I have never seen Red Mountain that good in mid December before.
Kirkup Mountain’s north face (taken from Hanna Ridge later in the week).
Headed up Kirkup on Christmas Eve with my friends Wiggly, Kyle, and my dog Tokes.
It was his first tour ever and stoke level was high.
Now with six people and three dogs on the skin trail it was an entertaining climb for sure.
Tokes getting her pow on.
The family about to drop in for their run.
The kid was super stoked on the snow as he was hooting and hollering with each turn.
The north side of Grey Mountain with Granite (in bounds) behind.
Red Mountain is putting a chairlift up Grey for next season with $10 cat rides up this year.
It will be interesting to see how it will ski once it becomes inbounds and gets tracked.
Tokes hanging out just below the summit ridge watching…
Wiggly and Kyle approaching the summit.
The dog was pooped by the end to say the least.
On Boxing Day I headed out to Kootenay Pass for a tour.
With three Revelstoke folk, two from Nelson and one Rosslander it was a good group of Kootenay folk.
I forgot my camera (like usual) but my friend Steve had his and took a couple pictures.
The following three pictures are his.
Me skinning up through the trees.
Our tour on Google Earth.
Four runs, all north/northeast facing.
The ski out to the highway after a great day in the mountains.
Our plans changed as the day went on due to clouds coming in but the day was fun nonetheless.
The day started with an inversion and the skin up was beautiful.
Snow covered trees and sunshine sure makes for a pleasant climb in the mountains.
We ended up heading towards Plewman to see how the north side was looking.
Hanna Ridge from Plewman.
As with the rest of the week, the snow was stable and very skiable.
Wiggly dropping a cliff at the end of our run on Hanna.
Luckily, the bar was a good substitute for good times.
