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2014-12-22
I somehow managed to forget one of my skis (yellow dps with dynafits) in the parking pullout for the cerise creek trail on the night of friday...
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2014-12-23
2014-10-14
Out here on the coast, we went from a sunny week in the low 20s in t-shirts to ... snow! And just like that, the summer alpine hiking season looks...
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2014-10-14
2014-08-05
Mt Rohr is a great destination for ski touring, and in summer the area is just as spectacular for hiking. Just south of the salt shed at the top...
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2014-08-05
2014-07-01
It's been a while since I wrote about Joffre Lakes on Trail Tuesday. I had a great day here with my dog, and wanted to share some...
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2014-07-01
2014-02-04
I live fairly close to Joffre Lakes, and get to spend a lot of time here, summer and winter. My dog starts to cry in the truck when we get close...
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2014-02-04
2014-01-14
Sea to Sky received nearly a metre of fresh pow over the weekend, so we headed up to the Joffre shoulder to play around in the snow a bit....
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2014-01-14
2013-12-17
With only an 85cm base (thanks in part to snow making) on Whistler Blackcomb, and spotty coverage in the backcountry, we might as well go –...
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2013-12-19
2013-12-03
It's been a slower start to ski season this year than last year. We decided to head out in search of some snow on the Duffy Lake Road. The...
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2013-12-04
2013-11-12
On the weekend we decided to head out for a short trip on the skis and some winter camping. Mike had some new touring boots that he wanted to test...
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2013-11-12
2013-08-20
I had some major cabin fever after coming off an injury this summer, and was anxious to tag off a peak somehow. Still not quite healed enough for...
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2013-08-20
2013-03-01
It was an old fashioned backcountry rendezvous. You don't get those as much these days since everybody is connected to the grid. My friend...
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2013-03-01
2012-03-20
Skiing Pow with my room mate Runar in the Steep Creek area of the Duffy. It was a bit cloudy when we set off so I didn't bother with all the...
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2012-03-20
2012-03-02
Well, Here on the coast range of BC we have had an exellent few days. The last week of Februray 2012 has been all time as many would say. Lots of...
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2012-03-05
2012-02-10
Well When it's sunny in the Coast range of BC one has to take advantage of the good visibility.  Last week we had great sunny days and...
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2012-02-10
2012-02-09
This is my fantastic day skiing with friends in the Duffey lake area. I just started backcountry skiing this year after a friend talked me...
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2012-02-09
2012-02-01
So after spending a month in pemberton, I ended up riding 25 days - all of which ended up being comprised of powder runs (even 5 resort days). We...
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2012-02-01
2012-01-10
First trip of season on the Duffey lake Road.  We headed into the Joffre Shoulder area. Deep down I was hoping for some epic powder skiing...
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2012-01-10
2011-01-31
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I skied with a group on the N slopes of Chief Pascal yesterday. We had totally blue sky for most of the day. Air temps where between -16 and...
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2011-01-31
2011-01-12
With renewed confidence in stability we decided to head for open faces. We were thinking of heading to something N facing but its not too often...
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2011-01-12
2011-01-12
With the first bit of nice weather after another big storm cycle the CAA issued an avalanche warning. The recent weather had come in from the SW...
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2011-01-12