Naming of Paradise Meadows

After a recent inquiry about the source of the name of Paradise Meadows, I found the following info on the BC Geographical Place Names Index - the meadows were "so named by Clinton S. Wood, who saw these meadows when locating the Dove Creek trail in 1928."

An excellent biography of Clinton Wood has been compiled on Lindsay Elms' history website.

Clinton Wood & Geoffrey Capes, another member of the Comox District Mountaineering Club, sought out an alternate route up to the Plateau area, going up Dove Creek to its source, Anderson Lake, then beyond "into unknown country".

Much of the Dove Creek Trail would now be overlain by the present Mount Washington Road (Strathcona Parkway). The Dove Creek Trail eventually reached the Paradise Meadows area at the south end of Battleship Lake. In those days, there would have been no trails through the boggy meadows, without the boardwalk which  allows access today.

It would be an interesting project to map the old trail onto current satellite maps!

Belated Earth Day Greetings

A spectacular day in Paradise Meadows - a fitting finale to a week which included the celebration of Earth Day.

The snow is melting but the base is still about 6.5m . This winter had the most snow accumulation ever recorded by Mount Washington Alpine Resort. This weekend is the final official weekend for skiing.

A Load Off

A substantial weight has been lifted off the Centre's shoulders - quite a relief to have that load removed! Thanks to BC Parks who arranged a contractor to clear the snow off the roof this past weekend.
Now it just has to melt away before June!

Winter & Summer Contrast

A few more observations on the snow depth at Paradise Meadows & Forbidden Plateau, in this trip report from the Comox District Mountaineering Club.
The contrasting photos from summer & winter tell the story!

Snow Cave

Sometimes a snow cave is naturally found,  sometimes it is created:

Thanks to Tim Penney for the photo: more images here.