Tag Archives: Red Heather meadows
Learning to Survival Ski 2016 March 5-6
As sometimes happens, there’s a couple of people who want to try skiing. Not Alpine Touring with the expensive bindings, and not Tele, where they actually know how, but just a bit of survival skiing. So we head off to … Continue reading
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Tagged beginner, dry, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, Harrison Hut, powder, rain, Red Heather, Red Heather meadows, ski, skiing, Snow, summer, toddler, traverse
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Early Season Turns at All Costs: 2015 Edition
November 7-8 2015, Elfin Lakes ski tour One year ago to this day, Neil Mackenzie, Arran Whiteford and I kicked off our 2014-2015 ski season with some great laps down Diamond Head, behind the Elfin Lakes shelter (see VOCJ 57, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2wd, autumn, beginner-friendly, bootpacking, Elfin Lakes, Garibaldi Park, med group, rain, Red Heather meadows, ski, ski touring, Weekend
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Organizing a Beginner Friendly (B.F.) Trip
These comments refer to the Brew Hut trip of 2012 October 27, but they apply to other trips. Hopefully we will get more B.F. trips. Choosing a destination: Go to somewhere you know. You are less likely to all get … Continue reading
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Tagged beginner, Brew Hut, day trip, hike, hiking, rain, Red Heather, Red Heather meadows, ski, Snow
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