TR: Mt Carlyle Lodge January 2007

BMJ · Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 7:19 am Post subject: TR: Mt Carlyle Lodge January 2007

Seems to me that the board could use some more trip reports so I thought I'd contribute one.

Nine of us flew into Mt Carlyle Lodge near Kaslo BC on Janaury 14th for a week of skiing. We were the first group of the season so we had a fresh canvas to play on. Super deep snowpack, decent weather and stable avalanche conditions meant we could explore many new places. A number of wind storms had left the alpine scoured but all that snow needs to be deposited somewhere...

Climbing up Misty with Mt Carlyle in the background

Nearing the top of Misty

David skiing Motherlode Basin

Motherlode Basin

Mike in Lumberyard

Trevor skiing Rockslide

Uptrack on Rockslide

Boulder Basin on the way to Flint

Skiing down to Lower Flint Lake

Trevor in 12 Mile trees

Early morning

The view from Heyland Basin to (L to R) Misty, Mt Carlyle (in the clouds) and Pyramid. The lodge is in the basin below Mt Carlyle

Scoping out a line...

The lodge with Misty above

The view south to Kokanee Glacier

Time to head home

This was our second trip to Carlyle and I'd highly recommend it. The lodge is very comfortable with a great sauna. The terrain is typical Southern Selkirks with runs up to 2000 feet long. A nice variety of alpine and treed terrain facing every aspect. We've been self-guided both times - Jeff (the owner) is very accomadating to self guided groups. We'll definetely be back.

twopass · Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 6542 Location: Behind the wheel

Oh man that looks sweet!
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bigdaddy · Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 459 Location: Boston

I nearly let out a whoop in my office when I saw that Line you were scoping Very Happy

Joe H · Joined: 25 Jan 2005 Posts: 55 Location: Flagstaff, AZ

That hut sure looks more swanky than the old Flint Lakes hut. Nice pics!

BMJ · Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 7:33 pm Post subject:

Yeah much nicer than the old Flint cabin. I never stayed there but we skied by it this trip to check it out. Jeff has done a nice job with the new cabin - big improvements over even three or four years ago as every year he adds something.

BettieWheelie · Joined: 29 Apr 2006 Posts: 156 Location: location, location

Serendipity! I'll be there this Sunday to next, and in Nelson on either end. Thanks for the TR.
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LeeL · Joined: 08 Dec 2004 Posts: 1223 Location: North Vancouver

I love this shot

Yelnats · Joined: 08 Jan 2005 Posts: 65

what LeeL said. I now understand and appreciate the term "ski porn"-- that photo makes you FEEL it the way only well done pornography can. I think I need therapy. Or a cold shower.

surfsnowywaves · Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:48 am Post subject:

I can feel my heart just racing down that line....

Good job getting out there! It looks like you guys had a fantastic time in some stellar conditions. Im jealous.

Nick D · Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 1037 Location: Vancouver, BC

Thanks for the stoke, we were there last year and it was so good we're going back again this year in the first week of March. The pictures brought back some good memories of some of the runs we skied.