Sandro Summits

Category: Trip Reports

  • Duke Couloir

    Duke Couloir

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    Feb 14-15, 2026 Soon after arriving and setting up camp I found myself wallowing waist deep up a couloir. It would be a good weekend! We had skinned up the road into Caspar Creek and found some nice meadows with a creek nearby for camp. It already being early afternoon we set off for looking…

  • Warrior Couloir (Phalanx)

    Warrior Couloir (Phalanx)

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    Feb 11, 2026 With the goods only promised at high elevations, we took the easy route and got a bump up to the alpine through Blackcomb resort. High freezing levels had left lower elevations crusty, but the Spearhead still delivered with a bluebird pow day. Our main objective was Warrior Couloir on Phalanx. The SE…

  • Wedge NW Couloir & Parkhurst Couloir Linkup

    Wedge NW Couloir & Parkhurst Couloir Linkup

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    Feb 5-6, 2026 Back to Wedgemount Lake for the second time this season, this time to attempt to link up Wedge NW couloir & Parkhurst Couloir. This links two big and beautiful couloirs, and allows the majority of your 1000m descent back to the lake to be steep couloir skiing! Everything seemed to be lining…

  • Rethel Dusted Couloir (The Other North Couloir)

    Rethel Dusted Couloir (The Other North Couloir)

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    November 20, 2025 After circumnavigating the unfrozen lake we found ourselves booting up the wrong apron above Wedgemount Lake. We committed to the line hoping that it would go, and we were definitely rewarded Snow conditions were thin even for November. Wedge North Mainline was snow free all the way to the top. After driving…

  • The “Goatshoe Traverse” (Anderson River Group)

    The “Goatshoe Traverse” (Anderson River Group)

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    July 22-23, 2025 Linking up the peaks in the Anderson River Group has been on my radar for a few years. It traverses a very unique area over many stunning granite domes. On this traverse we linked up 8 peaks in a clockwise loop: Reh, Gemse, Serna, Gamuza, Steinbok, Ibex, Chamois, and Anderson River Mountain.…

  • Sinnes Couloir (Mount Athelstan)

    Sinnes Couloir (Mount Athelstan)

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    May 18, 2025 The mystique of this couloir held out until we were already booting up the guts of it. We still hadn’t had a clear view of the line and had little idea of what to expect. The route getting named “Kiss of Death” by a climber, we were expecting a technical and demanding…

  • Brunswick NE Couloir & Hanover South Couloir

    Brunswick NE Couloir & Hanover South Couloir

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    April 22, 2025 The south side of Brunswick lake has some of the best alpine skiing terrain on the North Shore. I’m sure it would see far more ski traffic if it wasn’t for the steep hike in from Lion’s Bay. We started off from close to sea level, hiking in our trail runners. We…

  • East Face of Matier to Twin One Glacier Descent

    East Face of Matier to Twin One Glacier Descent

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    April 15, 2025 Twin One Couloir is an aesthetic and unique line flanked by glaciers. Our goal was to ski the East Face of Matier to the couloir, make a 60m rappel over the cornice and ski the line. The day was expected to warm up quickly, but additionally the melt freeze crust on the…

  • Aussie Couloir (Joffre Peak)

    Aussie Couloir (Joffre Peak)

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    April 13, 2025 Aussie Couloir is a beautiful and moderate couloir that tops out the ridgeline just below the summit of Joffre. Being on a very south aspect, timing with the sun is very important in the spring. It can easily form crusts in the spring heat. I use ShadeMap for timing lines with Solar…