Tag Archives: ski touring

March 25. Good Neve Friday.

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Olek Splawinski

Nick Gobin, Marius Muja and myself (Olek Splawinski) made plans to ski across the Garibaldi Neve. We opted for an early start, hoping to ski Garibaldi peak if conditions were favourable. Marius and I left North Vancouver at 03:30 and … Continue reading →

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New Year Fiasco in Kootenay Part 1

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Ilia Capralov

This is a story about how I and my girlfriend Dina went for a ski tour in Kootenays for the 2015-2016 winter break. The trip started on Dec 28th 2015 and finished on Jan 2nd 2015. From my previous experience … Continue reading →

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New fire extinguishers for Phelix Hut Jan 15-17

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Sebastian Prass

Thanks to the lickety-split actions of a few VOC members, the attempt to burn down the Brian Waddington (aka Phelix) Hut on New Year’s Eve failed, however, the hut needed afterwards a pair of new fire extinguishers. So Tianna, Roland, … Continue reading →

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Snow Caves on Seymour January 23

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Roland Burton

Tr Caves Here’s a brief summary of what I saw on our snow caves trip. The rest of the cavers aren’t down yet, but I hope they will post their experiences. Some of it might be useful for people organizing … Continue reading →

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Seeking Snow at Taylor Meadows Nov 20-22

Posted on December 26, 2015 by Samuel Puddicombe

Following a sensible amount of automotive and logistical trouble 7 VOCers successfully made it to the rubble creek parking lot early Saturday morning. Filled with aspirations to make some turns 1000 meters above, they braved the dangerously boring switchbacks up … Continue reading →

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The ‘Beginner’ Phelix VOCyssey

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Caroline Sutton

It was pitch black when my alarm went off, way too early. That’s the way every good VOC trip starts, but in the moment it didn’t make it any better after only getting 2 hours of sleep. A special pre-trip … Continue reading →

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Brew Hut Smackdown–Dec 5

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Jeff Mottershead

My son, Devlin, was all fired up to skin up to Brew on his own steam. I’d been looking at the snow forecast thinking that maybe it wasn’t meant to be this weekend but we went anyways because he didn’t … Continue reading →

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The Annual Brew Debacle: 7th and 8th November 2015

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Solange Cevat

The plan was to cross the Lions Gate Bridge at 8 am. The rain was very heavy and people were not very motivated about the idea to walk in this rain. But  when we met all in Squamish to drink … Continue reading →

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Early Season Turns at All Costs: 2015 Edition

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Elliott Skierszkan

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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A Womyn’s Ski Traverse: Brandywine to Callaghan

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Genevieve Savard

April 25-26 2015. Participants: Caroline, Line, Jen, Isabel, Alex, Veronika, Erica, Anne, Caitlin, Breanne and Geneviève. Ever since I moved to Vancouver, I have been dreaming of getting into backcountry skiing: combine downhill with nordic skiing and backpacking, three things … Continue reading →

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