Description

There are two ways out of Killebrew Canyon: The High Traverse and The Lower Traverse.

The Lower Traverse.

The Lower Traverse is located directly under The High Traverse.

This traverse is commonly used once the snow has receded on The High Traverse (that traverse melts first and this one holds snow a bit longer).

The problem with this Lower Traverse is that there are several sections where you must painfully remove your skis and hike upwards.

That is why it is not the preferred way out of Killebrew Canyon.

That brings us to The High Traverse which is a bit tough to find but extremely worth it to take as it requires minimal (if not zero) uphill walking and can simply be done by skiing it.

As you come to the bottom of the canyon and things begin to flatten out, no matter where you are or what run you took, start traversing hard skiers' left.

There's a really easy and brilliant way to determine when you should start traversing left but you have to look out for it.

When you think you need to start traversing left, look at the left wall of the canyon.

This is the wall that separates Mott from Killebrew Canyon.

You'll notice this wall going down and then suddenly flatten out and go up before going up.

Here's what you need to do: WHEN YOU SEE THIS DIP IN THE CANYON WALL AND YOU'RE RIGHT NEXT OT IT, THIS IS THE PERFECT INDICATOR TO START TRAVERSING LEFT.

If you miss this path, you'll have to take The Lower Traverse so be careful about this.

You'll eventually see a relatively narrow, yet an obvious protruding snowy pathway that cuts back into Mott Canyon.

This is The High Traverse.

Continue to follow The High Traverse until you start passing the more remote Mott Canyon Runs such as Rocky Point, Promised Land, North 40, Hemlock, and Ernie's.

Eventually take one of these runs all the way back down to the Mott Canyon chairlift.

This way of getting out of Killebrew Canyon is way nicer than The Lower Traverse as it avoids you taking of your skis and hiking uphill.

Note that while it is called The High Traverse, you don't actually loose much downhill ski time as the Traverse only begins once the Canyon's slope begins to flatten out.

Unless there's some technical challenging that prevents you from taking this High Traverse (receding snow, fallen tree, etc...), you really should take this one and avoid The Lower Traverse at all costs!