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More snow is in the forecast! Lets explore Pocaterra Ridge in the Highland Pass area of Kananaskis Country.
2200 m elevation at the parking lot ... it will be good up there!
Lets check it out before the annual Nov 30 highway closure for the winter.
This will be EASY, FRIENDLY PACED ascent (likely only about 2 km/h). Energetic Lappers, however, should be able to ski extra laps as desired, if party member numbers and terrain allow, which it likely will; we can conscientiously plan and coordinate splitting into two groups, Slackers and Lappers. Slackers, like me, can find a safe spot for a long lunch and watch the lappers go! : -)
It is about 4 km in with 500 v-m elevation gain, plus any laps we may want to do.
Required Items to Bring:
The usual Avy safety gear (shovel, probe & 3-antennae beacon, etc), skis or split boards, skins, warm clothes, sunscreen, sunshades, water and lunch, etc
Recommended Items to Bring:
Your big smile.
How to Get There:
Event Directions:
We will not have a formal car pool due to COVID, but we can all meet in west Calgary on Sunday morning at 7:30 am and have our parade of cars head out together from there. Let us meet at 7:30 am on Valley Meadow Close NW, near the Valley Ridge outdoor rink, as shown in the following link:
https://www.google.ca/maps/@51.0909266,-114.2450891,52m/data=!3m1!1e3
(zoom out for perspective).
The trailhead is at Highwood Pass parking lot on Hwy 40 which is about 135 km from west Calgary, and about 4 km south on highway 40 from the Elbow Lake trail parking lot, as shown in this link:
https://www.google.ca/maps/dir///@50.5958969,-114.9849741,162m/data=!3m1!1e3
(zoom out for perspective).
Notes:
AST-1 is a preferred minimum for participant safety training.
Please bring your signed waiver (copies available at the "New Waiver/Declaration of Health" link shown above in green ink); I will have extra blank copies if needed.
*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 Saturday, November 14, 2020 at 04:00 PM.