Driving snow across frozen Granite Lake in the Smith Range

Blinding snow drives across frozen Granite Lake in the Smith Range. The access from Green Trail junction skirts by the lake and connects to the Sunshine Coast Trail on the eastern end of it.

Elephant Lake Dec. 9, 2012

Overcast, around 0 degrees. Road still good up to the trail, 8-10" snow. no bugs.

Canada Ridge on Sat. Nov. 10

first snow - 4 inches. No bugs today. Not really the SCT.......

Old Tin Hat road/trail open again

The old Tin Hat road/trail is reopened again. We drove up the old road/trail last

 

Sunday, September 16th...

 

 

...and worked down from the cabin on the East Ridge section of the East Tin Hat Ridge Trail.

We brushed out again the last missing klick down to where we had left off coming from below about a month or so ago, putting up markers and bucking deadfall on that outing. This past Sunday we also marked with the red metal markers, plus put up flagging tape for winter conditions.

 

In the next few weeks, or sooner, Western Forest Products will be blasting to build a road below the lower section of the East Tin Hat Ridge trail and so that section will have to be closed temporarily. Day hikers have to use the old Tin Hat road/trail coming and going to the hut, or through hiking...

 

...from Fiddlehead Landing

 

 

to Elk Lake and huts farther south

 

 

via Tin Hat (donated carving by B. Fader).

AlphaBetaGamma E-100 Knuckleheads open again

Rick writes:

"FYI Alpha Beta Gamma E 100 in open to 4X4. Just don't try to get a 3/4 ton in as there are a couple of narrow spots."
 
Thanks for the work, Rick and confreres. Just in time for fall and winter expeditions.

Lois Lake Main line closed from August 14 to 21

Attached please find a notice of road closure for the Lois Lake FSR at approximately 7.6 km.

The road will be closed to all vehicle traffic from August 14 to August 21.