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Photo Gallery of Big White Mountain ER October 2012
We visited this reserve with the warden Don Guild on October 10, 2012. Don contacted the resort staff at the bottom of the ski run first and then drove us up what is probably the roughest boulder strewn washed out snow-cat road (without snow) on which I have ever traveled.
Also see the Panoramas of Big White Ecological Reserve
The reserve starts at the top of the mountain on the back side of the ski hills.
ISSUES: The ski run is right on the edge of the reserve, and plans are available for expansion of the mountain which shows ski runs being established down the reserve side. See under management.
Also, proposed year round access to the top of the mountain would prove disastrous for the fragile vegetation on the edge of the reserve.
We are still working on this one but here is a start:
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- Don in the clearcut on the valley floor.
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- Reserve from clearcut.
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- Ski lift terminus near the reserve.
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- Grass clump.
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- Vegetation in the alpine meadow
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- Looking out into the valley.
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- Looking out intyo the valley2.
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- The ridge to the highest elevation of the reserve.
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- Exposed rocks.
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- Lichen and other Vegetation.
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- Don and the white-bark pine on the crest of the mountain.
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- Grasses on the top of the reserve.
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- A black moss growing on exposed rock in the alpine meadow.
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- One of the many mats of heather on the alpine area.
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- Snow.
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- View to the north from the top of the reserve
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- View to the southeast from the top of the reserve.
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- The ravens were demonsttrating great aerial manoeuver skills that day.
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- Vegetation on top edge of reserve.
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- Alpine vegetation.
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- Alpine vegetation.
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- Along the top edge of the reserve
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- Looking north on the top. and stunted juniper.
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- Steep alpine area.
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- Lunch near the top edge of the reserve.
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- Garry beside stunted fir trees on the top edge of the reserve.
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- Snow still clinging to the mountain at the top of th reserve.
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- Don Guild with reserve behind.
