Another one from my officially exhausting day yesterday. ;-) It was all worth it for a summit like this. Not another soul in sight and lots of fast-moving mountain hare on the southern slopes on the way down.
Wow - you need a ski lift! My daughter called yesterday to rave about her cross country ski lesson in Vancouver- she says it’s very easy to fall over. I’ll have to check yesterday’s photo but you hiked up and skied down?
I can’t imagine what it must feel like up there...must take your breath away! You live in exactly the right place to live your life exactly how you both love it. Always stunning photos too...beautiful!
@judithg Well, we were in boots for the first few km, then crampons, then we donned the snow shoes - which is what hubby is actually wearing. They look a bit like skis because he has additional fins on the back for deep, soft snow. We have only cross country skied once, in Norway a couple of years ago. I loved it. But your daughter is right, it is surprisingly easy to fall over, and it is also very hard work. The skis are very thin, and controlling them is not so easy on the downhill. Good fun though. We do hope to do it again one day.
@jamibann oh yes I see now - snow shoes. Must take ages to get ready to set off! Rachel like snow shoeing as well - I think they’ll do more cross country because it’s not expensive to access the trails but yes she said ‘thin skis!’
@darylo This particular one can be done from our front door - it's 23km round trip and takes between 6 and 7 hours depending on conditions. Closer to 7 this time around because of the ice and snow.
