Tag Archives: backcountry

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

A Wedge-Currie Traverse: from Blackcomb to Pemberton by ski (Feb 3-5)

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Breanne Johnson

The moon is full, casting shadows across the frozen, snowmobile tracked Green river road. I skin along, my skis scraping whenever they cross over ice chunks separating car tracks from snowmobile tracks. It’s 2:00am and my mind is on repeat, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, backcountry, bear, climbing, dry, Face, fall, fog, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, Hope, Joffre, Mystery Creek, overnight, pemberton, powder, ridge, Running, scrambling, ski, skiing, Snow, sunny, Tantalus, Tantalus Provincial Park, traverse, turn around, Weekend, Whistler | 1 Comment

Lessons Learned in an Intro to Backcountry Skiing

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Frans Kouwenhoven

Attendees: Helene, Alex, Kate, Noriko, Marius, Skyler, Faroe, Adriana, Olek, Knut, Jannu, Simon, Brett, Frans, Artem, Jessica. Trip Report by Kate and Frans. After spending most of Friday on campus in the rain and not knowing whether the trip was … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged backcountry, bear, christmas, Face, fall, frostbite, Hope, powder, rain, Running, ski, skiing, Snow, Telemark, Weekend | 1 Comment

Dec 17-18: North Joffre Horseshoe fail turns to Cayoosh success

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Michal Rozworski

4:30 – alarm. 5:15 – Alfred pulls up. 5:45 – car switch at Taylor Way. 7:30 – Pemberton. The urban alpine start is always a blur of a bare minimum of groggy, absolutely necessary movements and half-sleep until one really … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged backcountry, Elfin Hut, Joffre, pemberton, powder, rain, ski, skiing, Snow, Steep Creek, Suffering, sunny, traverse, Weekend | Leave a comment

Mt. Baker Backcountry – November 19-20 2011

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Lee Wasilenko

It was another weekend full of fun adventure for the Mt. Baker crew. We had great snow, great weather, and great times in the hut. Here’s the story from my perspective: Saturday most of us arrived at the parking lot … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, accident, backcountry, Baker, expert, Mid Group, shuksan, ski, ski touring, Table Mountain, washington, Weekend | Leave a comment