Tag Archives: backcountry

Team Alpine Start and the Sunshine Coast Trail: June 20- July 1, 2013

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Cora Skaien

Introduction (Cora): A few months back, my friend Ionatan contacted me and asked me if I would be interested in joining him on the Sunshine Coast Trail near Powell River. This trail is 180 km long, and includes many … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, backcountry, bear, bears, cougar, day trip, dry, Face, ferry, flagging, fog, hike, hiking, Hope, Horseshoe Bay, huts, Mud, outhouse, Powell River, rain, Rainy Day, scrambling, skiing, Sunshine Coast | 2 Comments

The Misty Icefield Traverse (April 20-28)

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Julien Renard

On April 20, Piotr Forysinski, Ben SP, Clemens Adolphs, Stephanie Grothe and I (Julien Renard) decided to put an end to the month long email faff that was threatening to overload my email account and finally go explore the Misty … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged Alpine Climbing, backcountry, Baker, bivouac, Climb, climbing, Epic, Face, fishing, Garibaldi Neve, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, Judge Howay, Lillooet River, McBride, North Shore, pemberton, rain, ridge, scramble, ski, skiing, Skookumchuck Hot Springs, Snow, Suffering, trad, traverse, turn around | 5 Comments

Challenges and Triumphs Found at Harrison Hut Workhike (May 18-20)

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Luka Culibrk

Culibrk, L. Renard, J. Frame, G. Maleki, A. Richardson, J. Campbell, R. Steklova, K. Chenyakiri, Y. Price, M. Van Der Starr, T. Dalstein, B. Veenstra, C Abstract The Harrison Hut has been an extremely useful asset in outdoor activities for … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged 4wd, backcountry, british columbia, fall, flagging, Harrison Hut, hike, hiking, leading, mountaineering, overnight, pemberton, Pemberton Icefield, skiing, Slog, Squamish, Trek, Workhike | 8 Comments

Intro to back-country Burns suppers on skis!

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Ross Campbell

The intro to backcountry trips have had an eventful recent history. I don’t know the exact details but the last two trips involved either severe hypothermia or actual helicopters! I have previously commented that I’ve enjoyed many painstakingly organised, smooth … Continue reading →

Posted in Other, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged Anne, backcountry, bear, beginner, Dmitri, Epic, Hope, leading, poem, ski, skiing, Snow, Squamish, teaching, Weekend | 2 Comments

Phelix New Years 2013

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Emily Lomax

Day 1: With Derry and Greg, Carolyn and I started off on our first backcountry ski trip, dark and early at 0530 on December 28, 2012. The Jeep was pretending to be a coffee house, complete with tunes, breakfast wraps … Continue reading →

Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged backcountry, beginner, beginner-friendly, Epic, fall, helicopter, Long Lake, Marcin, moonlight skiing, Mt Aragon, Mt Gandalf, Phelix Hut, powder, ridge, shadowfax, ski, skiing, Snow, spencer, Voile Strap, Weekend | 3 Comments

Baker Backcountry – perfect start to a year!

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Kimble Mooney

33 years after my last VOC adventure I have to admit to being a newbie in the backcountry. I have strained the boundaries of countless ski resorts but have finally broken FREE and love it. Thank you to Ran for … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, backcountry, Baker, Climb, Glacier, hike, powder, ridge, ski, Snow, Spring, sunny | Leave a comment

Thank you

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Kate Wootton

Well I guess this is a trip report of sorts, just of a very long trip…. On August 31st, 2011, I stepped off the plane to a grey, drizzly Vancouver morning. I didn’t know a soul. Everything I had to … Continue reading →

Posted in Other, Trip Reports | Tagged backcountry, Climb, climbing, fall, overnight, pemberton, powder, ski, Snow, Squamish, teaching, Telemark, Weekend | 2 Comments

Bridge Lillooet Divide April 17-24 2012

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Samuel Belanger-McKoy

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 | 2 Comments

Snowzone – Channel Creek March 24-25

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Samuel Belanger-McKoy

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 | Leave a comment

TR Mt. Rohr February 18th and 19th 2012

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Isabel Verse

The not-quite-the-summit-yet-shot taken by Scott MacPherson. Veronika Schmitt, Anne Vialettes, Nicole Ong, Steffen Randahl, Scott MacPherson, Andrew Hill, Isabel Verse, Thomas Vogel, Jake Alleyne, Anna Stemberger, Thierry Heger, Adriana Muja. Anne and Veronika organised a great trip up to Mt. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged Anne, backcountry, fall, leading, Mt. Rohr, overnight, rats, ski, skiing, Snow, Squamish, Telemark, turn around, Weekend | Leave a comment