Sol Mountain Lodge – Backcountry Skiing in BC

Day 3 it was PUKING! Temps stayed at Zero for much of the day, but it continued to snow. Aaron and James took us to some well protected trees in the Laid Back and Banana Belt area. We had a good day and managed to stay relatively dry. Day 4 temperatures dropped down to -10, with 10cm of new snow on the previous days warmer 20cm. The previous nights winds and warmer temps told the guides that the best snow would be between 2200m and 1700m. This took us to Merlot, Premiem Red and Ces’t Bon area. We had great skiing in these zones with the last run of the day from Merlot back to the lodge as the skies started to clear!

On our last day, the skies were blue and temps dropped to -18. Good set up for the next group!

Each morning people would sit around, read, check weather, drink coffee and eat

Each morning Irene prepared lunches and Dom cooked breakfast.

Breakfast

Did I mention 5 indoor toilets!

Lee checking snow levels!

Aaron out shovelling snow!

Then we go up! To Laid Back

Lee STILL has to go break trail.

Then we POW DOWN!

Mac

Syd

Oh no! Syd goes BOOM!

Deep snow!

The snow lets off and we are able to get to the ridge of Laid Back

Amy

Sharon

Dave

Fred

Audry, Daniel and MC chat in French. The French seem to love Sol Mountain Lodge.

Dom, Irene and Dave prepare plates for dinner

Lamb! Yum!

Back at er the next day to cooler temps and still overcast

Teases of clearing throughout the day, Baldur in the back, Chicken Knob just under the clouds.

Aaron and French Connection in the back.

Who hired this clown?

Chris gets out his colours!

Simon getting loose!

Fred finding pow

Back up to Merlot for the last lodge run

Amy and Chris with the Christmas Card shot

Fred on the last run! The sun starts to peak out!

Back to the lodge

More lodge Chillin’

Dinner is being prepared!

And desert

Did we mention Three showers! oh and a Sauna! Which I never used, but most everyone else did.

The crew! Dominique, Audry, Dave, Wit, Dave, Fran, Amy, Sharon, Chris, Sue, Daniel, Rick, Janet, Lee, MC, Simon, Mac, Irene, Sydney, Fred, Betsy, Aaron, James, Dom

Clear sailing on Exchange day!

Movescount Data for Day 3 and 4