本周六(April 30 @6:00am): Cloudburst Mountain

Chance Creek Route to Cloudburst


These are instructions on how to ski up Cloudburst mountain from the Chance Creek side. This route is the most common route in early winter when there is no road access from High Falls Creek.

Turn off highway 99 and drive the Chance Creek road up to the snowcat building at 49:58.2-123:10.0. The road is usually plowed all winter. See a 10 km radius Bivouac Javamap for a diagram of the roads and the snowshed. From the shed, follow the road up the hill to the Roe Creek junction. (about 20 minutes). Keep left at all junctions. The road is good for skiing because the snowcat levels out the road. Eventually you get to a second junction in a clearcut. Head up this a short way, and then across the clearcut to the old growth trees on the south. A GPS reading in the clearcut and approaching the trees is at (49:57.8-123:13.9 and 867m. A short time later, I took a second reading just after entering the forest at 49:57.7-123:13.9.

Once in the beautiful old growth forest, climb upward through the trees. After about an hour you reach an open bowl below some steep slopes. Ascend the steep open slopes keeping to the right to minimize avalanche danger from above. Eventually you will emerge at the top of a steep section at a knotch at 1584m. From here, you are above tree line and can work

   报名一人, carpool.  Thanks.

yin G
下决心了。还要再去一次。

两人一车。假如不用我带入的话, 我们直接去th.

Irene
三人一车，带一新人，我负责照顾新人，希望不拖大部队后腿。谢谢LULU。
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Chance Creek Route to Cloudburst

These are instructions on how to ski up Cloudburst mountain from the Chance Creek side. This route is the most common route in early winter when there is no road access from High Falls Creek.

Turn off highway 99 and drive the Chance Creek road up to the snowcat building . The road is usually plowed all winter.  From the shed, follow the road up the hill to the Roe Creek junction. (about 20 minutes). Keep left at all junctions. The road is good for skiing because the snowcat levels out the road. Eventually you get to a second junction in a clearcut. Head up this a short way, and then across the clearcut to the old growth trees on the south. A GPS reading in the clearcut and approaching the trees is at (49:57.8-123:13.9 and 867m. A short time later, I took a second reading just after entering the forest at 49:57.7-123:13.9.

Once in the beautiful old growth forest, climb upward through the trees. After about an hour you reach an open bowl below some steep slopes. Ascend the steep open slopes keeping to the right to minimize avalanche danger from above. Eventually you will emerge at the top of a steep section at a knotch at 1584m. From here, you are above tree line and can work

Elevation Gain:          1071 m
Start Elevation:         800 m
Max Elevation:         1871 m
Round trip:10+km

Directions

Drive up highway 99 to 1 km south of Garibaldi Station community. Chance creek FSR is on the left side of highway, there are signs. As you drive in will cross train tracks, when you get to about 2.5 - 3km you should see Roe creek branch, stay to the left here. When you get to about 6.5 km you should see an old spur that heads south, park near there. If not familiar with this area should have topo map 92G/14, or the backroads mapbook also helpful.

Details

Once on the spur heading south, head into the trees in a southwest direction, going south and to the right. Once above tree line on a clear day will see a few bumps leading to summit. If it is a foggy day could be difficult route finding here. This route is not marked, I recommend having a map and compass. If the route is icy may want ice axe or crampons, depending on comfort level.