Burstall Pass is not an overly taxing hike but on this day a few cm's of snow, and more in some places, made it like walking on a beach for three and a half hours.
Porcupine Ridge presents several challenges with the creek crossing, steep climb out of the valley, and the scrambling at the top but has great views.
This was our first time doing Hidden Lake trail and it was an easy hike with amazing views of the Kananaskis Valley on a glorious sunny day.
This was our first time doing Mt. Hoffman. Its a shorter, well maintained trail that would typically offer sweeping views of the Sheep River/Kananaskis area but we were clouded in.
This was another first time hike for most of us and it offered phenomenal views, some fun scrambling and nobody else on the trail.
This was our first time doing Memorial Lakes and we chose to stop at the first lake due to the snow conditions and the time it took us to get there.
South Mist Hills is a hidden larch tree gem as there was virtually nobody on the trail while the Highwood Pass had hundreds of vehicles.
Sparrowhawk Tarns is a great choice during the larch season as there is unlimited parking along the road and we only ran into ten other hikers.
Wind Ridge is a fun hike as it starts out flat, becomes gradual and then very steep to the summit and ridge with panoramic 360 degree views of the Bow Valley.
I've skied at Sunshine Village for nearly 50 years but never explored this amazing trail network just off the backside of the Standish Chair and it was beautiful.