Long and arduous, but easier traverse into Sapphire Bowl

Statistics

5

m

542

m

40

max°

Difficulty

FATMAP difficulty grade

Severe

Description

Here's a much easier way to get into Sapphire Bowl.

Either take Blowhole and cut skiers' left as soon as you get over the wind-lip at the bottom or take the intermediate Blackcomb Glacier run and traverse hard skiers' left as you see Blowhole come to an end.

Then stick as high up as you can on this traverse (going lower might expose you to some massive cliffs and ridiculously difficult runs such as The Pencil, Surf's Up, and Winkypop).

There might be a few uphill sections but push through and eventually you'll see the main cliff-riddled entrance into Sapphire Bowl.

By taking this arduous traverse, you've avoided the nastiest part of Sapphire Bowl: it's main entrance.

Now, you can reap the rewards that most don't get to experience because of the difficult main entrance that you have successfully bypassed.

The snow in Sapphire Bowl is always fantastic because of it's unexposed location and tougher initial entrance!