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"Mt Nomad (2544 m) | Saturday, Feb 12 2022
ACC Ski Summit Series - Obscure Edition
Mt Nomad is a small peak tucked just north of Upper Kananaskis lake. We had seen a few reports of people hiking it, even fewer (one, to be precise) of people snowshoeing it, and certainly none that we could find of people skiing it. A main appeal of this peak -- beyond its dubious obscurity -- is how it sits in a cirque and is surrounded by Mt Invincible to the east, Warspite and Hermione to the north, and Hermione ridge to the West. Thankfully, its south side is guarded by an easily ascended ridge one must go over. With a promise of bomber snow with fast travel, we figured this may be a good outing. After all, the avalanche forecast said "go high and long". So we did.
We met at the interlakes day area at 8:30, and started to make our way on the lake, because the trail was mostly snow free right at the beginning, and as soft as industrial concrete. The ridge itself was easily ascended, bathing in the sun. Upon cresting, it became clear our ski outing was now a ski 'n' scramble, given Nomad was mostly dry. The drop form the ridge was on terrible, wind-scoured hard "snow". After crossing on gravel-l..." — apfelstrudel • Feb 12, 2022