In early January we finally had enough snow to snowshoe at higher elevations.    We chose to do the Stake Lake Trails for our first venture.    The depth of the snow was sufficient to snowshoe, but there were still lots of hazards below the snow since the snowpack hadn’t yet set up (consolidated).   We were out for about 2 hours on the last day before the  freezing temperatures arrived.    A few shots of the outing are shared here.    Click an image for a lightbox view and a caption.

our route

along Stake Lake

the Marsh Trail

on the snowshoe trail

Lots of snowshoeing days will follow, with Bush Lake, Dogwood Marshes, McConnell Lake, Hill Hill, Lodgepole Lake, Lac le Jeune, Stake Lake, and Isobel Lake on the list.

A few moments from our Stake Lake snowshoe are provided in a short video: