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2024-02-19 at 12:06 - comment by aqua toque
Here's a boomer AND a creeker. It doesn't get any more whack than that!
2024-02-19 at 09:20 - comment by HenryL
There was a real sense of exploration when the only thing between us and the great unknown was the Rick Kunelius guidebook and a topo map.
I'll never forget my first ski after moving to Calgary. It was to Taylor Lake in a foot of fresh December snow. I might well have been in the Yukon. The world seemed so big!
2024-02-19 at 08:41 - comment by Dana
I feel exactly the same.
2024-02-19 at 08:24 - comment by MaSid
Maybe one day in the future, the younger masses will learn with time and re-discover through pure and simple logic (or by getting passed by lots of happy and smiling old skiers) that skis are the most efficient and fun way to travel in winter (and that boomer was right!). Maybe.
OK, BOOM-er!
Report Submitted by The 13th Troll
(trip) Date: Monday Feb 19, 2024
Submitted: Monday Feb 19, 2024 at 08:10
Participants:
The Mountain Trolls
Discussion:
I'm feeling old. In the last half of the past century Boom Lake was a nice cross-country ski tour - it was even snowmobile track set about three-quarters of the way up.
Then, for a few more decades, it became a beginner back-country ski tour or alpine ski tour training destination. Now it is firmly a winter hiking destination. We encountered dozens of people with winter cleats on the trail: hikers, dog walkers, snowshoers, and even trail runners. We finally encountered some more skiers at the lake - they too were also Boomers. The trail was extremely hard packed and very bumpy from all of the walkers - not a very pleasant ski. The snow at the lake was much better as most of the walkers stop at the lakeshore - take their photo - and leave. I would certainly NOT recommend Boom Lake until right after a good snowfall.
Winter hiking is becoming a "thing" now - change is bad!!
I picture myself as that curmudgeon old neighbour, waiving my cane in the air and shouting "you young wipper-snappers stay off my ski trail!" (Ok, Boomer!)
Total distance: 10.00 Km
 Boom Lake Trailhead
 Skiing on Boom Lake
 The Boomcicle (below the HUGE Avalanche Chute)
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