"What's a Duffey?" one of my friends asked me when I told him I was planning on heading to the Duffey for the weekend. Well the "Duffey" is short for the Duffey Lake Road, a 100km mountain pass, linking Pemberton to Lillooet. It takes about 1.5 hrs to get to the start of the pass from Squamish. The Duffey offers spectacular sights of the surrounding lakes and dramatic mountains. It also offers some fabulous ski touring, with numerous backcountry huts to stay overnight at. Some friends and I headed up the other weekend and got two great days of skiing in.
Looking down at the Duffey Lake Road (above)
Earning our turns:
We got cozy at the Cayoosh Hut with 5 strangers for two nights (8 of us in total) with just enough room for us to all sleep comfortably. This tiny A-frame hut is fully stocked up with all sorts of amenities including a spice rack!
Check out the coolest bench ever! (above)
I have also added a video from another Duffey day back in January:
