sparverius Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Trip: Nelson Range, British Columbia - Ymir Yurts Date: 1/4/2007 Trip Report: Eight of us, mostly from Corvallis, ventured up to the Kootenays for four days of backcountry skiing. We stayed in Yurts between the towns of Nelson and Ymir, situated several drainages south of Whitewater Resort. The skiing was great and the setting spectacular. A sno-cat took us in 25k, which left us with a 5k skin up to the yurts. The snowpack was close to 10 feet in the area that we skiied. We recieved an additonal 2-3 feet of fresh snow over the course of the trip. Given the considerable avy danger and large group, we skied south facing slopes above the yurts and didn't venture far on our tours. The weather broke briefly on the second day, but for most of our trip we were socked in. Breaking trail on the way out was arduous, and we were several hours late for the sno-cat pickup. Several of us went up to Whitewater the next day for some laid back lift-skiing. The place is amazing. It's like a mini-Alta. Overall, it was a great trip. I would prefer to travel in smaller groups for future trips though. The U.S border patrol harrassed us on the way back in and made us wait while the drug dog ransacked our car and belongings. I guess the anti-goverment stickers and dirt-bag aura gave them no choice. Maybe they were bored. Gear Notes: monarch 151 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matopis Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 sparverius, So how much did this trip run you guys? Yurt, cat ride etc? How did you find out about the yurt network up there? I want some details man. matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparverius Posted January 15, 2007 Author Share Posted January 15, 2007 the yurts were $115 american for three nights and sno-cat ride was around $40. Our fearless leader Mike tracked down the outfit, Wildhorse Skiing/Ymir Yurts, and put the trip together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoboy Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 http://www.kootenayexperience.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Nice! That looks really fun. Thanks for the info, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparverius Posted January 16, 2007 Author Share Posted January 16, 2007 I forgot to add the the most important photos. Mike decided to make an FA of the yurtopia crapper on our last night. He had some help in the beginning and we didn't think he'd make it. But he perservered and slid off into a pile of fluff from the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweatinoutliquor Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 But he perservered and slid off into a pile of shit from the top. That's some good work there team... Does mike know he gets the privilage of naming his route? What was it rated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweatinoutliquor Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Oh yeah, and why the hell is this page so screwed up? Sparv, you should put an "enter" between each picture. Maybe it would make it less "special". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rat Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 that looks like some fun skiing. nice photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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