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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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Women’s* Seymour Snow Day
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
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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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Girlz Ski Gin: Narrowly avoiding disaster while everyone else has a lovely time
That morning as I drove up the Sea to Sky, my car packed with skis and a couple other ladies, I breathed some sighs of relief as I enjoyed the view and blasted some road trip tunes. I thought that … Continue reading
Posted in Accidents, Ski, Special Reports, Trip Reports
Tagged accident, broken ski, day trip, Gin Peak, Hanging Lake, ski touring, skiing
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Ladies* Night at Seymour: A collaborative trip report
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
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Neve crew goes up to Brew (Step 3/5 to the Neve Traverse)
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
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The Return of Haggis: Burns ‘n’ Turns 2022
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
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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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Best October Skiing Ever?
On Saturday, October 30th 3 VOCers set out to take advantage of the sunny weather and recent snowstorm. We decided to go to Shovelnose Creek, a hot backcountry skiing destination accessed by a long drive up the Squamish River Valley. … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged 4wd, daytrip, shovelnose creek, ski touring, Small Group, Winter
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Semaphore Lake – How to: Dance to keep your toes warm*
*All credit for the title goes to trip organizer, Will. The plan for thanksgiving weekend was looking great: hiking up to Semaphore Lake, base-camping there and going scrambling on the mountains around. And of course swimming in the lake! As … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Other, Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, first snow, hike, multiday, ski touring
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