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A spring day on the Neve Traverse high-route
April 13th, 2025 Julian Larson, Lorin Jacot, Erik Reimers On the beautiful traditional and unceded territories of the Squamish Nation, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, and Lil’wat Nation. With snow conditions and weather looking all-time, Julian suggested we do an in-a-day rip of … Continue reading
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IcyHot Therapy
On June 3rd-10th, Lorin Jacot and I teamed up for a week-long tour around the Lillooet Headwaters. The plan came together somewhat suddenly on May 30th, when we noticed an unusually long window of clear weather in the forecast. Given … Continue reading
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Tagged alpine start, backcountry, Bridge Lillooet Divide, Bushwhack, Lillooet River, Meager Creek, mountaineering, ski traverse, Spring, Suffering, traverse, type 2 fun
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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
Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports, Workhike
Tagged Epic, garibaldi, Garibaldi Neve, ski, Workhike
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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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Tagged Rogers Pass, Selkirks, Ski Mountaineering, ski touring, ski traverse, winter camping
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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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Tagged access, Beekers cabin, community, fall, inclusive, ski touring, Steep Creek
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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
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
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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Tagged beginner-friendly, concussion, hot chocolate, large group, skiing, tree well
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