| Trail: Mount Strachan (via Hollyburn Peak)     Reads: 2395  Edit place |
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Place Details Distance: 11.0Km Elevation: 600m High Point: 1454m Location: BC, Canada 11 Posts 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 Mood and date: Mount Strachan (via Hollyburn Peak)
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 Mood and date: Mount Strachan GPS
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 Mood and date:
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 Mood and date: Mount Strachan GPS
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 Mood and date:
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. Mood and date: Mount Strachan (via Hollyburn Peak) GPS
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 Mood and date:
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, Mood and date:
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 Date: Feb 01, 2009
Lots of snow and quite windy today. The ski lifts are still closed. Date: Nov 23, 2008
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