Archived trip from old website run by Richard Salmons

With very good snow cover, now's the chance to do more skiing and consolidate skills you may have picked up in recent ski lessons. I would like to go to Dead Horse Gap, where we can ski uphill for a while to the spectacular Rams Head Range. After skiing around the peaks and hopefully having lunch with a great view, we ski down a steady (not overly steep) ridge all the way back to the cars.

This trip is ideal if you have done a ski lesson with the club, or maybe come on one or two skiing trips already. When you sign up, please indicate the activities you've done with the club, and/or if you have done much alpine (downhill) skiing. This particular trip will be very well suited to anyone who has done a bit of alpine skiing before at the ski resort, but perhaps is just starting out in 'cross-country' skiing. 

Also, this is a great opportunity for one or two 'up and coming' trip leaders (you know who you are). There is a lot of different terrain in this area, which would be very useful experience for you.

As there is also a beginners' lesson this weekend, I may limit this trip to one car. As a result, all signups are only an 'expression of interest' until we can gauge the overall skill level and how many new leaders are coming. We will notify you in a day or two if you have a place.

 

DHG-campsite 1 hour north (by creek S of Ramsheads). Local skiing. Return to DHG via the walking trail.