Tag Archives: snowshoeing

Winter Longhike 2025

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Elisabeth Giroud

When I moved to Vancouver several years ago, I instantly fell in love with the mountains and decided I needed to experience this thing known as “winter camping”. Did I understand what it entailed? Certainly not. I just wanted to … Continue reading →

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Wrottesley Odyssey

Posted on April 26, 2025 by Harrison Crerar

Mount Wrottesley is the large dome-shaped peak visible across Howe Sound from the Sea-to-Sky Highway, Cypress Mountain resort, most of the Howe Sound Crest Trail, and the UBC area. Like most Vancouverites, I’d seen it hundreds of times, but never … Continue reading →

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Laughton Glacier and the Logbook

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Meg Slot

Sometimes I think the world must be so different from what it was 40 years ago, the influence of technology and the internet must have irreversibly changed human nature at it’s core. Surely, my scrolling of social media must’ve shifted … Continue reading →

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Blinch Peak: a sense of remoteness in Mission’s backyard

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Paul Ramu

January 26th Stats: 17km / 1,200 elevation gain C2C 10 hours (moderate pace with very few breaks) Participants: Harrison C (organizer/leader), Paul R (myself) Gear (all needed): Snowshoes, Crampons, Ice axe, Avy kit, bike (cuts ~5km)   Blinch Peak is … Continue reading →

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Brewhahome: One Hut, Too Many Hikers

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Raditya Rizqia

Trip Date: Saturday, January 11th to Sunday, January 12th, 2025 This report covers our trip to Brew Hut over the weekend of January 11th–12th. With 23 people in total, it was a successful trip with great weather. Trip Leaders: Duncan … Continue reading →

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Snowshoeing to Metal Dome

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Paxton Lin

Trip date: November 3rd, 2024 This is a report for a snowshoeing and backcountry ski/snowbaord trip to Metal Dome on November 3rd. Overall it was a success, with moments of clear sky for views. Early snow season was good althought a … Continue reading →

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New Years at Phelix: Or, My First Real VOC Trip

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Shravan Kumar

Dec 29 2023, 11:30pm. I couldn’t sleep.  I was worried about the weight of my bag. It was my first time backpacking overnight and I’m a horrible, horrible packer. Do I really need about three meals worth of mashed potatoes … Continue reading →

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The Return of Haggis: Burns ‘n’ Turns 2022

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Settare Shariati

  The moment I stepped out of the car on the icy parking lot of Phelix Creek trailhead, my feet slipped out from under me, and I found myself hanging up in the air in an L-seat for a second … Continue reading →

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Elk Mountain Snowshoe

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Natalia Dubljevic

The plan was to snowshoe up Elk Mountain in Chilliwack on February 5th 2022 and get in some good views. Here is how one might execute said plan. Step 1: Meet at Chilliwack McDonald’s at 8:30. The morning was a … Continue reading →

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Winter Longhike 2022

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Marie Sandler

This trip report is written from three VOCer’s (Marie Sandler, Kevin Lam, Shruti Yogesh Vansia) point of view. Day 1: Marie’s Experience:  At 5:00 am, our car (the three trip leaders and our quinzhee group of Carolina Bombelli, Jacob Hotz, … Continue reading →

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