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An SOS call, frostbitten toe, and very nearly lost ski – a bit too much adventure at Sphinx Hut
Authors/trip participants: AJ Dreher, Joe Meyer AJ and I had been gunning to go to Sphinx hut for a while. One of the main objectives was to ski the Sphinx – an iconic mountain towering above Sphinx Bay, visible from … Continue reading
Posted in Accidents, Huts, Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged accident, Burton Hut, ski, ski touring, Sphinx Bay, Sphinx Hut, The Sphinx
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Duffey Double (?) Crown
~Here is an extremely late trip report about a ski trip in April 2022 that I am just getting around to publishing now that I am bored at home with covid and have run out of better things to do. … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, fun, Joffre Peak, Matier, ski, ski touring, skimo, Winter, Winter Small Group
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Easter Weekend at Sphinx
April 15-17, 2022 Trip members: Shu Yu Fan, Beth Roskilly, Kyra Przybylski, Joseph Meyer, Martin Kuerbis, Emily Wood With one exam done and 4 more in the next 8 days, I decided that the best way for me to spend … Continue reading
Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged Bookworms, Bootpack, bootpacking, british columbia, Burton Hut, Easter Weekend, Garibaldi Lake, huts, Mid Group, overnight, ski, skitouring, Sphinx Hut, Winter
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Phantastic Phun Phound with Phriends at Phelix
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
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Dry Gulch
Near the Coquihalla summit, the highway goes over Dry Gulch. It’s a striking view from the road, as the bridge goes high above the angular gulch, which has straight, angle-of-repose slopes along both sides for its entire length, except for … Continue reading
Comox Glacier Trip, September 6th, 2019
We went to Comox Glacier on this deactivated logging road that really bugs me when my dad’s driving on it because your head bouncing on the seat cushion feels like somebody is hammering your head. I got carsick and I … Continue reading
Posted in Trip Reports
Tagged backcountry, Comox, Crevasse, daytrip, Glacier, hike, hiking, ridge, ski, skiing, Small Group, Snow, summer
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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
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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Frosty Garibaldi Neve
We went to rubble creek, and when we were waiting, a guy crushed a speed-limit sign on his way to a snow bank. We met Atti and Ildi, who drove us up to the chain-up area at Red Heather. Ildi … Continue reading
Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged backcountry, british columbia, Burton Hut, Elfin Lakes, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Neve, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, multiday, overnight, powder, Red Heather, ski, ski touring, skiing, Small Group, Snow, Snowy, Sphinx Bay, sunny, traverse, Weekend, Winter
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Introduction to Backcountry 2019
We gathered at the Cambie Creek car park of EC Manning Park, stretching our legs after the lengthy drive. Spirits were high and we were generally appreciative of the decent weather that greeted us – light snow with good visibility. … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged adventure, backcountry, beginner, beginner-friendly, british columbia, First-Time, Hope, Manning Park, Mid Group, multiday, overnight, powder, ridge, self propelled, ski, ski touring, skiing, Snow, Snowy, Telemark, Weekend, Winter
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