Omer lakes

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	This article contains old out of date information from an early 1990s edition of the VOC Ski guide.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.

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Difficulty Rating Intermediate NTS Mapsheet 92 G/11 Road 4km/2hrs Route 2km/2hrs Starting Elevation 580m High Point 1310m Technical Notes Day trip/overnight

Omer lakes | Loch Lomond | Mount Sedgwick | Mamquam | Alice Ridge | Diamond Head | Garibaldi Neve traverse | Brohm Ridge | Sphinx Bay | Black Tusk Meadows | Helm Creek | Cheakamus Lake | Singing Pass (Via Trail) | Singing Pass (Via Lift) | Spearhead Traverse | Rethel Creek | Cloudburst Mountain | Brew Hut | Brandywine Mountain | Metal Dome | Powder-Cap Traverse | Callaghan Lake | Telemagique Ridge | Puma Peak |Pemberton Ice Cap | Gin Peak | Beverley Creek | Rainbow Mountain | Mount Sproatt | Overseer | Ipsoot Mountain | Tenquille Lake | McGillivray Pass | Lizzie Lake | Microwave Road | Frosty Mountain

Access

Same as Loch Lomond

Route

From the starting point for the Loch Lomond trip, contour to the right until Omer Creek is reached. Stay to right of the creek and follow it into an open bowl below Red Mountain. Cross the creek and traverse up to the trees below cliffs and left of the bowl. From the trees traverse up to a notch at the top of the bowl. From the trees traverse up to a notch at the top of the bowl. Omer Lake is just beyond. To continue beyond the lake, it is easier to stay on the left side. Mt. Sheer and the Mountain Lake Cabin are also accessible from here.

Hazards

1. Avalanches and falling ice in the bowl just below Omer Lake.
2. Thin ice on lakes in late spring.