This was one of the big outings I wanted to do in the Canadian Rockies and thankfully the weather finally started opening up at the end of our trip.

Probably the easiest 11000 peak in the Canadian Rockies with probably the best mountain views I’ve had in my life.

It wouldn’t be a trip with this group if not for doing off the beaten path. It’s always hard to get a sense of what’s feasible with the topo maps for Canada being low-res but it was cool to see a different part of the range.

We quickly learned about how finnicky the weather would be in the Selkirks/Rockies, so we shifted to something where the lack of visibility wouldn’t be the biggest deal. While the rock walls would help us see, the snow didn’t do us any favors on this day.

The same day after I headed up Fairview Mountain / Surprise Pass, the guys were a little antsy that I had bluebird skies despite the more pessimistic forecast they interpreted earlier. We decided to link up in the Canadian Rockies to do something in the afternoon.

I thought the weather looked decent today while the other guys did not so I went for a solo jaunt up to Fairview Mountain and doing the Surprise Pass loop. I think I was right about the weather haha.