North Wapta

Trip date: Sunday Jan 23, 2022

Submitted by Gord F

Particpants:

Group of Five

Discussion:

Not exactly in the Skier Rodger Empire but perhaps some may be interested. Our group of 5 spent 4 days skiing out of the Peyto Hut on the Wapta Icefield this past weekend. January is not our preferred month for a trip like this, but it's not possible to do this trip in the spring as the ACC has changed how huts can be accessed. We were fortunate to hit a good weather window with highs around -8º with vicious winds. The travelling was easy on wind-hammered snow and most of the smaller crevasses were well bridged.
This is a very beautiful, but inhospitable place in January and we felt very fortunate to be able to get a few days up there in relative comfort