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[…]
Tenquille Lake Early Season Dump(ling)
The mountains opened early for ski this year for skiing in November. There was snow falling in the mountains, and I was ready to do[…]
Meslilloet Mountain
After a long dry summer, the week leading up to the long weekend left a foot of snow in the high mountains, above 2000m. Tyler[…]
Lizzie Lake Road
Just east of Pemberton, the Lizzie Lake region is an extensive alpine collection of lakes, meadows and gentle summits, suitable for hiking and ski touring.[…]
Owl-Tenquille Traverse
The Owl-Tenquille traverse is a two to four day alpine backpacking trip, traversing forest, lakes, and alpine meadows north of Pemberton. Recently in August,[…]
Castle Towers Mountain
Castle Towers Mountain is a pretty cool peak at the far end of Garibaldi Lake. The most impressive view is from Whistler, where you can[…]