| Name: Castle Towers |
| Starts: Sat Feb 28, 2015 |
| Meetup: St. David's Church 7:00am |
| Return: Sun Mar 01, 2015 |
| Registration opens: Tue Feb 24, 2015 |
| Event category: Backcountry Skiing |
| Difficulty grade: C2 [?] |
| For members only: Yes |
| Screening used: Yes |
| Max participants: 4 |
Organizer: Starla Talbot  |
| Profile info: |
Do you need a ride or can you drive?
What gear can you bring to share (tent, stove, rope, etc)?
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Enjoying the nice weather and views with an overnight ski touring trip. Objective would be to summit Castle Towers via Gentian Pass/Polonium Ridge, which requires crossing the gentle Helm glacier. Saturday would hike/skin in, ski easy slopes in the area, and camp. Sunday would ascend Castle Towers and then ski out.
Required:
- AST-1 + avalanche beacon/shovel/probe
-Glacier travel skills and equipment
-Winter camping experience
-Mountaineering experience
Hopefully skies will be useful with our snow pack. We will make decisions based on observations on the mountain. Currently forecast is fair weather on Saturday/Sunday.
