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Intro to Backcountry Part 2 – Needle Peak
Time in the mountains can be a lot of things. It can be time for self reflection, time pushing the limits of your will and wit, and other high-minded nonsense of the sort. Other times, when the tides of ego … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged beginner-friendly, Coquihalla Summit, Mid Group, Needle Peak, ski touring, Type 1 fun, Weekend, Winter, winter camping
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Self-Propelled Seymour Slog
On Wednesday night, I got a message from Gabrielle Booth: “What are you up to on Saturday? I’m thinking biking and skiing…” Bikes and skis are my favorite things. And someone on Facebook was offering free beer to the first … Continue reading
Posted in Cycle, Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged day trip, Mount Seymour, rain, self propelled, Small Group
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VOC Europe New Year’s 2020 Trip
A Swede, a Thai, a Canadian, an Italian, two Swiss, two Chinese, three Liechtenstein people and – of course – four Germans set off to celebrate the start of a new year and decade. Fortunately, this is not the beginning … Continue reading
Overly Optimistic Outings lead to Truly Terrific Turns
We were surprised at the pretrip that only 3 people wanted to try to ski in mid October. Johan, Seton and I decided that the most likely place to get decent turns was up around Wedgemont lakes. It was predicted … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged hiking, hut life, overnight, skiing, Slog, snow booting, turns all year, Wedge, Wedgemount Lake, Winter
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(not the actual) Brew Debacle – Burns ’n Turns 2019
As I walked into the clubroom on Monday afternoon I was asked “Did you go on Burns ‘n Turns?”. After replying that I had, all eyes turned to hear the tale of the five broken bindings, the broken knee, the … Continue reading
Posted in Accidents, Huts, Ski, Special Reports, Trip Reports
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Thwarted on Hamilton Glacier, June 29 to July 4, 2019
Participants: Just Devlin and me, again. Our plan was to fly into Chilko Lake, which extends into the Coast Mountains from Interior BC, and hack our way up into the alpine and then go from glacier to glacier until we … Continue reading
A Midspring weekend’s dream – Easter 2019 on skis in the Garibaldi provincial park
A four-day long weekend sounds like a luxury here in BC, that’s why we thought it was about time to make the most out of it and celebrate Easter touring around Garibaldi Provincial Park. On paper, our plan involved driving … Continue reading
Soak and Stoke 2019
On March 22, a group of VOCers got together, thanks to Glen, to have a nice and relaxing weekend skiing in the mountains. Friday arrived, and after a week of hard (?) work, we departed at 5:00pm to have a … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged backcountry, hotsprings, overnight, ridge, ski, ski touring, skiing, skitouring, Skookumchuck Hot Springs, Snow, Weekend
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Eager to Meager – Ski Carrying trip
I was curious about the road condition of FSRs leading to Meager Creek / Harrison Hut / Pemberton Icecap. So I decided to go take a look. Well, not quite to the hut, but to the pools. In short, (1) … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Ski, Trip Reports
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Brew Hut 2019 (VOC & VOCO Joint Trip!)
On Friday March 15th, three other ladies and I drove from Kelowna to Vancouver with excitement to begin our journey into Brew Hut, a backcountry hut built by VOC near Squamish. I was nervous because it was going to be … Continue reading
Posted in Huts, Other, Ski, Trip Reports
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