SkiSickness

Andy, Maddy and I took the day off to go ski something in the Coquihalla. Andy suggested Nak Peak: decision made. (It is next to Yak Peak, which Jake and I had climbed in the summer). I was excited to ski in a new area and met up with Andy and Maddy at 6am in Vancouver. We were surprised after we skinned up Nak, had lunch, skied down the other side and it was only 12:30. There was still plenty of day light left on winter solstice, so we skinned back up for another run. Next time I know not to get up that early for a Coquihalla ski day; the mountains are straight off the highway. I just get too excited.

I had an incredibly fun day. Some of the exciting stuff was that there was 15 cm of light(!!!!!) fresh snow - a novelty for me -, super sunny day, and Maddy and I broke trail, without the expert help of our other halves, for the first time. Maddy and I were constantly discussing about the best way up. At the top we found ourselves making separate skin tracks up steep terrain with tight trees. I looked back to see which skin track Andy followed when I saw him further lower going up a more gently open slope. Doh!

Andy and Maddy skinning up Nak. This was superb snow on our way back to the car later.


Thar from the summit of Nak. That couloir could be delicious when it's more filled in.


Maddy off the summit.


Andy skiing down the North side. Nice-run-great-snow STOKE!


Andy, hard to see. Pow, easily spotted.


Maddy was super stoked!


Thanks for the awesome day Andy and Maddy.

Looks like good skiing. I'd like to ski the peak across the highway again one of these days and shred the gnar.

Sweet. Way to capitalize on the non-wind affected powder.

The days there are deceptively quick.
Like the trip that Sky refers to. Warm January powder, a bonus lap, a summit, lunch, back to the car, all in five hours or something.

That's exactly the same time we took. 5 hours for all of that. It surprised me.

Good surprise powder day.I thought I was going to need my ski crampons.

I'd like very much to do what you did.