Jan 21-22, 2017 The South Coast was hammered by the mango express between Jan 16-19, 2017, with a series of warm and wet storms originating from the Philippines.[…]
Lizzie Creek Cabin New Year’s Trip
Dec 30 – Jan 2, 2017 The skiing around Christmas was awesome this year, with lots of good powder skiing on the North Shore, mostly[…]
Tenquille Lake Turns
Last year, we hiked up to Tenquille Lake in mid-November for the first turns of the season. We left Vancouver late on the first day[…]
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[…]
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,[…]
Stein Valley Traverse – Lizzie to Blowdown
I’ve always wanted to check out the Stein Valley, a vast wilderness east of Pemberton. Most of the traffic these days are on the east[…]
Mystery and Beaujolais Peaks
Last weekend, I went exploring in the valleys and peaks at the headwaters of the Sockeye, Birkenhead, Noel and Hope Creek rivers. This is an[…]
Marriott Basin
Jan 17-18, 2015 A few of us haven’t given up on winter yet. A rare January storm was forecasted for the weekend and there was[…]
Channel Creek – Snow Zone
I’ve been meaning to post something new, or maybe even a summary of the ski season to date. That’ll come soon hopefully, now that we’re[…]