Tag Archives: large group

Women’s* Seymour Snow Day

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Lara Antebi

Trip date: Saturday, February 4th, 2023 The day started off misty and rainy, leaving many of us perhaps questioning what exactly we signed ourselves up for. The walk from the car to the cafeteria already soaked through my first pair … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged beginner-friendly, Brockton Point, large group, Mount Seymour, resort skiing, ski touring, Type 1 fun, Winter | Leave a comment

Potluck in Phelix (October 21-23, 2022)

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Stefanija Rekasius

Day 1: It was a great day to start out the trip. All 3 cars met up at 7:30/8pm at the McDonalds in Pemberton. There we enjoyed a mini-carb fest of burgers, fries, and ice cream. We then left all … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, backpacking, cheese board, fall/winter, Feast, First-Time, Frodo, Gandalf, Intermediate, large group, Northwest Knob, Peregrine, Phelix Hut, potluck, stars, swimming, type 2 fun, Weekend | Leave a comment

Sunny G1 on Brandywine

Posted on September 20, 2022 by David A Brooks

What do Brandywine Glacier and Katy Perry have in common? They were both a lot bigger in the early 2000s and are most definitely Hot and Cold. This weekend 60 VOCers occupied Brandywine Glacier for 2022’s annual Glacier School G1, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 4wd, Brandwine, Climb, Glacier, hike, large group, mountaineering, overnight, Snow, Weekend, Whistler | Leave a comment

Ladies* Night at Seymour: A collaborative trip report

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Audrey Wahking

Trip date: Wednesday, March 9th 2022 Audrey When I first saw the “Ladies Night at Seymour [Beginner Friendly, learn to ski!, helpers needed (workhike)]” trip posting on the VOC website, I jumped at the chance for a beginner, women, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged beginner-friendly, Brockton Point, large group, Mount Seymour, night trip, resort skiing, ski touring, treasure box, Winter | 2 Comments

Neve crew goes up to Brew (Step 3/5 to the Neve Traverse)

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Kevin (KF) Lam

Saturday Feb 12 2022 The third step to prepare for the Neve (neh-vay and not neev as I found out) was a 2-day trip to the Brew Hut. The Brew Hut always seemed to be quite scary to me, with … Continue reading →

Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged Brew Hut, Brew Mountain, easy, large group, Neve Traverse, overnight, ski touring, sunny, Weekend, Winter, winter camping | 3 Comments

The Return of Haggis: Burns ‘n’ Turns 2022

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Settare Shariati

The moment I stepped out of the car on the icy parking lot of Phelix Creek trailhead, my feet slipped out from under me, and I found myself hanging up in the air in an L-seat for a second … Continue reading →

Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged awesome people, backcountry, huts, large group, Phelix Hut, Scotland, ski touring, snowshoeing | 5 Comments

An ice weekend; G1 2021

Posted on February 15, 2022 by Ewan Wright

I’d never been in a truck before. A big, American, covered in dirtbag stickers, truck. I chucked my bag in the back and squished into the tiny jump seat behind the driver, Ethan. No need for a seatbelt, I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Hike, Other, Trip Reports | Tagged 4wd, Alpine Skills Class, beginner, beginner-friendly, G1, Glacier, large group, Metal Dome, Weekend | 3 Comments

Winter Longhike 2022

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Marie Sandler

This trip report is written from three VOCer’s (Marie Sandler, Kevin Lam, Shruti Yogesh Vansia) point of view. Day 1: Marie’s Experience: At 5:00 am, our car (the three trip leaders and our quinzhee group of Carolina Bombelli, Jacob Hotz, … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged large group, Longhike, quinzhee, Red Heather, snowshoeing | 3 Comments

Phantastic Phun Phound with Phriends at Phelix

Posted on November 27, 2021 by Kevin (KF) Lam

It was late October when I was planning how I should spend my first and last fall reading break at UBC, should I go to Harrison Hot Springs with some friends, fly to Toronto to be cold and miserable, or … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Huts, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged 4wd, fall, First-Time, large group, Phelix Hut, reading week, ski, ski touring, snowshoe, snowshoeing, Winter | 4 Comments

Harrison Hut Workhike!

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Adeline Thames

Twas a week among midterms and all across Vancouver, VOC members heard the beckoning call of a backcountry siren otherwise known as Anya Boardman whispering tantalizing phrases such as “hut trip” and “trail work,” among other concepts powerful enough to … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged 4wd, autumn, Beautiful BC, beginner-friendly, cookies, Harrison Hut, hut life, large group, Lola by the Kinks, pemberton, Trail work, Weekend | Leave a comment