An Adventure to the Great White North - Joffre, Matier and Slalok

1/27/2016 - found a half written trip report in the draft. posting it - Suz

The Cerise Creek Trailhead described in Alpine Select (P.59) has been decommissioned.  Access is now directly from Hwy 99. On Hwy 99 (aka the Duffy Lake Rd). 60km north of Whistler or 70 km southwest of Lillooet, you will find the Joffre Lake trail head (provincial park).  From Joffre Lake TH, cross the bridge across Cayoosh Creek, and pass the road work sheds on your right. Shortly after you pass the road works ("Salt Shed") lot you will see a "no stopping avalanche zone" sign. This marks the beginning of the run-out zone for the south-facing Rohr avalanche slide paths that rise up on your left. The Cerise Creek TH is the pull-out past the end of this no-stopping zone on the right hand side, where you'll see a valley open up on your right. This is the Cerise Creek watershed. There used to be a sign for Cerise Creek Trail head, the hanger is still there but the sign is gone as of July 2013. Park at the pull out, no parking permit is required.  Note that the TH is in between two different avalanche run-out zones from Rohr. If you enter a second no-stopping zone, you have gone too far. 


There was running water 800 feet below the Matier-Joffre col.  Beautiful dry campsite on Matier-Joffre col that would fit half a dozen tents.

Gear notes
Standard Glacier gear, ice axe, crampons, 
4 pickets, which were used on the steeper slopes with bad run out on Joffre and Matier
shovel brought but did not use. NTS Map: 92J8 (National Topographic System - Canada)

Reference: Alpine Select by Kevin McLane
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