Red Heather Uncertain about the snow conditions,I headed up to Red Heather again, with Ben Tiff Adam and Tracy. It was pouring rain in North[…]
Brandywine Mountain Early Season Ski
It was 10pm on Saturday night, and I was without a ski plan for Sunday. Never a good situation to be in. I was out[…]
Metal Dome Early Season Ski
Alex, Bill, Rob, Dan and I did a quick ski trip up to Metal Dome via the Brandywine FSR. It’s still early season on the[…]
November Turns – Red Heather, Black Tusk, and Baker
I wish it was colder and wetter this past November. I would be perfectly happy if it was 4C in Vancouver, and raining every single[…]
Blackcomb-Currie Traverse
Note: I’ve described this trip taking the exit out the Gravell Creek, via the upper roads and NOT the cutblock. A better option now would[…]
Highlights from the Winter of 2013/2014
It’s all about the up. We started off skiing over grass and rocks, up and down, in search of those elusive powder turns. Early season[…]
Birkenhead Avalanche
This is a story about a close call that I was involved in, a few weekends ago on the Birkenhead glacier. It might be a[…]
Mamquam Mountain
Mamquam Mountain is in the far distance, with Spire Peak at centre. Photo taken from Parapet Peak. The powder skiing hasn’t been very good this[…]
Whitecap Alpine
I’ve been lucky enough to get out on some pretty awesome New Year’s Trip in the last couple of years, – Taylor Meadows, Eldorado Basin,[…]
Fall on the Coast, 2012
The fall can be a difficult time for outdoor recreation in our wet and rainy climate, especially the months of October and November. Every year,[…]