Keefer Lake Adventures Ltd.

SNOW CAT Exploration Tours Winter/Spring 2011 

3 hr Backcountry Tour Prices starting @$100/seat (Includes box lunch)
All day tour service (Barnes Lake, Whatshan Mountain and Vista Pass) starting @ $300/seat (Min. 6persons)
Trailhead Drop off service starting @ $20/seat (Min. 5 persons)

Personal Toys optional…

Don’t just look at the Pinnacles

“Get into them…”
Now taking reservations
For details & booking info:  Contact Bob @ 1-778-373-6301

The Backcountry awaits…

“No frills but all the thrills“

2011 Summer Season…

Discover the Monashees! Backcountry Mountain Bike/Hiking trips in the Pinnacles & Whatshan Range and beyond… 

This is a premiere Monashee wilderness experience with a huge reward waiting for you. These trips require that you have a good fitness and experience level (Intermediate). Hikes can be 6 kms or more with 3000 feet of elevation change. Mountain Bike tours may be up to 100 kms. These are remote alpine experiences in grizzly bear country.

Tour areas: (required fitness level)                                 

Vista Pass - seen right   (Intermediate)     
Pinnacle Lake    (Intermediate)
Monashee Lake  (Advanced/ Intermediate)

Whatshan Peak  (Intermediate)                                                             

The Dome    (Beginner, all ages)

Accommodation…
Here’s the deal                                                                                                                    
Private cabins available starting at $60/day
Rooms        $40/day
Campsite   $20/day (2 persons)
Wall Tent  $60/day for 2 persons or  $75/day for 4 persons

Options include:
Meals (Breakfast, Bag Lunch, Dinner)
Vista Pass Trail
Add $50/day per person                                                                                                                                                                                                

Trail Guide (w/trailhead transport)

Add $150/day                                                        

All guide service prices based on maximum 6 persons per guide for mountain bike/hikes
Advance request required for guide service        
Mountain Bikes not included

Keefer Lake Wilderness Resort is an exclusive purveyor of remote Monashee wilderness.
We operate on Licensed Multi-Use Recreational Tenure from the Keefer Lake Monashee Base Camp.

Licenses available for qualified guide/outfitters and tour operators.

Contact Bob at info@keeferlake.com or phone 1-778-373-6301 for details

Tour Descriptions…

Keefer Lake Wilderness Resort is your base camp for adventure in the Monashees. If you seek solitude, fresh air and fitness you will find it here.

Based from our camp, backcountry enthusiasts can access several distinct terrain areas in close proximity of the camp; each offering a unique hiking or mountain biking experience. Here, you can combine hiking and mountain biking to cover more ground for more adventurous tour possibilities.

Explore hidden valleys and lakes in the Monashee Mountains of British Columbia on old logging roads and trails connecting the Okanagan and Kutnai Regions. Ride your bike to alpine trailheads and continue hiking to even more spectacular alpine lakes and waterfalls set among snow covered alpine peaks.

Tour old growth Cedar groves. Some trees are over ten feet across and may be up to 1000 years old. 

Wildlife sightings are frequent but keep in mind that “This is Grizzly country!”

 Vista Pass (Hiking Video #1)
Capture the essence of the Monashees in the summer season. This is a classic Monashee ridge hike that takes you to the very base of the Pinnacles Range. Also a superb ride for experienced backcountry horsemen. Hikers and more recently, some extreme mountain bikers have discovered this spectacular ridgeline which also has a hidden camp for overnight backpackers. Hike to over 7500 ft. amid alpine peaks and tarns. You will have to carry your mountain bike most of the way for a one of a kind photo op.  The Valhalla, Selkirks and Purcell Ranges can all be viewed from here. 

Hikes can vary from 5-8 hours duration.

Pinnacle Lake Hike
A true alpine experience. From the trailhead you will hike through old growth Cedars and up alongside a waterfall till reaching Pinnacle Lake, which is set in an alpine couloir. The last section is before the top is steep. Hiking duration from trailhead to lake approximately 2 hours. Mountain bike ride from camp to Pinnacle lake trailhead approximately 1 hour.

Monashee/Rioulx Lake (Hiking Videos #2 & #3)
A Monashee Alpine Classic hike complete with lakes, waterfalls and glaciers comparable to anywhere on this planet! 

An even steeper more intense, extreme version of the Pinnacle Lake and Vista Pass areas starting with an even bigger grove of old growth cedars. This area requires an advanced level of outdoor experience, preparedness, bear awareness and fitness. The rewards at the top though are simply awe-inspiring. From here one can access the only actual glacier remaining in the Okanagan. Mountain bike ride to Monashee Lake trailhead approximately1 1/2 hours.

Duration from trailhead to Monashee Lake 4 hours one-way through Grizzly bear habitat!Coming soon…Heli access to Rioulx Lake Intensive Use camp available from Keefer Lake Resort.

The Dome (hike, horse ride)
Seen directly north from Keefer Lake Resort. The Dome hike is suitable for novice hikers and is a good workout. It is an easy 2 hour hike up to an elevation of 7000’. From the top you can see the entire Pinnacle Range spectacular to the north and Valhalla Range in the Kutnai region. A photographers dream set in alpine flowers 

Yeoward Mountain aka. “Porky”
Walk (or run) directly from camp or bike ride up an old 1950’s logging road to spectacular alpine meadows @ 7000’. Panoramic views of the Pinnacles range, Okanagan and Kutnai Valleys. Grind loop currently being developed connecting The Dome and Yeoward Mtns.

Duration 1 way to top:

Mountain bike ride -3 hours

Hike -3 hours

Run -2 hours

Can also be accessed by horse and ATV.

Whatshan Ridge/Barnes Lake  (Mountain bike, hike, horse)
Seen due east of Keefer Lake, this recreation area is a wonder onto itself.

The peak and ridge are best accessed from Keefer Lake resort along a deactivated (VERY rough, no bridges) logging road. Perfect for mountain bikes. The trailhead for Whatshan Ridge also marks the altitude restrictions for motorized vehicles. From here though, horse riders, mountain bikers and hikers have access to alpine lakes, meadows and views to as far away as the Bugaboos.

Vista Pass and Pinnacle Lake Trail System - bikes, hikes and horses

The Vista Pass Recreation area lies at the far eastern edge of Railroad Creek Pass. The trailhead access begins about 3 kms away from the camp. Keefer Lake is seen here at the bottom left of the google shot.

Cyclists and horse riders primarily use the Railroad Creek Pass trailhead route (not accessible to motorized vehicles). The trailheads to Pinnacle and Monashee Lakes are also accessed via the Railroad Creek Pass route, which begins 3 km from camp.

The hike/bike distance can vary from 10-30k roundtrip depending on mode of access.  Vehicle access to some trailheads is available but can be VERY rough and requiring enhanced 4-wheel drive. Trail to satellite camp indicated by the blue line.

Barnes Lake and Whatshan Ridge trailhead seen in lower right portion. Monashee Lake Valley is in top left.

Objects seen in Googletm are larger and steeper than they appear…

Stuff You Need to Bring…

Views are from Lookout Ridge bike ride above Keefer Lake

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