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PLPP Trailbreaker's Special AKA The Six Picnic Table Tour
Report Submitted by Mike W
(trip) Date: Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Submitted: Wednesday Apr 17, 2024 at 23:08
Participants:
Me on my skinny skin skis
Discussion:
Parked at Boulton Bridge and skied Packers, Pocaterra, Tyrwhitt, Elk Pass, Blueberry, Elk Pass, Fox Creek, Boulton Creek. Breaking trail in 10-15cm snow the entire trip until I reached the Elk Pass - Patterson junction. Mixed sun and cloud, light wind, -5C to -2C.
Total distance: 26.70 Km
 Packers
 Top of Packers at Pocaterra. A snowmobile had come up Pocaterra recently, but turned back at Packers.
 Breaking trail on Pocaterra.
 Breaking trail on Pocaterra.
 Top of Whiskey Jack at Pocaterra.
 Tyrwhitt Meadows.
 Tyrwhitt picnic table.
 Elk Pass. Skiers en route to or from Elk Lakes Cabin had been here maybe yesterday. They got here via Elk Pass Trail, Patterson, and Hydroline.
 Elk Pass - Blueberry Hill junction.
 Top of Blueberry Hill.
 On Fox Creek approaching the Boulton Creek junction.
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Comments:
2024-04-18 at 09:06 - comment by Helen Read
Love the creative name of your "Six Picnic Table Tour" and photos; I am guessing with all that rigorous trail-breaking, you needed sustenance at each one. I sure hope I can do such a tour after my upcoming hip replacement early May. As many know, I LOVE breaking trail!!! Congrats Mike W.
It would be a very nice spot to have another picnic table at the north end of Hydroline before it curves around and goes down the steep hill. Nice viewpoint there.
2024-04-18 at 14:02 - comment by Mike W
Thanks, Helen. Good luck with your hip replacement. I'm getting a knee replacement in mid-May, perhaps due to excessive trailbreaking? I was originally planning to include Lookout on my trip, but my knee wasn't up for it. In any case, it turns out someone else had broken trail up there.
2024-04-18 at 18:52 - comment by MaSid
Any two for one deals on knees? I could use an improvement (also likely too much trail breaking and descending unforgiving snow this season).
The warranty is not up in terms of timing, but over on the mileage.
2024-04-19 at 20:16 - comment by Diana Piggott
Mike, that was a huge trip by my standards! I probably saw your tracks today. Good luck with the knees :-)
Helen, wishing you all the best for the hip replacement. You have been quite an inspiration!
2024-04-20 at 06:45 - comment by Normand
Good luck Helen and Mike on your upcoming surgeries, so we can read more great reports on your ski outings.
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