Rogers Pass
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19 to 21 February 2005 Looking for some of the legendary Rogers Pass powder, Craig, Frank, Helen and I headed up to the Asulkan Valley for a couple of days. As it had not snowed for a couple of weeks, the snow was getting a bit windblown, but the weather was amazing and we managed to find pockets of good snow where it was a bit more protected.
Craig on the Asulkan Highway	Camping just above the Asulkan Hut	Castor and Pollux
	Unfortunately the hut was full, so we had to camp out.
Looking down the Asulkan Valley	Asulkan Glacier	Nearing SapphireCol
	Skinning up to Sapphirecol
SapphireCol Hut	Taking a break at the Hut	Bootpacking up Castor
	The hut is basically a small metal box, more of an emergency shelter than a hut.	Frank and Helen
Frank and Craig on Pollux	Frank	The Retreat
The snow was faceted and rotten on the pitch just below the summit, so we ended up backing off and climbing back down the ridge.		Heading back towards Sapphirecol
Asulkan Glacierfrom Young'sPeak	Helen
The last day we toured up Young'sPeak and then skied out over the Illecillewaet Glacier.	Heading towards the Illecillewaet on the last day.