Frosty Mountain

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Difficulty Rating Intermediate to Advanced NTS Mapsheet 92 H/2 Starting Elevation 1200m High Point 2400m

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Introduction

Mount Frosty is the highest summit in Manning Park. Compared to the surrounding mountains, Frosty Mountain is rather steep and offers some excellent challenging ski terrain.

Access

Access for all the different routes are the same. Drive to Manning Park (highway 1 east, then highway 3 east) and follow signs to the Lightning Lake day use area. The road is plowed in winter, but the last couple hundred meters is often compact snow.

Routes

There are a number of attractive skiing areas on Frosty Mountain.

East Peak trail

This is a good choice early or late in the season when deadfall or bushes are problematic. The trail starts from the Dam at the east end of Lighning Lake, and switchbacks up to a flat ridge. The trail can be very difficult to follow in winter, as there are no regular trail markers. Markers are only nailed to trees at 1km intervals. There is a long flat section along the ridge top that can also be tricky to navigate, even if you aren't trying to follow the trail.

West Peak NW Ridge

Ski to the far end of lightning lake and ascend the NW ridge of the west peak. Navigation is easy (go up along the ridge), but the forest is very tight. There is a large avalanche path off the west side of this ridge that provides a long descent to Flash Lake.

Frosty Creek

Its possible to descend down Frosty Creek to Lightning Lake from either the East Peak or the West Peak.

Hazards

1. There is serious avalanche terrain on both the east and west peaks.