Tag Archives: Face

Joffre NW ridge

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Christian Veenstra

Some time ago Sam McKoy emailed me basically saying “let’s do something hard involving skis”. A little hunting around at photos suggested that we might be able to keep the grade on Joffre NW ridge down by bypassing difficulties out … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, bootpacking, Climb, climbing, daytrip, Enchainment, Face, Joffre, MEC, overnight, pemberton, powder, ridge, ski, skiing, Snow, Squamish, trad, traverse, Weekend, Whiteout | Leave a comment

Bridge Lillooet Divide April 17-24 2012

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Samuel Belanger-McKoy

This TR is a bit long. I suggest reading in segments or taking the full time to read it all. Skimming pictures is less acceptable. On their way up from Vancouver, Marius Muja, Nora Lyngra, and Michal Rozworski sat in … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged backcountry, Boomerang Glacier, Bridge Lillooet Divide, british columbia, Delilah, Ethelweard, Face, Fasp, Icemaker, Locomotive, Pebble, pemberton, Railroad Pass, Sampson, Sessel, ski traverse, Thiassi, Train Glacier, Whiteout | 2 Comments

Chociwa Glacier – Easter Long Weekend 2012

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Piotr Forysinski

Artem and I (Piotr Forysinski) had decided to do something cool together over the Easter long weekend. Our initial plan was to attempt the Cheam Range traverse, but the more I found out about it the more moist my underwear … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged bivouac, Bootpack, Chilliwack, Climb, climbing, Epic, Face, Glacier, Harrison Lake, Hope, leading, Manning Park, overnight, paddling, ridge, ski, skiing, Slog, Snow, Suffering, traverse, Weekend, Winter | 3 Comments

North Joffre Creek Horseshoe Traverse – April 6-8

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Alfred Larsen

Back in December, Sam McKoy and I, along with 4 others, attempted the North Joffre Creek Horseshoe Traverse. Our weekend of good weather became a Sunday of good weather and we started out from the Duffy Lake Road in rain. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, Bootpack, bootpacking, Climb, Face, Glacier, hike, Joffre, panorama, pemberton, rain, ridge, Running, ski, skiing, Snow, traverse, Weekend | 2 Comments

Easter Weekend with The Veenstras

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Ian Johnston

Not wanting to spend the weekend in the city and having nothing to do, I ending up join Christian and Line’s trip to Mamquam. It was a good life choice. I got pick up outside Fairview at the relatively comfortable … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged Climb, Easter Weekend, Face, Garibaldi Park, McBride, Mt. Garibaldi, ridge, ski, skiing, Slog, Snow, Sphinx Bay, Spring, Tantalus, Tantalus Provincial Park, traverse, Weekend | Leave a comment

Spearhead in the White March 26-27

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Samuel Belanger-McKoy

It’s amazing how different a traverse like the Spearhead when you do it in whiteout conditions compared to fair weather. As anyone who did it the weekend previous can tell you, this trip report will probably sound quite different from … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged Bootpack, Face, Fissile, Glacier, leading, McBride, Naden glacier, pemberton, rain, ridge, Running, Singing Pass, ski, skiing, Snow, snowzone, Spearhead Traverse, sunny, traverse, Weekend, Whistler, Whiteout | Leave a comment

How Christian’s awesome-ness saved my day

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Kate Wootton

Members: Christian Veenstra, Line Veenstra, Kate Wootton, Jeff Taylor, Johannes Erhardt, Len Goff, Scott MacPherson Oh dear, what a trip. It wasn’t off to a particularly auspicious start when I was woken ten minutes after the scheduled pick up time … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged Chilliwack, day trip, Face, hiking, rain, ridge, ski, skiing, Snow | 3 Comments

Mt. Matier February 11th/12th 2012

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Veronika Schmitt

Mt. Matier Veronika Schmitt, Todd Mackenzie, Charlie Beard, Erica Lay, Knut Kitching Good weather and low avalanche danger made the decision to climb Mt. Matier easy. It was around 7 am when Todd, Charlie and I picked up Knut, who … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged Baker, birthday, Climb, climbing, Face, Glacier, Joffre, Joffre Peak, pemberton, powder, ridge, ski, skiing, Snow, sunny, Weekend | 2 Comments

A Wedge-Currie Traverse: from Blackcomb to Pemberton by ski (Feb 3-5)

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Breanne Johnson

The moon is full, casting shadows across the frozen, snowmobile tracked Green river road. I skin along, my skis scraping whenever they cross over ice chunks separating car tracks from snowmobile tracks. It’s 2:00am and my mind is on repeat, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, backcountry, bear, climbing, dry, Face, fall, fog, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, Hope, Joffre, Mystery Creek, overnight, pemberton, powder, ridge, Running, scrambling, ski, skiing, Snow, sunny, Tantalus, Tantalus Provincial Park, traverse, turn around, Weekend, Whistler | 1 Comment

Lessons Learned in an Intro to Backcountry Skiing

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Frans Kouwenhoven

Attendees: Helene, Alex, Kate, Noriko, Marius, Skyler, Faroe, Adriana, Olek, Knut, Jannu, Simon, Brett, Frans, Artem, Jessica. Trip Report by Kate and Frans. After spending most of Friday on campus in the rain and not knowing whether the trip was … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged backcountry, bear, christmas, Face, fall, frostbite, Hope, powder, rain, Running, ski, skiing, Snow, Telemark, Weekend | 1 Comment