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Trail: Mount Strachan (via Hollyburn Peak)        Reads: 2395   Edit place
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Distance: 11.0Km   Elevation: 600m   High Point: 1454m  
Location: BC, Canada
Summary: There is a marked trail in the summer. In winter, the trail to Hollyburn is a popular snowshoe. The route past Hollyburn to Strachan is rarely visited in winter; it is steep and requires route-finding skills and ability to recognize avalanche terrain. Cumulative elevation gain for the loop is 960.
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More backcountry 101 shoeing down the backside of Hollyburn to traverse over to Strachan. There was lots of fresh powder to play in, but low   more →
Mood and date: Jan 27, 2013
Mount Strachan (via Hollyburn Peak)
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Started around 5:30pm and went up the ski runs. Soft snow, great for hiking. I put my crampons on to descend from the subpeak before the final   more →
Mood and date: May 19, 2012
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Mood and date: Apr 07, 2012
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We took the Old Strachan trail to Mount Strachan, ran out of time, and headed back on the ski runs. Nice views at the top of the Howe Sound   more →
Mood and date: Aug 27, 2011
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We lost the trail going down Hollyburn Mountian and then again back up Strachan. We were glad we had a GPS. Fun bootskiing down between the   more →
Mood and date: Aug 07, 2011
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What a way to see out 2010: one of the clearest days I've experienced in Vancouver, we could see all the way to Mt Rainier some 300 km to the   more →
Mood and date: Dec 31, 2010
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Our second hike on the North Shore this weekend. We started along the popular snowshoe trail to Hollyburn Mnt. from the cross-country ski area.   more →
Mood and date: Dec 05, 2010
Mount Strachan (via Hollyburn Peak) GPS
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I expected this to be a misty hike among early autumn colours, but ended up with a fair bit of sunshine and blue sky, and perfect conditions   more →
Mood and date: Sep 18, 2010
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My first time up Strachan, I enjoyed the little gully between the peaks, good views. I just kind of rambled my way up trying to avoid the road,   more →
Mood and date: May 04, 2010
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Up via St Mark winter trail and the steep Christmas gully, down in between Cypress ski runs. Another 10cm of fresh snow accompanied with wind   more →
Date: Feb 01, 2009
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Lots of snow and quite windy today. The ski lifts are still closed.  
Date: Nov 23, 2008
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Contributor: Irina   Place name: Mount Strachan   Downloads: 5   Uploaded: Jun 10, 2012
Contributor: Tyler   Place name: Mount Strachan   Downloads: 14   Uploaded: Aug 10, 2011
Contributor: Irina   Place name: Mount Strachan (via Hollyburn Peak)   Downloads: 19   Uploaded: Dec 05, 2010
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