Tag Archives: skiing

Skiing Trip to Phelix Hut March 22-23

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Jane Wang

On Saturday, March 22, the VOC crew departed for Phelix Hut from Vancouver for a skiing overnight hut trip. The group departed Vancouver and went on the highway around 8 am. As the car heads north and approaches Pemberton area, … Continue reading →

Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged hiking, overnight, pemberton, Phelix Hut, powder, skiing, Snow, Spring, Squamish, summer, sunny, traverse | Leave a comment

Burton Hut Feb 19th – 21st

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Cassandra Elphinstone

It is difficult to write a better trip report than Roland’s so I thought I should just add some details and quote his summary of the trip. “Executive Summary: Sphinx Camp seemed small this year. Just Cassandra and me. Can’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Huts, Trip Reports | Tagged birthday, Black Tusk, Burton Hut, ferry, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, Hope, huts, outhouse, ski, skiing, Snow, Taylor Meadows, turn around | Leave a comment

Hyalite Ice Climbing: a love story

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Stuart Picken

Ice Climbing; a love story. So fair warning folks; this may turn out to be more of a cloying love letter to ice climbing than a legitimate trip report. Also, it’s pretty damn self-centred. Tough. You’ve been warmed. The cast: … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged christmas, Climb, climbing, dry, Epic, Face, fall, ice climbing, leading, powder, Running, ski, skiing, Snow, Snowy, Squamish, Suffering, washington, WI4 | 2 Comments

January 25-26, 2014 Intro to Backcountry Skiing – Caspar Creek

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Angelica Ruszkowski

Advertised as an intro to backcountry skiing trip, this amazing adventure offered experience not only in skiing outside resorts, but winter camping, survival skiing, and bushwhacking on skis! There was so much interest two groups were formed; one ventured to … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, backcountry, beginner, birthday, Climb, Face, fall, hike, hiking, leading, Manning Park, North Shore, ski, ski touring, skiing, Snow, traverse, Trek, Trekking, Whistler, Winter | Leave a comment

Emergency skills practice: Victim’s point of view

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Marie-Eve Myrand-Lapierre

On the weekend of 11-12 of January, a snowstorm convinced some VOCers that going on fancy backcountry skiing trips wasn’t a good idea. But staying home? Really, that’s a possibility? Instead of losing our time by sleeping, studying, cleaning or … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged backcountry, daytrip, Face, helicopter, Red Heather, ski, skiing, Snow, Weekend | Leave a comment

Tetrahedron’s Kilted Kangaroos… OR The International Convention on the Definition of Small Carbohydrates (ICDSC)

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Colin Pither

Over the weekend, delegates from countries who were members of the Small Carbohydrate Council (SCC) journeyed to Edward’s Cabin in Tetrahedron Park for a meeting that would set in stone the international definitions for each Small Carbohydrate (Biscuits, Cookies, Cakes, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged Climb, climbing, dry, ferry, fog, ski, skiing, Slog, Snow, Weekend | Leave a comment

Rock-climbing season never ends

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Jens Vent-Schmidt

Little did we know, that Diego and my chatting at Phelix hut about going to Squamish on the first weekend in the year would become reality… After returning from an amazing four days of skiing, my stoke to slay some … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged Baker, climbing, cragging, daytrip, Epic, leading, Phelix Hut, rock climbing, ski, skiing, Squamish, trad, Weekend, Winter | 1 Comment

Zoa Peak: An intro to Voile Strap Bindings

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Heather Armstrong

The night before was full of excitement, not knowing what to expect from my first real backcountry ski trip. Overwhelmed with excitement, I almost couldn’t sleep that night. What would teleskiing be like? Would I tumble down the mountain upon … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged backcountry, Face, hike, hiking, Hope, powder, scrambling, ski, skiing, Snow, sunny, Trek, Voile Strap, Zoa Peak | 2 Comments

Semaphore lakes trip

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Vickie Irish

Wide eyed and bushy tailed, we set off at stupid o’clock in the morning from Vancouver to meet at the Petro-Canada station in Pemberton to buy some much needed coffee, it was then that the excitement of the trip settled … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged christmas, Face, Face Mountain, fall, hike, instruction, Locomotive, Locomotive Mountain, Mud, pemberton, scramble, scrambling, Semaphore Lakes, skiing, Snow | 2 Comments

Team Alpine Start and the Sunshine Coast Trail: June 20- July 1, 2013

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Cora Skaien

Introduction (Cora): A few months back, my friend Ionatan contacted me and asked me if I would be interested in joining him on the Sunshine Coast Trail near Powell River. This trail is 180 km long, and includes many … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, backcountry, bear, bears, cougar, day trip, dry, Face, ferry, flagging, fog, hike, hiking, Hope, Horseshoe Bay, huts, Mud, outhouse, Powell River, rain, Rainy Day, scrambling, skiing, Sunshine Coast | 2 Comments