Farnham Glacier September 12th - 13th 2020
Syd Desmarais and I set off to find some September snow. Neither of us had been to Farnham before and after a couple of wrong turns paired with some rough roads, we arrived at the base of Farnham Glacier. After hastily setting up camp in the dark and a quick dinner we called it a night.
After a leisurely morning of coffee and inspecting the last river crossing on the road we chose to walk from the campsite to the toe of the glacier. Accompanied by our dogs Beamer and Izzy we looked for the simplest access we could find and once on the ice began the trek to the snow.
We climbed most of the way up the Southeast side of the Farnham Glacier. From here Syd got on her board and I stepped into my skis and the fun began. The snow was far better than expected, with minimal sun cupping and plenty of good turns.
Satisfied with our day we loaded into the truck and returned to the valley bottom and set up camp. The next day the smoke rolled in, and we chose to return home to Fernie and plan the next adventure.
