Varsity Outdoor Club

Help Save the Phelix Creek Area

The future of backcountry skiing in the Phelix Creek drainage - the area surrounding the Brian Waddington Memorial Hut - is at stake. Currently Kevin Kriese, on behalf of the government, has re-opened the Winter Backcounty Forum's recommendations for land use in the Lil'wat Nation region (including the area around Phelix Creek) and assigned a mediator to make the decision. We need letters of support now in order to prevent snowmobile use of this traditionally skier-oriented area. See the wiki page for more details.

You've reached the Varsity Outdoor Club (VOC) web page. The VOC is a student run club of the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada. Our members are avid outdoors enthusiasts and enjoy hiking, rock climbing, mountaineering, back-country skiing, paddling, and most anything else that's fun outdoors.

Membership is open to students, staff, and faculty of UBC as well as club alumni. The membership cost is $35/year and includes benefits such as :

Weekly email newsletter during the winter session detailing what's happening.
Access to the restricted portion of this web site, which includes a message board and contact information for all club members.
Members can borrow gear from the club free of charge, upon completion of a "work hike" (small task to help the club that may or may not involve actual hiking).
Free copy of the VOC journal at the end of the winter session.
Bucket loads of fun

Click Here to find out more about the VOC

Or, if you're interested in joining the club, contact us