Bill Kerr

Annual heli in backcountry ski - alpine touring trip to the Blanket Glacier area in the Monashees SW of Revelstoke. Big area with lots of above and below tree line skiing.  First two days were mostly cloud and scattered snow so we skied low  or in the trees but got up high to the Vortex [...]

 
Dave Salahub – 500 Ascents in 33 years(1976 to 2009)
 
A long time friend of mine – Dave Salahub e-mailed about skiing Little Temple by way of Lake Annette in Paradise valley.  Good snow coverage in Lake Louise area this year so sounded interesting.   Dave, Dan Roulston and Brian Hunter and I followed old trail to [...]

Good shoulder season trip with Wietse, Vern and Kelly. Would not want much more snow than this but worked out okay despite full on snow bizzard at the summit.  Powderface trail closes on Dec 1 so one of the last weekends to try this.   RT was 8.5 hrs and about 21 km and about 1100 [...]

Winter camping always involves carrying a lot of extra gear.  I have seen a lot of stuff on sleds and pulks but the simplest idea I have seen is these crazy carpet sleds.  I will test this version # 1 this winter and update with modifications and improvements.  Can Tire Carpet is $3 and weighs nothing so [...]

Wet reconaissance hike.
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Stanley valley july 10/09

 Successfully summiting is all about conditions and timing, so I have learned to enjoy whatever experience comes by because I usually cannot cherry pick days.  Over the years Kevin and I have dragged each other on a variety of ill conceived “Expeditions To No-where” because we take whatever days we can. So with somewhat low [...]

Park at fish creek park lot and ski up Lake Louise ski out past Temple lodge. Then skied in on the lower Skoki trail which is a snowmobile track - (versus the higher summer trail), to Deception pass and then booted up the ridge on Fossil Mountain.  Used my light weight cross country gear -  [...]

Lots of snow on Prairie Mountain - hike on Sunday.
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Prairie Mountain

Added some of the pictures for Wapta trip.
Pictures are here Rhonda S
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