UPDATE: I have changed the meeting time to one hour earlier...  6 AM.   We will appreciate the extra hour of daylight when we're descending down the ridge and returning across the meadows.

The trail from the parking lot to Panorama Ridge and back is 30km with a 1525m elevation gain.  It will require excellent fitness and good snowshoe skills.  With the short December days we'll definitely be descending after sunset with headlamps.  Everyone will need to carry the 10 essentials including an emergency bivy and warm clothing in case we're forced to stop for an extended period of time.

The above sunrise photo was taken by "ubishops", a fast hiker/snowshoer (I've hiked with him a few times), and posted on the Club Tread forum in early October.  Here's a link to the associated trip report: http://www.clubtread.com/sforum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=58233

Here's a link to the club's policy for driver compensation:  https://bcmc.ca/club_driver_guidelines.php 

Please update your BCMC Account Profile with your emergency contact information. To do that you have to login on the website, click the "My account" button at top right, then click on "edit profile information", then select the "private information" tab, enter your password and enter your emergency contact information -- this info will stay in your profile and is made available to a trip organizer automatically -- it saves time at the meeting point.