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{{ski guide old}} | |||
[[Using This Ski Guide]] | [[Using This Ski Guide]] | ||
[[image:ipsoot.gif|right|Topo of area]] | |||
==Route at a Glance== | ==Route at a Glance== | ||
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| Technical Notes | | Technical Notes | ||
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| | | Advanced | ||
| | | {{NTS link|092|j|07}} | ||
| | | <5km/<2hrs | ||
| | | 7km/5hrs | ||
| | | 550m | ||
| | | 2600m | ||
| | | Glacier Skiing | ||
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==Access== | ==Access== | ||
Take the Rutherford Creek logging road for 4-5km. | |||
==Route== | ==Route== | ||
Climb north through steep forest for about 600m, then swing northwest for a further 600m. Traverse along a bench for about 3km to a small ice field southeast of Ipsoot. The peak is easily reached from here. Rhododendron Peak can also be easily reached across the glaciers to the north. | |||
==Hazards== | ==Hazards== | ||
# | # Steep (40 degree) travel through forest. | ||
==Trail Conditions== | ==Trail Conditions== | ||
Latest revision as of 23:22, 20 February 2008
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| This article contains old out of date information from an early 1990s edition of the VOC Ski guide. Road conditions may have changed considerably since this article was written. |
Route at a Glance
| Rating | Map Refs | Road | Route | Start Elevation | High Point | Technical Notes |
| Advanced | 92 J/7 | <5km/<2hrs | 7km/5hrs | 550m | 2600m | Glacier Skiing |
Access
Take the Rutherford Creek logging road for 4-5km.
Route
Climb north through steep forest for about 600m, then swing northwest for a further 600m. Traverse along a bench for about 3km to a small ice field southeast of Ipsoot. The peak is easily reached from here. Rhododendron Peak can also be easily reached across the glaciers to the north.
Hazards
- Steep (40 degree) travel through forest.