Tag Archives: skiing

Metal Rods and Metal Domes; How I confirmed I have truly amazing friends

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Ross Campbell

WARNING 1: this article contains gratuitous quantities of sentimental mushiness. Though in the authors opinion its probably still not enough… WARNING 2: This article contains a couple fairly graphic descriptions of a pretty mangled leg. Especially those of the parental … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged accident, early season, helicopter, Metal Dome, ouch, skiing | 5 Comments

Ice worms, rain, and burning skins – “Interesting” Skiing on the Pemberton Icecap

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Birgit Rogalla

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 →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, Callaghan Lake, Harrison Hut, Pemberton Icefield, rain, ski traverse, skiing, Spring, Suffering | 2 Comments

Tough beginners take on Mt. Rohr

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Ross Campbell

Participants: Florian Speck, Lena Foerstel, Alberto Contreras Sanz, Natalie Makepeace, and Ross Campbell Date: 9th-10th Apr 2016 A week previously, after a long geographically enforced hiatus, I organised a beginner friendly ski trip to Zoa. 14 people came out … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged beginner-friendly, Mt. Rohr, overnight, ski, ski touring, skiing | Leave a comment

Blackcomb-Currie daytrip

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Christian Veenstra

Saturday, April 2nd. Normally, when trying to do a new (to me) ski traverse as a day-trip I end up spending far more time researching/planning the trip than I do on the trip itself (I think, for Tantalus it might … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged bivouac, Climb, climbing, daytrip, Face, Glacier, hiking, hitchhiking, McBride, ski, ski traverse, skiing, Snow, summer, Tantalus, Tantalus Provincial Park, toddler, traverse, Weekend, Whistler | 3 Comments

New Year Fiasco in Kootenay. Part 2

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Ilia Capralov

Do you know that feeling when you first get up in the morning and for several seconds have no idea where you are or how you got there? I had this same feeling that morning just before I completely woke … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged bikepacking, Castlegar, climbing, huts, kayaking, kootenay, Nelson, Rossland, Running, Salmo, ski, skiing, Slocan, Snow, summer, traverse | 2 Comments

Jasper ER–March 14, 2016

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Jeff Mottershead

In some sense this doesn’t qualify as being a real trip report, since it involves chair lifts, and ambulances have motors, but it’s probably something most VOCers can relate to, as most end up resorting to resorts at some point. … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Trip Reports | Tagged accident, bear, bike, biking, climbing, Face, mountain bike, rain, ski, skiing, Snow, washington | 2 Comments

A ‘Spearhead Traverse’ that Became Deep at Steep Creek

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Elliott Skierszkan

March 12-13, 2016 This began as a call by Ian Johnston to repeat last year’s stellar mid-march Spearhead Traverse, which we completed under sunny skies and impeccable weather. However, in stark contrast to 2014-2015’s dry and sunny winter, it appears … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged Duffey Lake, skiing, Steep Creek | Leave a comment

Learning to Survival Ski 2016 March 5-6

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Roland Burton

As sometimes happens, there’s a couple of people who want to try skiing. Not Alpine Touring with the expensive bindings, and not Tele, where they actually know how, but just a bit of survival skiing. So we head off to … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged beginner, dry, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, Harrison Hut, powder, rain, Red Heather, Red Heather meadows, ski, skiing, Snow, summer, toddler, traverse | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged backcountry, Castlegar, hike, hiking, Hope, huts, kootenay, mountaineering, Nelson, Salmo, ski, ski touring, skiing, Snow, traverse, Winter | 1 Comment

Another Brew Trip Feb 20-21

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Roland Burton

This was originally to be Anna Geller’s and my trip because we both have birthdays on Feb 20. I looked at the Huts Registration page and it said that there would be 8 people at the Hut. I emailed the … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip Reports | Tagged Alpha, beginner, dry, huts, musical, powder, ski, skiing, Snow, turn around, Weekend, Whistler | 2 Comments