It can be hard to convince my friends to ski with me in Manning Park. There’s a bit of uncertainty involved. “There’s skiing? Is the[…]
Parkhurst Couloir
On Saturday, CJ and I went for a solid coastal workout in the Wedgemount Lake area, starting right off the highway, climbing up to Wedgemount[…]
Lizzie Creek Hut New Years Ski Trip
The Lizzie Lake Cabin I knew we were close to the cabin, as we passed through the high rock walls to the right, down into the[…]
Fat Dog Creek
It had been warm and wet all week, with snowfall on Friday evening. I was expecting dust on crust ski conditions and poor visibility, so[…]
Blackcomb Buttress
After the warm sunny day on the Coquihalla on the Markhor-Needle traverse, it was back to the rainy reality of autumn on the Coast. Despite[…]
Markhor-Needle (and Flatiron) Traverse – Coquihalla
Once again, the weather looked better on the Coquihalla, with warm sunshine forecasted for Saturday, rather than cloudy weather in Vancouver. I wasn’t sure if[…]
Coquihalla Mountain Traverse
Alpenglow over Jim Kelly Peak (centre) and Coquihalla Mountain (right), as seen from Needle Peak on a February morning. In October, I made two trips[…]
White Christmas at the Brew Hut
This was a quick trip up to the Brew Hut for Christmas, which definitely doesn’t have a quick approach. Adam and Agi wanted to go[…]
Black Tusk Early Season Ski Day
The Black Tusk area is a great place for early season turns. The smooth heather slopes on the south side of the Black Tusk transform[…]
Rainbow Mountain Traverse – Hanging Lake to Nineteen Mile Creek
We arrived at the Whistler Olympic Park gate, which was closed at 8:30am. Usually I’m working on Mondays, but this was the holidays, and I[…]