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| Event Type: | | Skiing | |
| Event Location: | | Lake Louise area | |
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Saturday, Feb 24, 2024
08:00 AM
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| Event Ends: |
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Monday, Feb 26, 2024
05:00 PM
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Registration Cut Off:
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Thursday, Feb 22, 2024
12:00 AM
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| Difficulty Rating: |
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D2 - See Conversion Chart
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| Trip Coordinator(s): |
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Lee Green
Michele Eickholt
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| Participant Info: |
| Who's Invited: |
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Members & Guests, All Ages Welcome
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| Attendee Screening: |
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Registration is First-Come/First-Serve
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| Maximum Group Size: | | 8 |
| Number Registered So Far: |
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6 (View sign-ups, waiting list)
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| Are Dogs Permitted: |
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No
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| Itinerary: |
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Join us for a weekend of beautiful backcountry Nordic ski touring day trips in the Lake Louise area! If you're wondering what Nordic touring is about, check out the article in the Breeze: https://accedmonton.ca/2019-1-9-a-nordic-touring-primer/. We'll be selecting objectives in the Lake Louise area. Likely choices are tours like Stanley Glacier, Chickadee Valley, Ross Lake, Baker Creek, and if we get bold, Molar Meadows. Check out Chic Scott & Darren Farley's "Ski Trails in the Canadian Rockies" (available at Track'n'Trail and elsewhere) for the definitive beta on the trails. The tours we plan are rated "intermediate" in Scott & Farley. Some trail-breaking and route finding is likely. We stick to lower avalanche risk areas but some exposure is inevitable, so Winter in the Mountains or AST1 is required.
Accommodations are up to each participant. Lake Louise is convenient; Banff and Canmore are also suitable. We'll arrange carpools to the trailheads depending on participants' preferences. There's no fee for participation.
We'll all ski on Saturday and Sunday. Michele and Lee have Monday off as well, and will ski that day too; anyone else who's free is welcome to join.
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Skis: This trip is designed around Nordic touring (aka "light touring") gear: wide off-track cross-country skis with metal edges. AT and tele gear are OK too. Regular XC skis are not suitable; they are not wide enough and metal edges are required. Splitboards aren't fun on the rolling trails we'll be skiing. Climbing skins (kicker or half skins are sufficient) Avalanche beacon, shovel, and probe Daypack
Suitable skis and skins can be rented from GearUp in Canmore (https://www.gearupsport.com). They offer Rossignol BC80 skis, ideal for these tours. Wilson Mountain Sports in Lake Louise also rents suitable stuff, as their "Skoki package". We can reserve club avy gear for those who need it; just let us know as early as possible.
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| Recommended Items to Bring: |
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Sunscreen Insulated pad for sitting on at lunch stop Thermos
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| How to Get There: |
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Directions to trailheads chosen will be provided as the trip evolves
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*Cancellation Policy*: If a participant is unable to attend a paid course or trip, there will be no refund unless the participant finds a suitable replacement that is acceptable to the trip coordinator. Acceptable waiting list candidates will have priority. It will then be the participant's responsibility to recover funds from the replacement. If the coordinator cancels an event, participants get a refund (less any non-recoverable costs). Note that ACC National does not refund hut fees due to weather, delay, closures, or any other reasons. The Edmonton Section of the ACC is a not for profit club and we only charge attendees what it costs us to provide courses or trips.
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