A Day at the Kootenay Pass

THE SOAP BOX

The day began with a blustery walk up Lightening Ridge Kootenay pass!  As a group of four we were on our way to day of exploring!  Although tired at the beginning of the day the fresh air, beautiful mountains and ambition to ski energized us!  We skinned along the ridge and then contoured around Monk Peak to meet the ajoining ridge.  We then skinned up Monk south where the wind nearly blew us off the mountain top.  Here we stood scoping out future decents.  The time spent on this peak was brief because of the strong wind, but the same wind also added excitemnt to the ascent. We then skied down the ridge and made our way to twin lakes. The ski into twin lakes was marked with interesting off camber slope and the faceted snow surface allowed ours skis to wash and slide in the snow with ease. In twin lakes we enjoyed the steep face of North Monk. Craving more powder snow we decided to skin up the muffin for one last run before we returning back to the car for a Bacardi breezer, creamcicle flavored.