Great Divide from Lake O'Hara trailhead
Trip date: Thursday Nov 18, 2021
Submitted by Bob Truman
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You've already read the excellent report from John A regarding the Great Divide so I'll add a few photos. It was great to see some of the "regulars" on the trail today including Helen and Keith. It was -16 when I started out from the Lake O'Hara parking lot but it warmed up to -10 by the time I got back. I used green wax with good results. It was snowing lightly near the parking lot as I returned.
The iconic arch which denotes the AB/BC border is 2.8K from the Lake O'Hara end, or 7.3K from the Lake Louise end.
The Fairview trail was snowmobile packed from the north end(at the lake parking lot). I don't know for how far. It's usually very rough with open water in early season and I would not recommend skiing it.
The trail crew will start snowmobile packing the Pipestone trails tomorrow(Friday). Let them do their work unimpeded and stay away for now.