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[[Using This Ski Guide]]
[[Using This Ski Guide]]



Revision as of 01:37, 12 February 2008

Out of Date
This article contains old out of date information from an early 1990s edition of the VOC Ski guide.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

Using This Ski Guide

Topo of Area
Topo of Area

Route at a Glance

Rating Map Refs Road Route Start Elevation High Point Technical Notes
Intermediate 92J/2 <6km/<2hrs 10km/5hrs 740m 1890m Cabin:1890m

Access

Take the Blackcomb turn off and follow the "Singing Pass" signs to a raised causeway. The road is not plowed past here.

Route

Ski up the Olympic Ski run to a small water tower. Follow the road past the tower for about 5km and take the right branch up past an old mine to the trail head. Follow the trail SE into Singing Pass. Climb SE to a minor col west of Russet Lake. The cabin (Himmelsbach Hut) is located at the north end of the lake.

Hazards

  1. Numerous avalanche gullys intersect the trial. Open meadow slopes are also hazardous.

Trail Conditions