Victoria Creek, I mean Peak

<p>We did our first pilgrimage attempt to Victoria Peak today. We were able to drive to the 39 km mark on the West Gold River main, then it was snow covered roads from there. It was good sledding conditions until we got to the creek crossings, 15 in total, and with the current snowpack they are more foot bridges than sled bridges. We hopped on our skis at 950 m and at this point the snow is still very isothermal and wet. By 1000 m the crust was beginning to form, and where we stopped at 1200 m at the top of the cut block the crust was 4cm thick. The new snow appeared to be bonding well to this new crust, but we will keep our eye on it as the snow continues. There were moderate to strong winds blowing the new snow around as well. </p>

Terrain Ridden

Mellow slopes.

Snow Conditions

Crusty, Wet.

Weather Conditions

Stormy, Wet, Windy.