Fat Dog

March 27 - Stats: 15.84 km / 900m gain / 1982m high / 4:35 hours MT

This popular snowshoe route leads you to the ridge of the Brothers Mts in Manning Park. We've done this hike annually for the last 13 years but it was the first time I was able to hike up the whole way on micro-spikes. For the descent I put on my snowshoes. It felt good to be able to post a hike to the club for the first time since the pandemic started over a year ago.

We started out through the valley east of Kelly Mt, passing two junctions for the Cambie Creek loop route. The grade was more gradual, it being on a deactived FSR.

The route led us around the east side of Burnt Knoll (1860m) -- view southwest. After just over 1.5 hours we were in the open alpines. Now the 360-degree views began...

After almost 2 hours of uphill, we started to yearn for the summit (and lunch). Just 1/2 hour longer...

Frosty Mt. on the left, the Hozameens to the right.

Views from our destination -- northwest. Careful for those cornices!

Fourth Brother (2100m) - Three Brother (2130m) - First Brother (2190m) -- northeast.

You could carry on along the ridge and do the Brothers but it'd make for a long day.

No wind, comfy temperatures meant a nice long lunch break. Five members of our group had lunch a bit lower down.

The southern horizon: The North Cascades - Mt. Frosty

The North Cascades.

Girl power.

southeast

Heading back down. The clouds would not lift off of the tips of the Hozameens.

Reunited with the gang: Irene, Anne, Case & I, Marlene, Michelle, Dinese, Brian, Grete, Lori + Terry.

Flying saucers.

There was no avalanche danger on this route.

Back at the bridge. A bit of uphill yet and then done.

Four of us headed over to the Bear's Den lounge at Manning Park Lodge. My mouth was barely big enough to take a bite from the Bear burger. Yummy. What a way to end the day.

Burnt Knoll - centre / top to bottom right: 4rth, 3rd, 1st Bros & Big Buck Mt. The Heather Trail in red from northwest to southeast.

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