Training Log Archive: jima

Didn't look like much snow at the parking lot and the trail was well packed. Strapped the snowshoes to the backpack anyways. Hoofed it out along the Yellow Trail - SpikeCross worked well.
Turned left onto the Arbutus Hill Trail - had been snowshoed in, but a lot less traffic, so it was very loose.

Quick move of the snowshoes from the pack onto the feet, and off and running again. Lights snow now falling. Cleats provided good additional grab in the looser stuff. Took the 2nd right onto the Arbutus Hill loop - saw 1 guy on snowshoes coming down. Not much in the way of view up top - snow and clouds.
Kept the pace nice and easy, running more than walking. Took a right at the end of the loop, then near the bottom of the deep-dark section ( heavy hemlock coverage), jumped off the trail and bushwhacked SE to go around the E side of Double-Dammed Pond. Some thicker areas in that section - hard to judge how bad it would be in non-snow conditions, or with leaf-on conditions.
Fun outing.

Timed this well - flatlanders all pulling out and heading south, parking spot open right by the Panorama lift to the summit, lift lines non-existent. Squeezed in 5 runs - good conditions.