Sapphire Col
Swiss Ski Whistler Duffey and Rogers Pass
Monday Feb 27 brought our first blue bird day in WEEKS! Lee has always wanted
to check out the luxurious Sapphire col so that was our destination today.

The snow was DEEP! Good thing Guide was there Spora’ing!

Ridge Skin

View from above Asulkan Hut. – Photo by Tyler Wilkes


View down Asulkan Valley to road.

We go up!

Us from above Asulkan hut – Photo by Tyler Wilkes


Looking across to Lookout and the ridge leading to Forever Young from Illecillewaet.
Forever young exits at the shadow picture right where the two bumbs in the
slope are.

We can see the four splitters across the valley on their attempt of Forever
Young. They were turned back by winds and snow.

Heading to Sapphine col

Sapphire Hut. Very small ‘shelter’


Lee, Sharon, Nicole and Guido at the top.

Lee and Sharon

Nicole and Sharon getting ready to descend.

We go down

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We can see the Splitters returning from Forever Young



The route up

Elevation Profile

Video of Sapphire and Perly Rock ski day