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French-Haig-Robertson Traverse (May 18-19 2018)
My dad and I went on the French-Haig-Robertson traverse in Kananaskis Country. The trip was 20 km long and 1000 metres in elevation in the guide book, but we actually did about 24 km and climbed about 1500 metres. It … Continue reading
Snow Cave Adventure on Forbidden Plateau
We were trying to summit Albert Edward. The trip was at Strathcona Park in Vancouver Island. The area was the Forbidden Plateau. We were snow caving because my dad forgot the tent. We started at Mt. Washington next to Raven … Continue reading
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Tagged backcountry, Forbidden Plateau, overnight, powder, provincial park, ski, skiing, Small Group, Snow, Snow cave, Weekend
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Companion Rescue Drills
Saturday December 2nd, 8 VOC members went towards Garibaldi Provincial Park for some avalanche rescue practice, skiing and touring. The morning weather in Vancouver was rainy, which indicated potential snowy weather in the mountains. The group gathered at McDonalds in … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged avalanchetraining, backcountry, day trip, daytrip, early season, Garibaldi Park, pauls ridge, powder, Red Heather, ski, ski touring, skiing, skitouring, Snowy, Winter
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North Shore Triple Crown
Nick: “My butt hurts”. Me: “There’s a reason for that – it’s because you’ve been able to sit down”. We joked as we strapped our skis back onto our bikes for the last time, just before sunset outside the “Crazy … Continue reading
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Tagged bike touring, bike trip, car-free, cycling, Cypress, North Vancouver, self propelled, Seymour, ski, ski touring, skiing, Spring
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Asulkan Valley Base Camp
The original scheme for this trip was to ski some big lines in one of the more seldom visited, but undeniably magnificent areas of Southwest BC; The Tantalus Range. In the days leading up to the pre-trip however, conditions were … Continue reading
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Tagged 2wd, Asulkan Valley, backcountry, Camping, Intermediate, multiday, overnight, reading week, Rogers Pass, ski, ski touring, skiing, Snow, Winter
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A Minor Fiasco (Red Heather January 22)
Participants: Old, flappy Jeff Mottershead and Devlin Mottershead I’m supposed to be a climber, but even in the middle of summer my son, Devlin, would rather hike up to some random snow patch or glacier and get some turns in … Continue reading
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Tagged backcountry, Garibaldi Park, Red Heather, ridge, ski, ski touring, skiing, Small Group, Snow, Squamish, Winter
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Spectacular Snow caving at Seymour
It was decided that the winter longhike this year was to be held at Seymour and the stoke was high. Very high in fact; there was such a demand that trip-organizer Byron Wilson had to increase the number of places … Continue reading
A Moonlight Memorial Walk at Seymour
January 11, 2017 marked two years since we lost Neil Mackenzie and Steffi Grothe, two wonderful and inspiring club members in a tragic climbing accident on Joffre Peak that also claimed the life of Elena Cernicka. Many of our newer … Continue reading
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Tagged Memorial, Neil Mackenzie, skiing, Stephanie Grothe
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Ice worms, rain, and burning skins – “Interesting” Skiing on the Pemberton Icecap
Pemberton Icefield traverse May 20-23, ~60km, lots of elevation Mike Cancilla, Luca Malaguti, Ross Campbell, Birgit Rogalla Following an email discussion, preparations for this trip started on Monday night (May 16th) when we all met up at the Veenstras’ place … Continue reading
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Tagged 2wd, Callaghan Lake, Harrison Hut, Pemberton Icefield, rain, ski traverse, skiing, Spring, Suffering
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