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The VOC Gets Fancy at Kees and Claire Hut
At 6:42 am on December 20th, I set a personal backpack-packing speed record in a frantic effort to stuff all my gear into my pack by 6:45, when I anticipated being picked up by Adam Rodrigues and Melissa Bernstein for … Continue reading
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Tagged hut, skiing, Whistler, Winter, Winter Small Group
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Stoke then Soak (Nov 20-21, 2021)
the abridged version: some skied, some attempted to ice skate but ended up hiking in the snow, then there was hotsprings and a fire and a pork loin that was on sale and seared and songs and spiked hot chocolate and then more hotsprings. … Continue reading
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Phantastic Phun Phound with Phriends at Phelix
It was late October when I was planning how I should spend my first and last fall reading break at UBC, should I go to Harrison Hot Springs with some friends, fly to Toronto to be cold and miserable, or … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Huts, Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged 4wd, fall, First-Time, large group, Phelix Hut, reading week, ski, ski touring, snowshoe, snowshoeing, Winter
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Best October Skiing Ever?
On Saturday, October 30th 3 VOCers set out to take advantage of the sunny weather and recent snowstorm. We decided to go to Shovelnose Creek, a hot backcountry skiing destination accessed by a long drive up the Squamish River Valley. … Continue reading
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Tagged 4wd, daytrip, shovelnose creek, ski touring, Small Group, Winter
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Semaphore Lake – How to: Dance to keep your toes warm*
*All credit for the title goes to trip organizer, Will. The plan for thanksgiving weekend was looking great: hiking up to Semaphore Lake, base-camping there and going scrambling on the mountains around. And of course swimming in the lake! As … Continue reading
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Tagged 2wd, first snow, hike, multiday, ski touring
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Mamquam Icefield (April 4-6)
No tent poles, not enough fuel, a couple detours = Good time to be had! (P.S. This report was not reviewed by my trip partner. Certain facts and events might have been exaggerated for entertainment.) Mamquam had always been on … Continue reading
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Two Bears, March 13, 2021. That’s the name of the run. There weren’t any real bears.
Two Bears is this run described in the Baldwin guide that is accessed from the Zopkios Rest Area but dumps the skier out a bit south of the Box Canyon Chain-up Area. Baldwin suggests leaving your car at Box Canyon … Continue reading
Thar Peak
On Sunday, February 14th, we went to Thar Peak. It was a nice day, and the ski up was pretty good, and the cleared area for the pipeline helped us get up to the alpine. The snow was really slippery, but luckily there … Continue reading
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Cheeky trip up Mulligan, Feb 15, 2021
Note: All covid protocols were taken seriously on this trip. Mt mulligan trip report: Feb 15 2021 The team: Tobias, Edward, William, Kevin, and Myself. Posts on south coast touring on February 14 made Mulligan a desirable target for the … Continue reading
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Tagged 4wd, accident, Intermediate, mulligan, ski touring, Winter
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Disturbing times on Bombtram Mountain, Feb 7, 2021
The avalanche forecast was considerable-moderate-moderate, despite there being a lot of fresh new snow in the forecast, so it seemed like an ideal time to get back up on Bombtram and get on the steep south face in a relatively … Continue reading
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