old snowbasin road
Snowbasin
a groomed cat track
Cross Country Skiing Easy
- Distance
- 5.1 km
- Ascent
- 23 m
- Descent
- 269 m
- Duration
- 0-1 hrs
- Low Point
- 1.7 km
- High Point
- 1.9 km
- Gradient
- 22˚
This is a popular cross country skiing route which is generally considered to be easy. It's very remote, it features low exposure (e1) and is typically done between January and February. From a low point of 1.7 km to the maximum altitude of 1.9 km, the route covers 5.1 km, 23 vertical metres of ascent and 269 vertical metres of descent.
Description
the old snow basin road that is now not used a groomed cat track that goes gown to pineview
Difficulty
Easy
Low Exposure (E1)
Exposure is limited to that of the slope itself. Getting hurt is still likely if the slope is steep and/or the snow is hard.
Remoteness
Little chance of being seen or helped in case of an accident.