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==Route at a Glance== | ==Route at a Glance== | ||
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| Technical Notes | | Technical Notes | ||
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| | | Intermediate | ||
| 92G/ | | 92G/14E | ||
| | | <3km/<30mins | ||
| | | 7km/3hrs | ||
| | | 610m | ||
| | | 1650m | ||
| | | Day trip, Shelter in meadows | ||
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==Access== | ==Access== | ||
Take the Black Tusk turn off. Follow the road (plowed for 1/2km) to a trail head and parking lot. | |||
==Route== | ==Route== | ||
From here a well maintained trail switch-backs up paralles with Rubble Creek. At a sign posted junction take the left fork to Black Tusk Meadows (right for Garibaldi Lake). The trail is poorly marked after entering the meadows. Ski eastward to reach the picnic shelter. The upper meadows, Panorama Ridge and Black Tusk may be reached by continuing to the east. These objectives are strenuous day trips from the car. | |||
==Hazards== | ==Hazards== | ||
# | # Avalanche | ||
==Trail Conditions== | ==Trail Conditions== | ||
Revision as of 03:40, 30 January 2008
Route at a Glance
| Rating | Location Key | Map Refs | Road | Route | Start Elevation | High Point | Technical Notes |
| Intermediate | 92G/14E | <3km/<30mins | 7km/3hrs | 610m | 1650m | Day trip, Shelter in meadows |
Access
Take the Black Tusk turn off. Follow the road (plowed for 1/2km) to a trail head and parking lot.
Route
From here a well maintained trail switch-backs up paralles with Rubble Creek. At a sign posted junction take the left fork to Black Tusk Meadows (right for Garibaldi Lake). The trail is poorly marked after entering the meadows. Ski eastward to reach the picnic shelter. The upper meadows, Panorama Ridge and Black Tusk may be reached by continuing to the east. These objectives are strenuous day trips from the car.
Hazards
- Avalanche