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Bridge Lillooet Divide April 17-24 2012
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
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Spearhead in the White March 26-27
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
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Snowzone – Channel Creek March 24-25
I think this picture set the mood for the entire trip (Warning TR is riddled with excellent photos which distract from daytime desk jobs and may induce day dream state of coma, jealousy, lust, salivation, premature ejaculations and more. Viewer … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged backcountry, Blowdown, Channel Creek, duffey, eyeore, powder, ski touring, snowzone, tigger
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White Whales, Snowspiders and Clowns (Jan 28-30 2012)
On February 27 a group of VOC’ers set off into the wilderness off of the Duffey lake road. They continued past the beaten path, braving difficulties and adventure. This is Not their story… This is the story of an equally … Continue reading
19 Reasons to Host two Birthdays in a VOC Hut. Waddington Hut Dec 10-11
Dec 12, monday morning I’m awake much too early watching Breanne and Merick take off for another adventure. Disappointed I can’t join, I start trying to console myself with the reasoning that this past weekend was more than enough to … Continue reading
Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, 4wd, birthday, Feast, Intermediate, large group, moonlight skiing, Mt Aragon, Mt Gandalf, pemberton, Phelix Creek, Phelix Hut, Photo Essay, shadowfax, ski touring
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Stein Valley Traverse Trip Report, August 8-14, 2011
The timing for this trip couldn’t possibly have been better. It began immediately after the most stressful month of my entire life, and at times I was scared I wouldn’t even succeed in prepping for the trip… but things pulled … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged caltha lake, Intermediate, Lizzie Cabin, lizzie creek, lizzie lake, Long Lake, lytton, Mid Group, multiday, Photo Essay, provincial park, rats, stein river, Stein valley, summer, traverse, tundra lake
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