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Sphinx Hut Beginner Friendly Ski Mission (if the lake is frozen) to celebrate Waitangi Day · Sat. Feb. 4th, 2012 - Sun. Feb. 5th, 2012

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Organized by: Katherine Valentine.

Start: Saturday, Feb. 4th
End: Sunday, Feb. 5th
Pre-trip meeting: Wednesday, Feb. 1st, 6:00 pm
Pre-trip meeting location: Clubroom

Description:

Sphinx is an awesome hut, and has some sweet skiing either down the glaciers or in the trees near the garbage pile, unfortunately while the other VOC huts (Brew and Phelix) get a lot of ski trips to them in the early season, we have to wait for Garibaldi Lake to freeze before this hut becomes easily accessible. Usually the Lake freezes around the end of January or start of February. So hopefully the lakes frozen, otherwise we will find somewhere else to ski. 

The skin up to Garibaldi lake is not super technical, but there is a fair elevation gain (approximately 1000m), and then a 4km lake to cross once you think you are there. 

Hopefully ski some sweet lines on Sunday morning, before taking on the switch-back on the way down. 

This trip is beginner friendly, but would help if you are reasonably fit. If you have question feel free to email me, or post on the message board once I have the thread started. 

 

Posted: 2012-01-03 19:46:49
Last modified: 2012-01-03 23:17:03