Tag Archives: Winter

Cheeky trip up Mulligan, Feb 15, 2021

Posted on February 15, 2021 by John Wragg

Note: All covid protocols were taken seriously on this trip. Mt mulligan trip report: Feb 15 2021 The team: Tobias, Edward, William, Kevin, and Myself. Posts on south coast touring on February 14 made Mulligan a desirable target for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged 4wd, accident, Intermediate, mulligan, ski touring, Winter | 2 Comments

Intro to Backcountry Part 2 – Needle Peak

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Chris Waizenegger

Time in the mountains can be a lot of things. It can be time for self reflection, time pushing the limits of your will and wit, and other high-minded nonsense of the sort. Other times, when the tides of ego … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged beginner-friendly, Coquihalla Summit, Mid Group, Needle Peak, ski touring, Type 1 fun, Weekend, Winter, winter camping | 1 Comment

Winter Longhike 2020

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Jesse Watt

As a first-year, new member of the VOC, and novice to winter hiking I wasn’t really sure what to expect when I first signed up for this trip. However, after hiking, sledding, eating, and partying with my fellow VOCers turned … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, beginner-friendly, First-Time, large group, Longhike, Mount Seymour, snow caves, snowshoeing, sunny, Weekend, Winter, winter camping | 2 Comments

Werewolves of the Brew Hut

Posted on November 24, 2019 by Kyra Przybylski

After some mild procrastination, I’ve finally gotten around to writing the long-overdue trip report of the Werewolves of the Brew Hut hike that took place from October 19-20. Hopefully everyone can forgive me for my postponement of this report (I … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports | Tagged autumn, backpacking, Beautiful BC, beginner, Brew Hut, Brew Mountain, british columbia, Camping, cloud, early season, Epic, First-Time, First-Trip, fog, Halloween, hike, hut life, huts, large group, more clouds, Mount Brew, multiday, overnight, potluck, powder, ridge, Sea to Summit, Snow, Snow and Ice, snow camping, snowshoe, snowshoeing, Squamish, Weekend, wildlife, Winter | Leave a comment

Overly Optimistic Outings lead to Truly Terrific Turns

Posted on October 24, 2019 by William Raleigh-Smith

We were surprised at the pretrip that only 3 people wanted to try to ski in mid October. Johan, Seton and I decided that the most likely place to get decent turns was up around Wedgemont lakes. It was predicted … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged hiking, hut life, overnight, skiing, Slog, snow booting, turns all year, Wedge, Wedgemount Lake, Winter | 2 Comments

Frosty Garibaldi Neve

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Devlin Mottershead

We went to rubble creek, and when we were waiting, a guy crushed a speed-limit sign on his way to a snow bank. We met Atti and Ildi, who drove us up to the chain-up area at Red Heather. Ildi … Continue reading →

Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged backcountry, british columbia, Burton Hut, Elfin Lakes, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Neve, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, multiday, overnight, powder, Red Heather, ski, ski touring, skiing, Small Group, Snow, Snowy, Sphinx Bay, sunny, traverse, Weekend, Winter | 4 Comments

Introduction to Backcountry 2019

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Chern Jie Chang

We gathered at the Cambie Creek car park of EC Manning Park, stretching our legs after the lengthy drive. Spirits were high and we were generally appreciative of the decent weather that greeted us – light snow with good visibility. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, backcountry, beginner, beginner-friendly, british columbia, First-Time, Hope, Manning Park, Mid Group, multiday, overnight, powder, ridge, self propelled, ski, ski touring, skiing, Snow, Snowy, Telemark, Weekend, Winter | 1 Comment

Oreos for breakfast – Daughter of ice 2018

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Eva van der Leest

Before I arrived in Vancouver in August it was inconceivable to me that I would ever enjoy climbing, but soon enough my roommate convinced me to give it a try. Next thing I knew, I was in a car headed … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged Car camping, Daughter of Ice, First-Time, Frozen-food, ice climbing, large group, Marble Canyon, Oreo-breakfast, Weekend, Winter | 1 Comment

Companion Rescue Drills

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Inga Sjöberg

Saturday December 2nd, 8 VOC members went towards Garibaldi Provincial Park for some avalanche rescue practice, skiing and touring. The morning weather in Vancouver was rainy, which indicated potential snowy weather in the mountains. The group gathered at McDonalds in … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged avalanchetraining, backcountry, day trip, daytrip, early season, Garibaldi Park, pauls ridge, powder, Red Heather, ski, ski touring, skiing, skitouring, Snowy, Winter | Leave a comment

Asulkan Valley Base Camp

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Nick Hindley

The original scheme for this trip was to ski some big lines in one of the more seldom visited, but undeniably magnificent areas of Southwest BC; The Tantalus Range. In the days leading up to the pre-trip however, conditions were … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, Asulkan Valley, backcountry, Camping, Intermediate, multiday, overnight, reading week, Rogers Pass, ski, ski touring, skiing, Snow, Winter | 3 Comments