Addendum
All material is Copyright 1994-2024 Douglas Sproul. Only personal use is allowed. Commercial use is forbidden.
These sets are either addendum’s or corrections for the Geobackcountry Rogers Pass books & map. They are meant to used with the book and map along with the Disclaimer.
2nd Edition Rogers Pass Map — Glacier Crest Correction
Posted on February 26, 2020
So much beta on the new map, there were bound to be mistakes. Of all the places though, with Glacier Crest being as popular as it is… Hopefully nobody gets in over their heads trying to drop the red line off the summit! Sorry about this, here are the corrections for Glacier Crest.
Glacier Crest downloads
Glacier Crest Correction — Map
Glacier Crest Correction — Photos
2nd Edition Rogers Pass Map Addendum
Posted on January 06, 2020
These two crucial areas could not completely fit on the new 2nd Edition map which is due for print very soon.
Unfortunately, I do not have the time to annotate these files, add numbers to the grid or georeference for use in Avenza, etc. I’ll try to get to this in the summer for next season but for now, they’re still useful.
There’s a grid on each map so that will help. You can easily transfer the digits from your Rogers Pass map to these using the grid and certain landmarks, easy peasy.
Download maps
Glacier Circle / Beaver Valley map
Farm Pass map
Tupper Designated Access Route
The Access KMZ and Egress KMZ are separate files containing different photos and info for their respective direction of travel.
For the most up-to-date info on Designated Access Routes, visit the Parks Canada Ski Touring in Rogers Pass with the Winter Permit System page.
Asulkan
The Dome
There are basically three ways to exit The Dome.
1. South Exit: If you ascended via The Mousetrap, go back the way you came. Pretty unaesthetic and traverse-y, but it works.
2. The Dome Headwall: Serious business here but incredible lines if you've done your homework and these days, they are being shredded on a regular basis although, I suspect by a small group of folks.
Steep terrain, pillows, cliffs and water-ice make scoping this option prior to descent, mandatory. It's easy to scope and take pics on approach if you're coming from the Asulkan side. See the book & map for more info.
3. North Exit: Follows the trimline of the headwall avy path along the north edge, under The Rampart. Steep water-ice directly on skier's-right of the line so it's best to stay close to the trimline.
There are options to get to the trimline but the two most popular are either to descend the Dome Gully and cut over at the bottom or, traverse over sooner from higher which allows for sweet turns on approach through moraine features. See the images here as well as the book and map for more info.
Copper Peaks
