Assiniboine Pass
Trip date: Sunday Jan 16, 2022
Submitted by Sara M
Particpants:
Me and Emma
Discussion:
Emma and I put a track up to Assiniboine Pass today. After skiing the excellent-condition Watridge Lake trail, we followed skier-set track to the Big Springs campground. The tracks ended here, but breaking trail up the valley was surprisingly easy! The base beneath 10-20cm of fresh snow is super solid. I was on LT skis and Emma was on race skis, and I had no advantage until Allenby junction where the snow was a bit deeper. We lost the trail around the Allenby campground and followed the creek for a bit until we intersected the horse trail and followed that to the pass. Once we started climbing to the pass, my skis were much more effective than Emma's. I had a nice time while she struggled! We descended a bit down the other side of the pass to get some moody views, then began our journey home. Again, my skis were better skiing down the pass but once we were back on the flats, Emma's skis were faster. The trail is broken now, get after it!