Frosty Mountain Trail

The trailhead for this route is located at Lightning Lakes. The highlight of this trail is a meadow of larches shortly before the summit, where the larches turn a brilliant golden color in late September to early October. These larches are the furthest west of their range in Southwestern BC. There is a short talus field for 30-45 minutes before the summit. In the middle of this, there is a branch of trail that goes towards Windy Joe Mountain (Frosty Mountain Loop Trail), and this can be used to turn the trail into a loop. The summit cairn and elevation marker are the end of the maintained trail and where nearly all people end their outing. The true summit is actually a 45-60 minute return trip, with exposed areas and scrambling.