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Helena Ridge East - Video Summary
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Helena Ridge East Hike / Snowshoe - We started on snowshoes, but quickly switched to spikes
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Helena Ridge East Hike / Snowshoe - Larry with a peakaboo view of Castle Mountain
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Helena Ridge East Hike / Snowshoe - This was the going for the first 5 km's
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Helena Ridge East Hike / Snowshoe - Ben at the junction where we switched to snowshoes
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Helena Ridge East Hike / Snowshoe - Larry crossing Silverton Creek
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Helena Ridge East Hike / Snowshoe - Ben on the snowbridge over Silverton Creek
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Helena Ridge East Hike / Snowshoe - We followed this gully up quite a ways
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Helena Ridge East Hike / Snowshoe - First views of the magnificent cliffs that tower over Rockbound Lake
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Helena Ridge East Hike / Snowshoe - Ben with Castle Mountain in the background
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Helena Ridge East Hike / Snowshoe - Ben in woods below the ridge
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Helena Ridge East Hike / Snowshoe - Ben backdropped by Castle Mountain
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Helena Ridge East Hike / Snowshoe - Ben on the snowshoe route next to backcountry skiers' tracks
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Helena Ridge East Hike / Snowshoe - We followed this backcountry skiers' uphill track to the summit
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Helena Ridge East Hike / Snowshoe - Views toward Tower Lake nestled between Castle Mountain (on the left) and Helena Ridge (on the right)
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Helena Ridge East Hike / Snowshoe - Ben heading towards the summit
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Helena Ridge East Hike / Snowshoe - We thought this large rock was the summit, but it just below it
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Helena Ridge East Hike / Snowshoe - Summit selfie with northwest views, including Castle Moutain and Helena Ridge
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Helena Ridge East Hike / Snowshoe - Summit selfie with summit cairn and southeast views
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Helena Ridge East Hike / Snowshoe - A zoom shot of the peaks of Castle Mountain, and flat-topped Eisenhower Tower on the left
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Helena Ridge East Hike / Snowshoe - In the distant background we think is Mt Assiniboine
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Helena Ridge East Hike / Snowshoe - Cornices atop the ridge
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Helena Ridge East Hike / Snowshoe - Larry annotating the track on our Alltrail's app
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Helena Ridge East Hike / Snowshoe - Although we didn't see backcountry skiers today, there was much evidence of their recent prescence
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Helena Ridge East Hike / Snowshoe - Could this be a sign of spring?
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Helena Ridge East Hike / Snowshoe - The forest will soon be shedding the mantle of winter
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Helena Ridge East Hike / Snowshoe - Ben on the Rockbound Lake section on the return
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Helena Ridge East Hike / Snowshoe - Just the facts
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Helena Ridge East Summit Snowshoe / Hike - Hike profile
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Helena Ridge East Summit Snowshoe / Hike - Our GPS track on a 3D topo