First Backcountry Ski Day of the Season

On Dec.9, 2012 We went to Thar Peak off the Coquihalla Highway with the ACC for some backcountry skiing.

Trip Report:

Sun, Dec 9 2012 - Coquihalla - Ski Tour (View Original Event Details) Event Leader(s): Stephen H. Participants: Stephen H., Marcus Tomlinson, Amber McMinn, Michael McMinn, Daniel Hudson, Brian Page, Robert Stupka

Stephen Hooper's Write Up:
Headed out with a group of 7 to Thar in the Coquihalla for a day of touring. Heavy cloud cover       and winds picked up early in the morning. Made our way up to the 3 dead trees vista and decided
to see how far we could go. 2/3rds of the way up I spotted sunshine at the top and the winds were not too bad. We topped out above the clouds in full sunshine with the world racing around us. Skied down a great section, traversed to a protected area, and yo-yoed till our legs gave in and called it a day. The snow conditions were very stable but we missed the waist deep soft pow by 1 day.

A video of the day by Stephen Hooper:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9_w4DF-wyo

Some Pics By Robert Stupka: