Tag Archives: rain

Valentine’s + Whitewater

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Kevin Pierce

Whitewater is under-represented in VOC. Hopefully this will change. A few of us are devoted to it. Nobody really talks about it. I don’t even know if anyone is interested in it. There aren’t really any trip reports. This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Paddle, Trip Reports | Tagged boat, Epic, Face, fog, kayaking, Mud, Oregon, paddle, rain, Running, scrambling, washington, Whistler | Leave a comment

Black Tusk in Two Days (Sept 9, 2015)

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Tobias Klenze

Written by Harry Cobb, Photos and Captions by Tobias This being my first month in the VOC, I don’t know if there’s a particular formula for Trip Reports (although I read a bunch – strong work!). So I’m just gonna … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, accident, Black Tusk, Burton Hut, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, hike, huts, Mid Group, rain, summer, Weekend | Leave a comment

Early Season Turns at All Costs: 2015 Edition

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Elliott Skierszkan

November 7-8 2015, Elfin Lakes ski tour One year ago to this day, Neil Mackenzie, Arran Whiteford and I kicked off our 2014-2015 ski season with some great laps down Diamond Head, behind the Elfin Lakes shelter (see VOCJ 57, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, autumn, beginner-friendly, bootpacking, Elfin Lakes, Garibaldi Park, med group, rain, Red Heather meadows, ski, ski touring, Weekend | Leave a comment

Indian Arm – 2015

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Koby Michaels

Slowly opening my eyes, I lay in bed and listened. Silence. My body clock had beaten the alarm at its own game. Summoning the will to get out of bed I drew the curtains and looked out towards North Vancouver … Continue reading →

Posted in Paddle, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, autumn, Granite Falls, Indian arm, Mid Group, paddle, rain | Leave a comment

Something in the Water

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Dylan Heerema

*Refreshes forecast* yup… it’s still going to rain. What do we do when we can’t climb? We go drink in hot springs! With another successful Rock Party behind us it was time to honour the age-old VOC tradition of seeking … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 4wd, hotsprings, large group, rain, Skookumchuck Hot Springs | 2 Comments

The Black Tusk Trail Race: 25k of fun (but wet) running!

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Elliott Skierszkan

Black Tusk Trail Race [Sept 19, 2015] By Birgit Rogalla, Elliott Skierszkan and Micheal Stone Intro: While many of us VOC’ers spend our weekends rambling about the mountains, there is a select few of us who decided to join Artem … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, autumn, beginner-friendly, Black Tusk, Chekamus, daytrip, Garibaldi Park, Mid Group, Mud, rain, trail race, trail running | Leave a comment

Mt. Rohrrrrrr

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Kevin Woo

Date: August 15-16 Location: Rohr Lake – Pemberton – BC FAFF Rating: Extreme Ain’t nobody got time for novels, so let me simply summarize the trip through a series of thought provoking images. ___________________________________________________________________ Everybody packed and ready to go. … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, backpacking, fishing, hike, large group, Mt. Rohr, pemberton, rain, Rohr Lake, summer, Weekend | 3 Comments

The Zum Peak Fiasco

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Christian Veenstra

A zum (also called a zoa) is the female offspring of a nak (female yak) and a bull (male cow). Zum Peak is a forested summit located almost in the middle of the otherwise very impressive polished granite peaks of the Llamoid Group … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, beginner-friendly, Coldwater Creek, Coquihalla Summit, hike, Llamoid Group, Mid Group, rain, summer, Weekend, Zum Peak | 3 Comments

Norvan Falls Day Hike

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Erin Stadnyk

After a fairly sluggish early-morning stumble to the bus loop to meet up with the group, I was officially out on my first VOC trip. Originally, the plan was for half the group to hike Lynn Peak and the other … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged beginner-friendly, car-free, day hike, hike, Lynn valley, North Vancouver, Norvan falls, rain, Winter | Leave a comment

Ski Red Heather – Nov 23

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Michael Cancilla

Last weekend a group of 8 VOCers headed up to Red Heather to get in some turns and in the words of Alfred ‘it was easily the best skiing of the season so far’. Two all star drivers, Kasia and … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged Epic, rain, Red Heather, ski, skiing, Snow, turn around, Weekend, Whistler | Leave a comment