Name: De Pencier Bluff |
Starts: Sat Jan 18, 2020 |
Meetup: 7:30am at 3630 Banff Ct, North Vancouver |
Return: Sat Jan 18, 2020 |
Registration opens: Tue Jan 14, 2020 |
Event category: Backcountry Skiing |
Difficulty grade: B2 [?] |
For members only: No |
Screening used: Yes |
Max participants: 8 |
Organizer: Paul Schrimpf ![]() |
Profile info: |
Can you drive? How many passengers can you take?
If we haven't skied together before:
What Avalanche training have you taken? How recently have you practiced?
What are some recent ski tours that you've been on?
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De Pencier Bluff is just East of Mt Seymour. The southern slopes should have moderate runs of up to 250 vertical meters through mature forest.
I have hiked in this area, but I haven't skied there before. It's relatively low elevation, but it should be good with recent weather.
It's only 3km and 300m elevation gain, so there will be time for multiple laps. People new-ish to ski touring are welcome to join. The terrain has more small cliffs and gullies than you might expect from topo maps, but I don't expect anything too difficult.