Conditions report on the North Creek traverse

@aguigue - 30 Posts

Created: 12 years ago

Swamp passable.

Up to the first lake, lots of alders but passable.

No problem to the col between Saxifrage and Cassiope.

For Cassiope, had to left our skis before slightly before subsummit

For Saxifrage, SW ridge very rocky. Went up the East Face directly (boot packing). Rocks showing here and there, skiing the face not recommended

Crevasse showing on the steep slope heading to Whyte Lake

Quite rocky around Whyte Lakes but passable

Quite rocky around the lake below Oleg-Olds but passable

Oleg skinnable

Joffre glacier quite a few crevasses

Down the shoulder of Cirque Peak, no pb.

Coverage in the forest close to the logging road, quite thin

 

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Participants: Dean and Alexis

@aguigue - 30 Posts

Created: 12 years ago

A pic worths 1000 words. Dean made a video of the trip. Gives you an idea http://youtu.be/GEJ0ZMwysgI

@DeanPerez - 73 Posts

Created: 12 years ago

Alexis - North Creek is in Lilloeet and North Joffre Creek is in Duffey

 

Pictures and some words are here: http://deanperezbc.blogspot.ca/2014/02/north-joffre-creek-horseshoe-traverse.html

 

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