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Westside Road, cross the Columbia River
and the
Spillimacheen River; continue north on a service road for about 850
meters to an intersection, 415400. The Jubilee Mountain FSR goes
straight (north) and is well indicated; it is possible to use an ATV to
reach the lookout in the summer but in the winter, the road is most
likely unplowed. From the trailhead (415400), there are two
junctions in the first 700 meters; go left at 415403 and go
straight at 412405. The service road goes past a recreation site and
continues for 6 kilometers to another intersection, 383427; Jubilee
Mountain FSR heads north-west and reaches the lookout from the north.
We chose a shorter route from that point and followed Branch A
to a mining operation south of Jubilee's summit block, 380423 (not
recommended if mining is underway). Near the mine, we passed a road and
clearing on the left and within 200 meters, we veered towards the ridge
crest in an opening to the right, 378421. The treed south-east ridge
leads to the lookout. This is a manned lookout during the summer months. |
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Jubilee Moutain FSR. |
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Near the start, there's a nice
recreation site overlooking the Columbia Valley. |
| Snowshoe trip: RT 8.75; 4.25 up.
This trip was better than anticipated, we left
home not expecting much more than a workout. As unfavorable
backcountry conditions persist due to high avalanche hazard, we
continue exploring smaller objectives. From the truck, we had 7.5
kilometers to go on the road; the plod was nice but the additional
crusty
new snow on the snowpack made travelling a bit more difficult than last
week. We snowshoed up the road to the mining operation hoping
the sky would clear up and lucky for us, it did! Once we entered the
forest to gain the ridge, I was thrilled that we only had 1 kilometer remaining
to the lookout; the bushwhacking wasn't bad but tight enough in places
to drop snow down our back. The last stretch prior to arriving at the
lookout is enjoyable, it opens up enough to get a glimpse at the valley
below. At the lookout, it is hard to resist the temptation to
climb the tower to take pictures; the best view is from up there! The
door was unlocked so we came in to have lunch. We sat comfortably in
the sun with awesome sights and a disco ball on the ceiling; I
felt at home! It was hard to leave the lofty viewpoint... We picked up
our track and followed it back to the road; the rest was uneventful but
satisfying! |
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Plodding on the
service road for 7.5 kilometers. |
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After 6 kilometers,
we took the mining road, Branch A. |
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Open and choked
terrain off the service road. |
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The last stretch is
lovely. |
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Jubilee Lookout aka
Disco Cabano!
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View south, part of
the mining operation is visible (center). |
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Not seen from
highway 93/95, Hidden Valley to the west. |
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View north. |
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A sight in the
well-equiped lookout. |
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Complete with a
disco ball; I feel right at home! |
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We reluctantly leave
after a lengthy break. |
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I punched in and
fell by a tree, good times. |
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The Columbia Valley
east of us. |
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Typical terrain
before reaching the mining operation. |
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Back on the service
road. |
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