Mt Shark / Bryant Creek Shelter and Warden Cabin
Trip date: Saturday Feb 17, 2024
Submitted by Jean-Francois
Particpants:
Me, Babette and Geoff
Discussion:
Beautiful Bluebird day to ski from Mt Shark to the Bryant Creek Warden Cabin. This trail is mostly used by Backcountry skiers to access Assiniboine.
The Watridge Lake trail was perfectly groomed and the descent to the Spray River Bridge / end of grooming was fast and safe.
From the Spray River Bridge, you ski approximately 750m on a narrow and winding trail (single track) to reach the Bryant Creek Bridge.
From there the trail is rather straight, mostly flat with no views and you will reach soon the decommissioned Bryant Creek Shelter located in a meadow and thereafter the Bryant Creek Warden Cabin (14km from trailhead) with incredible views towards many peaks (Marvel, Eon, Wonder, etc.)
The trail has been skier trackset a few days before by a lonely Backcountry skier we encountered at the Warden Cabin and it was easy skiing. The slightly downhill return was fast along Bryant Creek.
We skied with our skinny skis without any problems (except on one steep hill near the Shelter, where I chose to remove my skis)
This ski is very similar in terms of distance / elevation gain to Cascade Valley / Stoney creek.