The Bull River Prowler

The Bull River Prowler is a great, moderate route to snag when the snow conditions are stable. It ascends the couloir right of Canmore Wedding Party and The Stumbling Stone and then heads up a moderate ice smear that steepens as you go up. topping out the ice smear brings you to a ledge system. It would be possible to go straight up in early season or fat ice conditions but otherwise the ice is largely unprotectable owing to its thinness and in late season the path is blocked by dense snow mushrooms. Instead, traverse left on the steep ledge till you reach a runnel that delivers you to the lower snow field. From here go up and left through the snow field until you reach a dog-leg couloir that takes you all the way up to the headwall. There are many ways to go from this point and most of them involve negotiating a cornice if done in March or April. In November however, it would be unlikely that you'd face a cornice, but the approach couloir might be “out”. I chose to ascend a notch that presented moderate mixed climbing supplemented by lots of good alpine ice. The crux here might be digging through a snow choked chimney. Thread your way up the gully until you reach the cornice, dig and tenuously mantle onto the summit ridge. This route is very straightforward and can be climbed very quickly. Consider climbing with skis and skins for descent. 

the right-most major couloir on the North Face, 400' West of Canmore Wedding Party. 

Single set Cams 00-3, a handful of LA's, KB's, 9 screws