Duncan and I ski mountaineered up Mt. Hector this weekend. On skis this is a Rockies classic one day ascent without the need for a middle-of-the-night alpine start. Skinned up through trees and over avalanche debris before carrying skis for a short steep gully. Reached the glacier at mid-day and roped up for the gradual climb to the summit rocks.
Shed the skiis 150m below the summit and bootpacked the rest of the way. Some iced-over rock required crampons for a short stretch. Very low visibility on the way down, but perfect snow and great turns all the way back down to the highway.
