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Category Archives: trip
Diana Lake Backcountry Ski Feb 24 -28, 2023
Diana Lake which is about 50 km South of Golden. Nice valley in the Rockies just outside of Kootenay Park. Trip was a 4 day Heli in-out backcountry ski trip. Nice cabin with separate modern bunkhouse and sauna/shower buildings. Pics … Continue reading
Posted in backcountry ski, hut, ski, ski mountaineering, trip
Tagged alberta, backcountry, Backcountryski, british columbia, cabin, Canada, kootenay park, mountain, ridge, sauna, snow
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Diana Lake Feb 28 to March 2, 2020 Backcountry Ski Cabin Trip
Backcountry ski trip to Diana Lake Lodge https://dianalake.ca/ https://www.facebook.com/dianalakelodge/ https://www.instagram.com/dianalakelodge/ In to cabin on Friday and out on Monday. Some very good snow and skiing. Cabin has been upgraded and was very good for our group with 6 in the cabin … Continue reading
Posted in backcountry ski, hut, ski, ski mountaineering, trip
Tagged alpine, alpine touring, AT, backcountry, british columbia, cabin, Canada, mountain, powder, rockies, ski, ski mountaineering, snow, winter
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Blanket Feb 22 to 26th, 2019
My 26th time and not my best showing. Definitely felt the lack of skiing from missing all last year due to shoulder surgery and no hockey for 3.5 years(used to play 3 x week.) Lower snow year and much colder … Continue reading
Posted in backcountry ski, hut, ski, ski mountaineering, trip
Tagged alpine touring, AT, backcountry, Blanket, british columbia, cabin, Canada, glacier, mountain, mountaineering, powder, ski mountaineering, winter
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Misc Posts 2016
Eagle Hill May 2016 Heart Loop May 7, 2016 Blackrock June 5, 2016 Boundary Mtn June 18, 2016 Oregon Early July, 2016 Storm Cirque July 2016
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Warrior-Cordonnier Aster Lake July 24-26
Great 3 day trip up to Aster Lake. Poor weather on way in but got Warrior and Cordonnier. Had to leave Sunday morning but Kevin and Raff took time to do Northover which was Raffs last Kane Peak. … Continue reading
Posted in alpine climb, backcountry camping, hike, scramble, trip
Tagged alberta, backcountry, glacier, joffre, Joffre North Face, Kananaskis, mountain, mountaineering, raf, ridge, rockies, scramble
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Commonwealth Ridge April 21 2013
A snow shoe trip with Dave S. Good quick trip although a lot colder than expected. Best access to ridge is to stick with the ski tracks until past the right side of the cut block and then keep … Continue reading
Posted in scramble, snowshoeing, trip
Tagged alberta, alpine, backcountry, Kananaskis, mountain, ridge, rockies, scramble, snow
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Fortune Peak
Snow shoe trip with Kevin, Wietse and Vern. Kevin’s 49 th peak on his Summits For Seniors fundraising. Great cause. Steeper parts in trees were a thrash as breakable crust over sugar. We were paddling in places so thanks to … Continue reading
Posted in scramble, snowshoeing, trip
Tagged alberta, alpine, backcountry, Kananaskis, mountain, mountaineering, ridge, scramble, snow, snowshoe
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Blanket Feb 23-26, 2013
Annual powder ski trip to Blanket Glacier Chalet. Twenty third year. See previous years links under ski trip tab at top. lots of new snow – about 1 m so big trail breaking and deep powder skiing. My 95 mm … Continue reading
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Tagged alpine touring, AT, backcountry, Blanket, british columbia, cabin, glacier, mountaineering, powder, ski mountaineering, snow
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Blanket Glacier Feb 25 – Feb 28, 2012
Annual Trip to Blanket Glacier Chalet in the Monashees. Twenty-first time! Heli in/out to hut – backcountry ski trip. Great deep powder snow. My Polar Bears are 96 mm underfoot and felt like I could have used another 10 mm … Continue reading
Posted in backcountry ski, hut, ski, trip
Tagged alpine touring, AT, backcountry, Blanket, british columbia, cabin, glacier, hut, monashees, mountain, ski mountaineering, winter
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Paradise Valley Ski Jan 2/2012
Fairly flat trip but mostly avi risk free excursion with Wietse and Vern. In the trees most of the way and in the shade until close to the end of the valley. High point on trail in 30 to 40 min- … Continue reading
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Tagged backcountry, Banff, mountain, rockies, ski, ski mountaineering, snow, Tele, winter
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