Jan 17, 2008, = Rainbow Mtn heli drop + tour
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http://www.leelau.net/2008/rainbow2008_01_16/ for maps, route detail etc.
Intro: Rainbow Mountain (2314m) is a peak just west of Whistler with an attractive glacier. It can be climbed fairly easily on skis, by foot and in summer, with bikes. The lower flanks of Rainbow are sled-accessible. To put it mildly, Rainbow is not exactly isolated.
Commercial operators actually run heli-biking trips off Rainbow in summer. While Rainbow can be climbed from valley bottom on skis (I had tried unsuccessfully last year via the TwentyOne Mile drainage), it can be a bit of a slog if snow in the Whistler valley floor is in poor condition. I had heard that Rainbow could also be heli-dropped in winter. When Jeremy, a friend of ours, expressed interest in organizing a group for a heli-drop, I couldn't resist and started gathering information and making plans.
Intro: Rainbow Mountain (2314m) is a peak just west of Whistler with an attractive glacier. It can be climbed fairly easily on skis, by foot and in summer, with bikes. The lower flanks of Rainbow are sled-accessible. To put it mildly, Rainbow is not exactly isolated.
Commercial operators actually run heli-biking trips off Rainbow in summer. While Rainbow can be climbed from valley bottom on skis (I had tried unsuccessfully last year via the TwentyOne Mile drainage), it can be a bit of a slog if snow in the Whistler valley floor is in poor condition. I had heard that Rainbow could also be heli-dropped in winter. When Jeremy, a friend of ours, expressed interest in organizing a group for a heli-drop, I couldn't resist and started gathering information and making plans.
Photo #2 is really cool.
When I was up in canada I heard of this heli biking. Sounds pretty interesting. On the cheaper side, I also heard that around Red Mountain, there is a shuttle service which allows you to park at one end of a trail and ride to the otherside, then be taken back.
I've heard there is a lot of riding up there, but other than lift biking at whistler I've never biked any of it.
When I was up in canada I heard of this heli biking. Sounds pretty interesting. On the cheaper side, I also heard that around Red Mountain, there is a shuttle service which allows you to park at one end of a trail and ride to the otherside, then be taken back.
I've heard there is a lot of riding up there, but other than lift biking at whistler I've never biked any of it.
The Red trip is called the Seven Summits trail. I wrote about that here :: http://www.nsmb.com/trail_tales/7summits.php
Hey, awesome link! Looks a lot like many of the trails I ride in southern washington. If you come down this way, I'll show you a few.
Geez, that was a deep slide...all the way to rock. Any ideas how deep it was, Lee?
matt, to be perfectly honest - about the last thing on my mind was to go anywhere near that thing and measure it.
Like Jason said,
Good work as usual, Lee!
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Photo #2 is really cool.
Good work as usual, Lee!
Lee, you could have just dropped that cornice onto the crown! Actually, just wondering about depth cause its hard to judge from those pics...looks to be around 2 metres...
Check out Brian Baker's video of his Rainbow heli-drop...his vids are always entertaining...
http://biglines.com/blarticles/3364/Powlicious-_Another_Film_From_Brian_Baker
Check out Brian Baker's video of his Rainbow heli-drop...his vids are always entertaining...
http://biglines.com/blarticles/3364/Powlicious-_Another_Film_From_Brian_Baker
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