Ski Summit Series 2023 - Top Hat Peak - Sunday, Mar 19, 2023

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The Basics:
Event Type: Skiing 
Event Location: Top Hat Peak 
Date(s) & Time:   Sunday, Mar 19, 2023 08:30 AM (Carpool Departure: 08:30 AM @ TBD)  
Registration Cut Off:   Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 05:00 PM  
Event Duration: 1 day 
Difficulty Rating:   D2 - See Conversion Chart  
Trip Coordinator(s):   Simon Trudel
Brendan Clark
 

Participant Info:
Who's Invited:   Members & Guests, 18 And Older Only  
Attendee Screening:   Attendees are Pre-Screened
Maximum Group Size: 6
Maximum No. Guests: 0
Minimum Group Size: 3
Maximum No. Guests Per Member: 0
Number Registered So Far:   5 (View sign-ups, waiting list)
Are Dogs Permitted:   No

Itinerary:

Sunday is forecast to be mainly sunny and a lovely 0 deg!  Yoho is calling for a mod-mod-mod avalanche hazard (better than the Considerable hazard everywhere else).  Likely target is Top Hat Peak in Yoho NP (between Emerald Peak & Mount Carnarvon) - 5 km one way, 1300 m gain from the parking lot at Emerald Lake to the summit of Top Hat Peak (crampons and axe may be needed to get to the summit depending on snow conditions).  There's also an option to do a circuit traverse around Emerald Peak.  

The trip leaders Brendan and Simon will be staying overnight in Lake Louise, so meetup will be some time around 8:30 AM at Samson Mall in Lake Louise.  If enough people are coming from Calgary, there may be an option to carpool with others from the city. 

Beta:

http://goldenscrambles.ca/summits/tophat/tophat.html

Required Items to Bring:

Mandatory: Transceiver (digital 2+ antennae) (remember to check your batteries), snow shovel, probe, backcountry ski gear, and knowledge of how to use them (AST1 minimum)


Recommended Items to Bring:

Food/drink, extra clothing, any required personal items, sunglasses/ski goggles and headlamp, sunscreen, camera, FRS radio.

If we are going to a summit, an ice axe, helmet, and boot crampons might be needed. Ski crampons may be an asset and have come in handy across the season.


How to Get There:
Event Directions:   tbd - will be sent by email.  
Carpool Departure Time:   08:30 AM
Carpool Location:   TBD
Carpool Directions:   we will meet at Samson Mall in Lake Louise at about 8:30, sign waivers and do a quick gear check, then head to Emerald Lake

Notes:

Minimum AST1 or equivalent level experience is required. If you intend to bring a splitboard, let us know. As we may not know you well (or at all), please send info to apfel.s.trudel@icloud.com and brendan714@gmail.com

  • Describe your avalanche training, crevasse rescue and glacier travel experience
  • Describe your back country ski experience
  • Describe your ski comfort level (e.g. OK on Blue runs, struggle on Black Diamonds, I do the Delirium Dive blindfolded, I'm new to this)

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Cancellation/Partial Attendance:
Please review our participant responsibility guidelines!

Recommended: Food/drink, extra clothing, any required personal items, sunglasses/ski goggles and headlamp, sunscreen, camera, FRS radio.

An ice axe, helmet, and boot crampons might be needed. Ski crampons may be an asset and have come in handy across the season.


*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, March 18, 2023 at 05:00 PM.