morning from a camp at 2050 metres.
Signs of wildlife included tracks of Moose, grizzly, black bear, and
wolf. Lots of recent bear scat noted, and though we did not see any
bears, it looked like they have been eating well.
The lower section of trail out of Watchtower is well cleared (in the
burnt area), however in the upper drainage the trail is indiscernible
in places, especially with the new snow.
Hikers should consider staying at lower elevations over the next few
days while conditions improve, especially on northerly aspects where
the snow still lingers near treeline.
Overall it was a splendid week of hiking that spanned through 3 seasons!
Instructors:
Peter Amann
Steve Ludwig
Peter Amann
Mountain Guiding
Box 1495, Jasper AB, T0E 1E0
780 852 3237
cell 780 931 2521
www.incentre.net/pamann/
pamann.incentre.net
pamann@xxxxxxxxxxxx
amannpeterr@xxxxxxxxx
Watchtower upper basin Sept 15.JPG
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on ridge east of Watchtower peak sept 14.JPG
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ridge on Dromore Sub peak Sept 11.JPG
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