Tag Archives: Snow

Touring Tetrahedron (bike+ski)

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Helena Sverak

It was the week before the Easter long weekend, and a ski touring VOC trip to Tetrahedron that I was planning on going on had just been canceled for reasons of snow conditions (for fairly good reason). However, my weekend … Continue reading →

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Red Heather: Throwing Down the Gauntlet to Punxsutawney

Posted on December 12, 2023 by Jeff Mottershead

Many years ago, I saw an airblown inflatable Santa riding on a sled with a snowman at Rona. I’d never seen a Christmas decoration so spectacular, so I bought it. I’m sure I wasn’t the first to have such a … Continue reading →

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Under the glacier behind Century Sam Lake

Posted on November 13, 2023 by Jeff Mottershead

Participants: Cathy Lin, Joanna Gower, Tom Curran, Cassandra Elphinstone, Kevin Lam, Shu Yu Fan, Rob Cieniawski, Elaine Zhou I remember when you could get a Seaburger Platter on the ferry for $6.50. That is because I am old and mouldy. … Continue reading →

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G1 2023: Type 2 fun is still fun

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Jasmine Gage

The G1 trip began with an early rise on Saturday September 23rd. As we drove to Brandywine Mountain, my car group shared their hiking backgrounds and were shocked to find out the extent of my experience was St Mark’s Summit … Continue reading →

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Pirate Glacier School: Most participants left in an ambulance

Posted on October 14, 2023 by Jeff Mottershead

Participants: Desmond McCarthy, Cove Beavan, Axel Rodriguez, Grace Li, Lexi Berger, Emmet Vannier, Well, yes, it’s true, but maybe a bit misleading. Desmond drives an ambulance. He bought it from some guy on Craigslist. The lights and sirens work, if … Continue reading →

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Mount MacFarlane

Posted on May 27, 2023 by Marko Smitran

With May-long fast approaching I was yearning to get outside. Like an addict looking for his next fix, I was shaking with the prospect of scaling to the top of a mountain. I didn’t just want to go, I NEEDED … Continue reading →

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Mount Harvey North Ramp

Posted on March 19, 2023 by Anton Afanassiev

North ramp has been on my radar for a while, and this season I wanted to finally climb it. Luckily, in a car ride back from some other VOC trip, Thomas Morrissey also mentioned that he wanted to do it. … Continue reading →

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Sunny G1 on Brandywine

Posted on September 20, 2022 by David A Brooks

What do Brandywine Glacier and Katy Perry have in common? They were both a lot bigger in the early 2000s and are most definitely Hot and Cold. This weekend 60 VOCers occupied Brandywine Glacier for 2022’s annual Glacier School G1, … Continue reading →

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A Feature-length Pinecone Burke Traverse

Posted on July 15, 2022 by Thomas Morrissey

Trip Dates: June 30th – July 4th, 2022 Ever since stumbling across Richard, Birgit, Vincent, and Cassandra’s 2017 trip report, the idea of doing an extended version of their “Pinecone Burke Traverse” had been kicking around my head. During a … Continue reading →

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Brandywine Trip Report – June 2022

Posted on June 27, 2022 by Ketan Desai

Anniversary Hike – Brandywine – June 2022 While the original plan for the trip was to visit Mt. Price, a string of weird weather this year dictated that snow conditions would likely not be safe there. Instead the call was … Continue reading →

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