Citadel Pass
Trip date: Saturday Apr 16, 2022
Submitted by Sara M
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Today I enjoyed a lovely ski through the Sunshine Meadows to Citadel Pass. After the long and boring ski up the ski-out, I ducked the boundary rope and followed some very convenient tracks from the day before. These led all the way to Howard Douglas Lake, then struck off in a different direction. I broke trail the remaining distance to the pass, which had a beautiful view over the Assiniboine area. Trailbreaking was easy, with 10-15cm of dense dry snow over a good crust. On my way back, I went to look over the edge of the meadows down into the Simpson River valley, and happened to meet the folks who had created the track I had been following. They spent the night at the Howard Douglas campground and were now wandering about before returning to Sunshine. The snow was much heavier and warmer on the return, but only one short section was properly slushy. Skiing down the ski-out with all the weekend skiers was exciting! V40 and LT skis were the ticket today.