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Drinks at Sphinx · Fri. Feb. 4th, 2022 - Sun. Feb. 6th, 2022
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Start: Friday, Feb. 4th, 9:00 am
End: Sunday, Feb. 6th, 10:00 pm
Pre-trip meeting: Wednesday, Feb. 2nd, 7:00 pm
Pre-trip meeting location: https://meet.google.com/xhr-wxsi-mhw
Description:
Burton Hut (located in Sphinx Bay on Garibaldi Lake) is one of the VOC's 4 huts, and the only one I haven't been to yet!
It's 1000m elevation gain and ~14km from the parking lot, and will mainly invlove endless, icy, steep switchbacks through the forest, finished off by crossing frozen Garibaldi Lake. This part will not be particularly fun, but the skiing around the hut should be!
PLAN: Since it will take a while (I'm assuming 8 hours) to get to the hut, I'd like to leave during the day on Friday, the earlier the better. I'd rather not repeat the infamous 2018 Sphinx trip, where they left Vancouver at 5pm and got to the lake at 4am, but if there is a car group that can't leave until later and feels extra confident in their abilities and fitness, then they can join us later at their own risk.
We then have all day Saturday to try to summit something (the Sphinx, Deception Peak) and/or ski as much as possible. Sunday we can ski some more and then head out.
PRE-REQS: While this is mainly a ski trip, if there are a group of people who would like to snowshoe instead, that should be fine. If you want to ski and/or venture into the terrain beyond the hut, you should have AST-1 and some touring experience. Everyone on this trip should have moderate fitness and understand what the above trail stats with an overnight pack will feel like. Ideally a few more people should have crevasse rescue knowledge. Bring ski crampons if you have them. If you're unsure if this trip is for you, email me!
MOST IMPORTANTLY: We will be having drinks at Sphinx! Bring ingredients to make the best cocktail you've ever made! Or a really fancy hot chocolate etc. - it doesn't have to be alcoholic. If you just bring up a PBR you will be thrown out of the hut.
FINAL NOTE: I'm posting this trip a bit last-minute: if we can't even get one car group together, then I may postphone the trip to the following weekend!
Posted: 2022-01-28 22:38:47
Last modified: 2022-02-02 17:57:17