Moderate 10.7 mi Out and Back 2,500ft elevation gain Extends from Emerald Lake Trail Hiked 6/5/25
This fantastic hike leaves Emerald lake and climbs into a large bowl in between Wapta Mtn and the Oresident range. Bowl area is full sun while keeping a fairly steep pace on the way into Yoho Pass. Deep snow at time of hike for over 1 mile on pass, melty on way back with post-holing. Very Popular. Same trail I saw the Ruffed Grouse on that I posted a while ago, reposted in here as well.
Wapta mountain sits across from the serene waters of Yoho lake. Still a little avalanche to be let go of on the mountain, and that side of the lake was still deep snow. Red chairs just out of frame.
Looking up towards Angle Peak with a large field of snow still at the top of the Avalanche zone beyond it.
The view as you decend from Yoho pass back into the valley shows the many tracks the stream flows take in the large avalanche zone feeding into Emerald Lake. Mt Deville lies behind the Tocher ridge in the distance.
A ruffed grouse was on the trail as I turned a corner, trusting in it's camoflage until the right moment to make a break.
Short video if the seasonal fall on Bluesky