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Tam McTavish
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Heading up early from the car park.
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Keith's Hut in January snow, a good spot to stop for a quick refuel and, if the weather is clear, a bit of route assessment.
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Popping up onto Motel 66.
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The view from Motel 66. The route across the Anniversary looks less steep from here then it does from the hut.
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Hopping down from Motel 66. Don't be afraid to drop in on your skis and go a bit lower.
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If you stay too high, the slope gets rather steep and awkward.
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The view from the Matier-Joffre Col with Slalok in the background. Below the icefield are Joffree Lakes.
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A couloir on Joffre Peak.
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The wide face of Joffre Peak.
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Looking up the couloir on Joffre Peak.
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A good alcove is a steep skin up. It's a great spot to transition to bootpack mode: the steepness is just right, and it is well sheltered from debris.
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Starting up the bootpack.
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The incline is consistent, just a bit steeper than 45 degrees in the narrower section.
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Taking a quick breather on Joffre Peak. In the right conditions, this section moves much faster than expected, perhaps longer to get to the col than it did to bootpack and transition.
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Joffre Peak.
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Looking up towards the summit of Joffre Peak.
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Preparing to ski on Joffre Peak.
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It's a long way down, so careful turns are required to manage the sluff.
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Looking out toward Matier, Tszil, and Slalok.
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Skiing through the "constriction," which is fairly wide by couloir standards.
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The snow was definitely best in the middle of the couloir.
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Coming toward the end of the couloir on Joffre Peak.
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The couloir remains quite steep even farther down Joffre Peak.
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Screaming out of the fan on Joffre Peak.
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You'll need to briefly skin up back to the col to ski back down. Joffre Peak.

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