All participants must be competent
using an avalanche transceiver, probe, shovel, ice axe, and must
be familiar with glacier travel & crevasse rescue techniques.
Fri., Mar. 2: Drive to West Louise lodge,, leave one car there,
drive to Bow Lake, ski to Balfour hut.
Sat., Mar. 3: Ski to Balfour Col, put our gear into a snow hole
and ski up Balfour Mountain (if weather looks OK), ski back down,
pick up our gear and ski to Scott Duncan Hut. This hut is
sometimes cold so bring a warm sleeping bag.
Sun., Mar. 4: Ski out, drive all drivers to Bow Lake, drive back
to West Louise Lodge, drive back to Calgary.
ATES Rating: Class 3
Complex
Distance: 40km Cumulative Vertical Gain: over 2000m Cost: $50 for the huts. When you
are selected for the trip and moved onto the participants' list, you
will have 3 days to send an electronic email money transfer to Lida.
You also need to buy your own Wilderness pass from Parks
Canada. Order this in advance and have it with you for the trip. It is
$10/night.
Required Items to Bring:
Good fitness level and skiing ability.
AT or tele gear & skins (no split boards allowed)
Avalanche transceiver, probe, shovel
Ice axe, boot crampons
Harness, 2 locking carabiners, 2 snap carabiners, 2 prussiks,
1 ice screw
Headlamp
Personal first aid kit
Hut Gear
Big black plastic bag
Food for 3 days.
You will need to carry some of the group gear such as a
rope.
How to Get There:
Carpool Departure Time:
06:00 AM
Carpool Location:
Shouldice Arena
Cancellation/Partial Attendance: Please review our participant responsibility guidelines!
If you cancel, you may not get your money back.
*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 Calgary 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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Registration for this event closed on Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 11:55 PM.