Narao Glades ii

Name: Narao Glades
Activity: Alpine Touring/Backcountry Skiing

Distance: ~10 km

Altitude: ~2,500 m

Elevation Gain: ~800 m

Area: Yoho National Park

Crew: Bennett, Jon

Time to Summit: ?

Trailhead: Lake O'hara Fire Road

Getting There:

From the Trans-Canada (Hwy 1), head west past Lake Louise. As you enter Yoho and begin descending, take the left turn towards Lake O'hara and park in the parking lot.

Additional Info:

Link to Original Narao Glades Post

On the long weekend that Jon was in town, we wanted to get out touring but the avalanche forecast wasn't amazing. We all had to be back in the city by 5 so we settled on a spot that Bennett and I had been to a few weeks ago, where we could do as many laps as time permitted and wouldn't have to worry too much about route-finding. As we had such a great time at Narao Glades last time, we decided to come back!
And we came back again the next season!

 Three Blind Mice

 The boys

 Narao Peak from the bottom of our first run. The shoulder below and infront.

 On the Lake O'Hara fire road

Sharing food.. egg cups and chicken!

Mount Lady Macdonald ii

Trip #3:
Crew: Ben
Date: March 24, 2018
Click here to see the Lady Mac post

 Looking down at Canmore

Towards Grotto

Tent Ridge (Winter)

Name: Tent Ridge
Activity: Alpine Touring/Backcountry Skiing

Distance: ~7 km

Altitude: ~2,500 m

Elevation Gain: ~800 m

Area: Kananaskis (Spray Valley)

Crew: Bennett

Time to Summit: ?

Trailhead: Parking lot on the right side of the road halfway to Mt. Shark Trailhead

Getting There:
Head south on Kananaskis Trail (Hwy 40) from the Trans Canada (Hwy 1). Take the turnoff toward the Kananaskis Lakes/Smith-Dorrien. Take the Smith Dorrien and then turn at the Mt. Engadine Lodge turnoff. Continue past the lodge, and up the road. You will come across a parking area on the right.

Additional Info:

Summer Hike/Scramble

We were on our way back from Canmore for the weekend and were trying to decide what to do. We cross country skiied at Pipestone Loop the previous day and wanted to go for a tour. We were debating between Burstall Pass and Tent Ridge and decided to do Tent Ridge, as the avi forecast was quite low this day and there wasn't much risk of solar warming as it was cloudy. We were planning on staying in the trees if the visibility remained poor but with good conditions, we made our way a little ways up the shoulder on the left and did two laps. We got a few very brief bouts of sun, the day mostly consisted of clouds moving in/out to obscure visibility. There was another group on the mountain this day, skiing the same left-hand side of the bowl, as well as 2 groups skiing the right-hand side.

 Staring to clear up

 Our turnaround point

 Cool shots in the clouds

 "Bennett take photos of me tooooo"

 Can you spot Bennett among the trees? (Probably not because he blends right in with his black outfit...)

 Best snack ever.

 Snowwwww

Heading up through the trees.

Pipestone Loop

Activity: Pipestone Loop X-Country Skiing

Distance: 15 km 

Area: Banff National Park (Lake Louise)

Crew: Bennett

Lisa's Mom Rating: Yes

Bennett and I booked the Rundle Cabins in Harvey Heights for Saturday night and decided to pack up the vehicle with all of our different types of skis and head to the hills. We settled on cross country skiing the Pipestone Loop just past the Lake Louise Ski Resort. It was a beautiful day and we both had tons of energy. We later ate at the Blake (not the Drake) a new restaurant in Canmore, which was unbelievably delicious!

 Goon 1

Goon 2

Narao Glades

Name: Narao Glades
Activity: Alpine Touring/Backcountry Skiing

Distance: ~7 km

Altitude: ~2,500 m

Elevation Gain: ~600 m

Area: Yoho National Park

Crew: Bennett

Time to Summit: ?

Trailhead: Lake O'hara Fire Road

Getting There:

From the Trans-Canada (Hwy 1), head west past Lake Louise. As you enter Yoho and begin descending, take the left turn towards Lake O'hara and park in the parking lot.

Additional Info:

Bennett and I were looking for something to do on a good avi day with low visibility (I'm writing this at a later time and I can't recall what the forecast was). We debated between Crowfoot Glades and Narao Glades and were bouncing back and forth between a few options (Purple Mound was thrown in there too). We settled on Narao Glades and just had the best time! Only 2 other groups there that day and the snow was absolutely unreal - it was dumping when we got to the parking lot. Plus I got to try out my new alpine down! woohoo!

We loved it so much we came back a few weeks later on another low-vis day.
And again...

 Black panther

  Black panther

 Black panther