Nordic Skiing: Arctic Charmant Som - 1,673 m. (5,489 ft)

Sun, 22 December 2019

Technical

Minimum altitude: 1,318 meters

Distance: 11 km

Slope Aspect: South-East

Vertical Climbed: 372 meters (1,221 feet)

Vertical Descended: 373 meters

Description

Pretty damn cold today although not too windy. The first half of the climb was under heavy snow / grapel but it cleared towards the summit. The road wasn't prepared after l'Oratoire so the last km was real nordic skiing through some drifts etc but generally good. I stopped to sign the register at the bergeries then headed down. Quite a few brave souls doing the climb on skis, touring skis, foot and sleds, old and young.

The ski down after l'Oratoire on the steep slopes was not fun as the road was pretty cut up, it would have been nicer on skating skis I think as my classic skis are not that maneuverable.

Conditions

Snowline about 1250 meters. About 5-10cm of snow at the col. Road conditions were a bit slippy after the col de Palaquit.

Route


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