Snow's Melting

"Thought you might like to see how the hut (Centre) is doing... snow is going down slowly," says Kate, who was up at Paradise Meadows yesterday.   "Had a lovely circuit of the lakes and only saw 2 other people."

"I walked on top of the snow to Battleship and then decided to put on my snowshoes as it was a bit like walking in sand... and left them on for the rest of the day... pretty much stayed on either the snowshoe trails and the ski trails... although you could go anywhere.  The bridge at Helen MacKenzie was unuseable because of the amount of snow either end (bridge was clear) but there is a snow bridge you can cross on and the bridge lower down still has a ton of snow on it.    I stayed off the lakes as they are starting to look a little dicey but there is still lots of snow around.   It was a gorgeous day up there. "

Thanks for the report!

Another Sunny Day

Sunny days continue to warm up the alpine  - much less snow is visible now on Mt. Albert Edward , as compared with a month ago.

Summer Program

The summer program schedule for Paradise Meadows is almost complete , & will be posted on the Strathcona Wilderness Institute website next week. There are some special events planned for Strathcona Park's Centennial - including science, history, and theatre. More details soon!

Winter Snowshoe - Summer Hike

The Comox District Mountaineering Club had a recent snowshoe excursion around a couple of the landmarks around the meadows - Mt. Allan Brooks & Mt. Elma.

Strathcona Wilderness Institute is planning  the summer programming from the Strathcona Park Wilderness Centre - there will likely be at least one outing to the top of each of these mountains on the summer schedule - stay tuned!

Spring has Sprung

It's starting to feel like spring - although lots of snow still, the air is warmer, the sun is shining through, the snow is melting & birds such as juncos are becoming more active in the sub-alpine.

The Centre has survived another winter!