Yoho - TONS of snow
Trip date: Friday Mar 01, 2024
Submitted by ulrikeski
Particpants:
the 2 of us
Discussion:
WOW - real winter is here NOW!
Had a booking at Truffle Pigs Lodge in Field for the mid-week special.
Thursday - trail breaking workout to get to Taylor Lake in heavy, wet snowfall. Definitely earned us the fun, slow ski down in deep snow.
Friday - no tracksetting at Emerald Lake, but a good skier track along the hiking trail to end of lake. Circled around the lake on a well packed snow shoe trail back to Emerald Lake Lodge. More entertaining than crossing the lake and recommended when fresh snow.
Lucky for us that a group of skiers broke trail up the Yoho Valley Road to Stanley Mitchell Hut. Enjoyed our ski to the top of the switchbacks, then more falling snow on the return.
Drive home somewhat sketchy with intermittent blowing snow and poor visibility.