Tag Archives: skiing

Skiing Trip to Mount Cayoosh

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Mirko Moeller

On Saturday Feb. 25th a group of five VOCers including Jess, Diego, Ian Ryan and myself headed towards Joffre lakes to summit Mount Cayoosh and do some skiing, or in my case rather more or less controlled falling down snow … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged fall, Joffre, ski, skiing, Snow, Weekend | 1 Comment

Waitangi day Sphinx

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Alex Annejohn

With 23 officially ‘going’ on the trip and more besides, there was 30-ish of us all told that headed up to sphinx this past weekend, including several first-time ski-trippers. On Saturday the weather could not have been better. The sky … Continue reading →

Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged First-Time, Glacier, large group, leading, powder, ski, skiing, Weekend | Leave a comment

A Wedge-Currie Traverse: from Blackcomb to Pemberton by ski (Feb 3-5)

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Breanne Johnson

The moon is full, casting shadows across the frozen, snowmobile tracked Green river road. I skin along, my skis scraping whenever they cross over ice chunks separating car tracks from snowmobile tracks. It’s 2:00am and my mind is on repeat, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, backcountry, bear, climbing, dry, Face, fall, fog, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, Hope, Joffre, Mystery Creek, overnight, pemberton, powder, ridge, Running, scrambling, ski, skiing, Snow, sunny, Tantalus, Tantalus Provincial Park, traverse, turn around, Weekend, Whistler | 1 Comment

Sphinx hut: How I won the game of GNAR

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Angela Phung

“The game of GNAR involves skiing + extraneous activities, much like normal VOC hut trips”. Disclaimer: I do not recommend watching the G.N.A.R. video in a public library, in class, or at work due to the abundance of “Man Ass”. If … Continue reading →

Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged beginner, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, ski, skiing, Snow, Snowy, spencer, Sphinx Hut, Trek | 1 Comment

In Search of Sunshine on the Overcast Coast (Jan 21-22, 2012)

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Ryan McKenzie

With the high avi danger and a less than spectacular weather forecast, Veronika, Todd, Anne and I decided to go looking for some sunshine in Tetrahedron park. Our alpine start, and some snowmobile faff on the way up, had us … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged Anne, powder, Sechelt, ski, skiing, Snow, Weekend | 1 Comment

Lessons Learned in an Intro to Backcountry Skiing

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Frans Kouwenhoven

Attendees: Helene, Alex, Kate, Noriko, Marius, Skyler, Faroe, Adriana, Olek, Knut, Jannu, Simon, Brett, Frans, Artem, Jessica. Trip Report by Kate and Frans. After spending most of Friday on campus in the rain and not knowing whether the trip was … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged backcountry, bear, christmas, Face, fall, frostbite, Hope, powder, rain, Running, ski, skiing, Snow, Telemark, Weekend | 1 Comment

New Years at Phelix

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Jeff Taylor

Philip, Olek, Annie, and I headed up on the 30th. We left Vancouver a full two hours after everyone else, but none the less, reunited at the trailhead with the big crowd. Breanne was supposed to be coming from across … Continue reading →

Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged Climb, climbing, Face, Glacier, Mt Aragon, powder, ridge, scrambling, shadowfax, ski, skiing, Snow, turn around, Whiteout | Leave a comment

The Dismal Ski Trip of Gloom (Jan 7-8, 2012)

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Breanne Johnson

While the Friday potluckers trickled home in the early hours of Saturday morning, I set my alarm for a few hours later. A snippet of sleep, and I was suddenly zooming up the sea to sky. Having given up a … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged climbing, duffey, Face, fall, powder, ridge, Rohr Lake, Seymour, ski, skiing, Snow, Weekend | 2 Comments

Dec 17-18: North Joffre Horseshoe fail turns to Cayoosh success

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Michal Rozworski

4:30 – alarm. 5:15 – Alfred pulls up. 5:45 – car switch at Taylor Way. 7:30 – Pemberton. The urban alpine start is always a blur of a bare minimum of groggy, absolutely necessary movements and half-sleep until one really … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged backcountry, Elfin Hut, Joffre, pemberton, powder, rain, ski, skiing, Snow, Steep Creek, Suffering, sunny, traverse, Weekend | Leave a comment

Coastal Ramblings of the VOC Ski Early Retirees (Dec 12-15, 2011)

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Breanne Johnson

I awoke Monday morning expecting to open my eyes to my dorm room, and laptop computer sitting mere inches away from my face, out of pure habit. It’s amazing how difficult it is to shake five years of habit. Merick … Continue reading →

Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged boat, Face, Feast, ferry, pemberton, powder, provincial park, ridge, ski, skiing, Snow, snowman, Sunshine Coast, Weekend | 3 Comments