On Thursday December third 2009 a friend Christain Ratcliffe and I decided to tour up to Cayoosh Mtn and ski the armchair in the south range. We started at about 8 am and came down around 4. Recording snow temps and digging a snow pit, we discoved decent stability. With a Nov 25th crust still looming about 50cm down, and a wind affected crust we opted to ski a SW facing slope back down to the trail. It offered decent wind loaded skiing. Here are a few pics from our adventure.
My friend Christian Ratcliffe and myself touring up the logging road across from the weather station on Duffy lake rd. This was our frist glimpse of Cayoosh Mtn as we toured into the cabin just below our route.
My friend Jamie and I. We took out OFA level III together and then we went our separate ways. This was the first time we saw eachother. He and a friend spent the night in the Cayoosh hut with thier dog. We had shared some tea and went on our way. Good to see you Jamie!
Christian and I recording our findings.
Measuring the depth of our pit. Prepping for observations.
Christain looking at the Nov 25 th crust our pit showed it being about 2 in thick. Holy Moly!
The Cayoosh is an excellent day tour and I highly recomend it to anyone looking for some easy skiing and a beautiful view.
