So.... here are some pictures from our trip to the Burnie Glacier Chalet nearest to Smithers, BC. Had a great time. The terrain is unreal, the hut is top-notch, the guiding was fantastic (first time with a guide and very glad given the scale of this place), and all that stuff.
Some of the pics are screwy because of auto-levels and stuff with the camera. I just don't have time to mess with them. So I hope they turn out okay. There are some random pics - not as many ski pics as I'd like, but I'll try to get at least one picture from each day up...
Heli landing down by the Telkwa River to pick some of us up...
Just a ridge I spotted on the flight out to the hut. Cool...
The heli with the Burnie Glacier in the background and to the right. Hut Peak above.
A cool long exposure picture of the hut with some nearby terrain...
An even longer exposure of Hut Peak.
Skinning up towards Central Solitaire Ski Peak...
Our view of the Stinkhorn (haha!) just a stone's throw away. 2000 meter drop behind us... Great spot for lunch...
Cool shot near the Burnie Step...
The skintrack with some glaciated terrain nearby. Right below the Burnie Step.
TL skiing near Loft Peak.
Big loop almost complete... heading back towards the hut...
Stormy day... many tele-heads ended up skiing upside down today. Tough snow today even with a heavy AT rig for me.
Storm picking up - heading back to the hut...
Skintrack beginning up Tom George (mtn? peak?) for some stormy-day tree-skiing...
Fun snow today. Very deep. Here I am skiing tips up and floating...
And now tips down and diving!
Good-weather day... Approach towards Loft Peak... still way out of sight.
Still climbing towards the peak...
On the summit of Loft Peak. I don't give two rat asses what you think about my outfit.
TL shredding on his little tiny tele gear down from the summit of Loft.
SH shredding as well. This time on big, fat, tele gear...
Skintrack up above the Burnie Glacier...
Bootpacking a couloir near the Stinkhorn and the Outer Solitaire Glacier...
Here we are gaining some ground on the sucker... Photo by TL.
B&W shot from where we topped out. I can't take credit for this picture... TL photo.
Me skiing the middle section of the couloir where it opens up towards the apron...
TL snorkeling in the deep apron...
That's all for now. Adios.
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