Category Archives: Ski

Ski Touring, Ski Mountaineering

An Almost Workhike to Burton Hut (A Garibaldi Mini-Epic)

There is a bit of a ventilation problem at Burton Hut (aka Sphinx Hut). It seems we did too good a job sealing gaps and insulating the hut. Knowing this, John Sherk and I started scheming a workhike to add … Continue reading

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Self Propelled Ski Summit Attempt of Pelion

Summiting Mount Baker (Koma Kulshan) via a self-propelled bike ski trip has been my primary objective for the past year. On every clear day in Vancouver, Baker peaks out of the horizon, prominent in the skyline. My winter revolved around … Continue reading

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A Traverse of the (Creek Below the) Purity Range

Alex Barth, Thomas Morrissey, Ed Riley (author) Trip Dates: April 13th – April 17th 2025 The portion of the Selkirk Mountains south of Rogers Pass, BC, is home to many remote peaks, vast glaciers and deep river valleys. Our plan … Continue reading

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Finding My Ski Legs at Steep Creek

When I arrived in Vancouver in September, I didn’t think that I would ski that much. The closest I had been to a ski slope in the last six years was one made of diamond shaped plastic bristles, 96m above … Continue reading

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My Toxic Relationship with the Splitboard

  Like that ex you keep going back to hook up with after they hurt you, I have a similar relationship with the club splitboard. A couple of months ago, I had an absolute horror show on that board at … Continue reading

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Just Another Baker Trip Report

Mt Baker has been at the top of my skiing-objectives list since arriving in Vancouver in September. How could it not be when it stands so prominently above Vancouver? Last weekend (April 5th  2025 ), a group of us (Ed Riley (author), … Continue reading

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Triple Crown(ish): Bike-ski of North Shore pow

Ski bike trips are inherently a compromise between the quality of skiing and the quality of biking. Since the bike leg usually takes up most of the day, people tend to plan them in the spring – clear roads, good … Continue reading

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Red Heather Chaos: Hot Chocolate Tasting, Overslept Alarms, and Tree Wells – A Trip to Remember

Trip date: Saturday, March 15th Trip participants: Ann-Cathrin (AC) Muller, Sri Chaitanya, Diego Fernandez, Le Tra Mi Do, JJ James, Lucile Paschal, Eemaan Alam, Ellen Scott, Roseisa Weeraratne, Faisal Maqbool, Tristan Lefferts, Joanne Ho, Zack Peachell, Cecily Downs, Ivana Sanchez … Continue reading

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The Art of Bailing

CONTENT WARNING: This article involves discussions of death in the mountains. Skip section 1 to avoid the heaviest discussion of the subject. §1 | INTRODUCTION People often describe certain skills as an art. In this sense, there is an art … Continue reading

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A Long Walk in the Dark: A Single-Push Base-to-Base Spearhead Traverse

TRIP DATES: March 6th – 7th, 2025 PARTICIPANTS: Erik Reimers, Evan Wong, Noah Macdonald BACKGROUND:  The Spearhead The Spearhead Traverse is a classic ski mountaineering route in Garibaldi Provincial Park. It is a horseshoe-shaped circuit that links Blackcomb and Whistler Mountains. The … Continue reading

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