Uploaded May 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Instead of bagging peaks, I use my backcountry skis to bag new lakes I have never seen before. In Part 5 of this Mid-March 7-day solo winter hot tent trip, I take you along on a typical day of ski exploring on frozen lakes. It's a long almost boring day, so the thrill is in putting in the distance and making km's on skis and seeing new lakes and country I have never seen before. Hazards include slush and thin ice. For the newbies, I show why kicker skins are needed in the deep dry snow conditions, even on the flats. Some northern peatland interpretation. Peatlands are fun to explore in the snow when the traveling is easy. Safety note at the end on thin ice dangers associated with eskers and spits that have warm groundwater discharge, and which constrain flows causing faster currents.

Hope you enjoy it. I may post one or two more from this series, so please stay tuned, thanks!

Part 1 of this series is linked here:
youtube.com/watch?v=X7pYLUts438

Part 2 is linked here:
youtube.com/watch?v=NxBq1tExO78

Part 3 is linked here:
youtube.com/watch?v=lFIcM14BX10

Part 4 is linked here:
youtube.com/watch?v=zV8xDPRtFQc

Part 5 of this series is linked here:
youtube.com/watch?v=tIgInLdR7W8

Part 6 of the series is linked here:
youtube.com/watch?v=iQ82aPVLrso