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.