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| This article contains old out of date information from an early 1990s edition of the VOC Ski guide. Road conditions may have changed considerably since this article was written.
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Using This Ski Guide
Route at a Glance
| Rating
| Map Refs
| Road
| Route
| Start Elevation
| High Point
| Technical Notes
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| Advanced
| 92 G/15
| <22km/?hrs
| 6km/4hrs
| 990m
| 2580m
| Strenuous day/Overnight, Glacier Travel
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Access
Head off Mamquam road (0km); left at Indian Arm spur 3.7km left fork 6.7km; left fork 9.5km; left fork over bridge (mile post 9) 12.7km; right over bridge 12.9km; left 13.2km; sharp left 15.1km; left (mile post 11) at 15.9 km; left 17.3km right just after pond 21.4km; park near junction at 22.1km, or by creek just beyond. This road is not plowed in the winter.
Route
Cross the creek on a logging road bridge and head NE through the forest (staying on the left of the creek). Continue NE when the creek swings SE; and then up to a ridge (1680m) above a minor lake east of Mamquam. Drop down to the lake and head up an obvious gully which exits at the edge of the ice-field. Skirt Delusion Peak (aptly named) to Mamquam behind. It is possible to ski to within a few meters of the summit.
Hazards
- Possible avalanche and falling ice on approach to icefields.
- The glacier is heavily crevassed.
- Creeks dangerously high in late spring
Trail Conditions
