After checking the weather conditions and the avalanche report, which was rated as high above tree line, the decision was made to ski Urs' Trees. It was -5C when we left the hotel.

Karen & Larry crossing bridge

Steve crossing the bridge just up from  the hotel. 

Regrouping on the other side of the bridge

But first a lunch stop is in order.

Here we are just leaving the main trail and starting our ascent up through the trees. The snow was so deep you couldn't step off the trail without sinking in knee or hip deep. 

Karen and Larry 

Betty

John

The climbing was steady and with the warm temperatures it didn't take long to get really warmed up. It continued to snow throughout the whole day.

Roy

After a long slog the gang is almost at the top of the ridge we plan to ski.

Ready - Set - Here we go

Jo is quick out of the gates....

......whoa, hold on a minute......

......well I almost had it!

trees. Nothing holding him back.

Roy seems to have the hang of this too. What style. (But where'd he get that belly?)

The snow is up to Liz's thighs but she just rocks on through.

Rod - Darn Rogers Pass snakes!

Nothing fazed Betty: she cruised down the slopes with ease. Always cool.

The snow was so deep it was hard to keep the tips floating. Rod wasn't the only one who's tips dug under. We all left a lot of craters in the snow. It wasn't always pretty, but it was sure fun.

John sails by with ease......

.....but what happened here? I didn't know  John was a tree-hugger.

Just having a closer look at this tree.

Larry cruises by with ease. He discovered that poles don't make very good props in these conditions.

For someone who didn't want her picture taken, Karen aced a perfect turn in front of the camera. Way to go.

Carol cruising down the slope

Leisure Larry

The gang enjoying a nice hot tub in a foggy pool room after an exhausting day of skiing. Honest, we're in there.

It was a wild day.
Yikes.

It was still snowing and about -2C today. After a long climb the day before it was decide to ski Grizzly Shoulder as it was very close to the lodge. Somehow, some of us thought, because it was closer it would be an easier day. Just didn't work out that way though. We climbed about 850 m (3000 ft) and I think it was mostly straight up. The up-track was very steep and quite a few of us were having trouble sliding backwards with our skins on. It's those youngin's with their big fat wide skis and extra wide skins who set the track and they just cruised right on by us.

Re-grouping at the edge of an avalanche slope where we turned right towards Griz Shoulder.

Here we are along the edge of the avalanche slope........

.......and now we're starting our long climb up through the trees.

Roy with some fancy foot work

The Retreat

When we reached the main trail we had our skins off and were ready to ski down, (a couple got in a few quick turns) before we were told by someone else that we would be better off heading for the top where there was more open areas. 

We slipped, and slide (and cursed) our way to the top. As it turned out we ended right back where we were in the first place.  And there were NO open easy areas. So much for 2nd hand information.