Tag Archives: skiing

Introduction to Backcountry 2019

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Chern Jie Chang

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 | 1 Comment

Burton Hut Money Box Installation (June 17-18, 2018)

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Devlin Mottershead

On June 17 we set out to Burton Hut. We went on the Rubble Creek Trail. Garibaldi Lake was melted out, so we had to do the dumbest trip ever. We first went on Taylor Meadows. We could see the … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, backcountry, Black Tusk, british columbia, Burton Hut, Epic, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, Helm Creek, hike, hiking, huts, Marmots, Mt. Garibaldi, overnight, Phyllis Engine, provincial park, ski, ski touring, skiing, skitouring, Small Group, Snow, Sphinx Bay, Sphinx Hut, Spring, Suffering, sunny, Taylor Meadows, Weekend, Workhike | 3 Comments

French-Haig-Robertson Traverse (May 18-19 2018)

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Devlin Mottershead

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 →

Posted in Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, Alberta, skiing, traverse, Weekend | 2 Comments

Snow Cave Adventure on Forbidden Plateau

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Devlin Mottershead

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 →

Posted in Trip Reports | Tagged backcountry, Forbidden Plateau, overnight, powder, provincial park, ski, skiing, Small Group, Snow, Snow cave, Weekend | 4 Comments

Companion Rescue Drills

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Inga Sjöberg

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 | Leave a comment

North Shore Triple Crown

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Christian Veenstra

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 →

Posted in Trip Reports | Tagged bike touring, bike trip, car-free, cycling, Cypress, North Vancouver, self propelled, Seymour, ski, ski touring, skiing, Spring | 5 Comments

Asulkan Valley Base Camp

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Nick Hindley

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 →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, Asulkan Valley, backcountry, Camping, Intermediate, multiday, overnight, reading week, Rogers Pass, ski, ski touring, skiing, Snow, Winter | 3 Comments

A Minor Fiasco (Red Heather January 22)

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Jeff Mottershead

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 →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged backcountry, Garibaldi Park, Red Heather, ridge, ski, ski touring, skiing, Small Group, Snow, Squamish, Winter | 2 Comments

Spectacular Snow caving at Seymour

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Shane Monks O\'Byrne

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 →

Posted in Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, beginner-friendly, hike, ski, skiing, Snow, Snowy, Weekend, Winter | 1 Comment

A Moonlight Memorial Walk at Seymour

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Elliott Skierszkan

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 →

Posted in Other, Special Reports, Trip Reports | Tagged Memorial, Neil Mackenzie, skiing, Stephanie Grothe | 4 Comments