Kokanee Glacier 2016 – Robert Smith Enchanted Valley

Post author:Sharon
Post published:January 24, 2016
Post category:2016 / BC

Kokanee Glacier Ski Trip – Jan 23rd – Jan 29th 2016

Day 2 – Nansen to Robert Smith and Enchanted Valley

Day1-FlyinSmugglers || Day2-EnchantedValley || Day3-Battleship || Day 4-SmugglersRadioRidge || Day 5-Happy Valley || Day 6-Griffen || Day7-Smugglers

The visitibilty looked not bad so we thought we’d head to the alpine to see how it was fairing in the Selkirks. Unfortuantely the light was flat and the alpine wind affected so we opted to drop into a benched slope of Robert Smith, do a couple of laps in there. The snow in the trees was much better then above so we headed to the Enchanted Ridge area and did a couple of laps in deep pow.

Useful links

Trip preparation page (link may change each year)
British Columbia’s Ministry of Environment official web-page for Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park Kootenay Rockies webpage on Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park with summer routes and activities primarily described.
Alpine Club of Canada’s webpage on the Kokanee Glacier chalet.
Snow forcast for Whitewater and SpotWX report for Nelson
Our previous trips in 2008 and 2015
1:250 scale map of Kokanee area
1:50 scale map of Kokanee area – east map; west map
1:20 scale TRIM data map (best for navigation imo)
For navigation I use PDF Maps on my phone and you can download my KML file here for reference

Large photo of Nansen Backside into Robert Smith. Lookers right chutes accessed from above treeline on Nansen. We came down lower benched slopes on lookers left. So much potential here…