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2024-03-14 at 09:12 - comment by MaSid
Excellent. Such an easy no-bake recipe. I’ll definitely give it a try. On my way home still stopped at both fortress and the village for more food as the tank was still low. Was feeling a bit shaky at blueberry. Thanks again. And now you can give the traverse a go in the clockwise direction.
2024-03-13 at 21:16 - comment by SteveR
Glad that we got to chat, and put enough fuel in your tank to make it home! A couple of short off-trail excursions on the way to Blueberry showed that conditions were indeed very good for wandering on LT skis, with about 15 cm ski penetration over a supportive crust. This is the recipe for those bars- a staple in our packs.
https://www.healthstandnutrition.com/andreas-award-winning-cocoa-energy-bars/
East elk to west elk pass traverse
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(trip) Date: Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Submitted: Wednesday Mar 13, 2024 at 15:57
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-6 in the parking lot at 730 with a dusting of snow over the grooming. +2 on return at 2PM. About a cm of new snow on the blueberry junction picnic table. Toe to ankle trail breaking through meadows over a supportive crust (AT gear). East elk pass route is much more filled in now and conducive to travel using wax (looking like a January snowpack finally). Snow was getting a bit warm in the cut block descent at noon but travelled fine (thick dust on crust). The traverse can be done with LT gear now. West elk pass meadows were getting a bit sticky by 1PM. It’s all about timing now, until it gets cold again and more snow. I somehow managed to misplace half my sandwich en route so quite hungry and low blood sugar by the time I got to blueberry junction. Thankfully Steve and Jo Riggs were there and saved my bacon with their home made emergency energy bar rations. Thanks so much. Truly Delicious! Got a link to that recipe? +5 at Kananaskis village at 3PM. And yes, there is some burning going on, closer to nakiska.
 Looking more normal along elk pass trail.
 The resident cat has been keeping up his patrols through east elk pass and up on the hill.
 Sun, cloud and lightly snowing big flakes with no wind. And suspected location of lost second half of my sandwich.
 Dramatic sun and cloud.
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