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Party of | Party of 7-9 heading to Burton Hut for New Years, 2008 (Dec. 30 - Jan 1). Comments? Questions? | ||
: Roland Hut ?? Do you mean Burton (Sphinx) Hut ?? Anyhow, I doubt that Garibaldi Lake will be frozen over by then.[[User:Champagne|Champagne]] 12:07, 11 December 2007 (PST) | |||
: See [http://www.ubc-voc.com/wiki/Burton_Hut#Access wiki] or [http://www.bivouac.com/FtrPg.asp?FtrId=2551 bivouac] for conditions of Garibaldi Lake. Probably also a good idea to leave some sort of contact details here... [[User:Bramvs|Bramvs]] 17:28, 11 December 2007 (PST) | |||
: Does anyone remember the earliest the lake has been reported to have been frozen? If it helps, it was not frozen on the January 13/14 weekend 2007. If you are really bold and decide to try anyway, you can climb a hill near the Battleship Islands and try to see if it is frozen all the way across. Ice screws can be useful at checking ice thickness. [[User:Swebster|Scott Webster]] 18:14, 11 December 2007 (PST) | |||
::A few years ago I crossed it in Late December (29th or thereabouts) after a week long cold snap of -15C. It was solid, bare ice, not very thick, and a little bit scary. If you have a bivouac.com account there is a history of bulletins for garibaldi lake ice conditions [http://bivouac.com/FtrPg.asp?FtrId=2551 here]. [[User:ScottN|Scott Nelson]] 08:55, 12 December 2007 (PST) | |||
Yep, I meant the Burton Hut. Typo. | |||
Contact info: darylharr@gmail.com | |||
We are not necessarily planning to cross the lake. I have experience in the Garibaldi Lake area ski-touring, hiking and climbing. I'm also very familiar with maps, GPS and safety near ice from my experience with SAR and years of touring. Thanks for the info and the concern. I know that lots of people head into the park quite poorly prepared. I'll keep an eye on the bulletins and have some routes planned out. Thanks again. Cheers. Daryl | |||
:How was your trip? Was the lake frozen? [[User:ScottN|Scott Nelson]] | |||
Trip was good. The snow was excellent and more stable than I imagined. We didn't make it to the hut due to some tired members of our party, but we got a view from Panorama Ridge and the lake looks frozen all the way across. How much ice, I'm not sure. | |||
Latest revision as of 19:39, 2 January 2008
Party of 7-9 heading to Burton Hut for New Years, 2008 (Dec. 30 - Jan 1). Comments? Questions?
- Roland Hut ?? Do you mean Burton (Sphinx) Hut ?? Anyhow, I doubt that Garibaldi Lake will be frozen over by then.Champagne 12:07, 11 December 2007 (PST)
- See wiki or bivouac for conditions of Garibaldi Lake. Probably also a good idea to leave some sort of contact details here... Bramvs 17:28, 11 December 2007 (PST)
- Does anyone remember the earliest the lake has been reported to have been frozen? If it helps, it was not frozen on the January 13/14 weekend 2007. If you are really bold and decide to try anyway, you can climb a hill near the Battleship Islands and try to see if it is frozen all the way across. Ice screws can be useful at checking ice thickness. Scott Webster 18:14, 11 December 2007 (PST)
- A few years ago I crossed it in Late December (29th or thereabouts) after a week long cold snap of -15C. It was solid, bare ice, not very thick, and a little bit scary. If you have a bivouac.com account there is a history of bulletins for garibaldi lake ice conditions here. Scott Nelson 08:55, 12 December 2007 (PST)
Yep, I meant the Burton Hut. Typo.
Contact info: darylharr@gmail.com
We are not necessarily planning to cross the lake. I have experience in the Garibaldi Lake area ski-touring, hiking and climbing. I'm also very familiar with maps, GPS and safety near ice from my experience with SAR and years of touring. Thanks for the info and the concern. I know that lots of people head into the park quite poorly prepared. I'll keep an eye on the bulletins and have some routes planned out. Thanks again. Cheers. Daryl
- How was your trip? Was the lake frozen? Scott Nelson
Trip was good. The snow was excellent and more stable than I imagined. We didn't make it to the hut due to some tired members of our party, but we got a view from Panorama Ridge and the lake looks frozen all the way across. How much ice, I'm not sure.