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      Wedgemount Trail Re-Route
      Wedgemount Trail Re-Route
      2014-05-13
      By emilyanthem
      I drove up the road to the Wedgemount Lake Trail yesterday to find the parking lot had turned into a giant pile of wood chips, logging trucks and...
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      2552
      By emilyanthem
      2014-05-13
      Spring Trail Conditions Around Whistler
      Spring Trail Conditions Around Whistler
      2014-05-06
      By emilyanthem
      Anxious to get out on the trails? To get the hiking legs in shape, here are your best bets for the shoulder season in the Whistler/Pemberton...
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      3945
      By Charles Ray
      2014-11-01
      Early Season Trail Report, Tenquille
      Early Season Trail Report, Tenquille
      2014-04-29
      By emilyanthem
      Blackcomb Mountain is open for almost another month but I for one am ready to hit the trails. One of the first trails that melts out in spring is...
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      2603
      By emilyanthem
      2014-04-29
      Frode Sandbech wins the #wssf Pro Photographer Showdown in Whistler
      Frode Sandbech wins the #wssf Pro Photographer Showdown in Whistler
      2014-04-22
      By emilyanthem
      The Pro Photographer Showdown has been going 20 years strong in Whistler as part of the Whistler Ski + Snowboard Festival. This year we were...
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      3164
      By emilyanthem
      2014-04-22
      Spearhead huts in Garibaldi Provincial Park get the green light from BC Parks
      Spearhead huts in Garibaldi Provincial Park get the green light from BC Parks
      2014-03-06
      By
      It looks like the Spearhead traverse is one step closer to having permanent huts along the route as BC Parks gives their AOK in a recent...
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      2427
      By
      2014-03-06
      Fissile: A long day but a great day!
      Fissile: A long day but a great day!
      2014-02-11
      By emilyanthem
      Yesterday marked the end of a 4 week stretch of sun for the coast, highly unusual for a west coast winter. It was downright balmy in the alpine,...
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      2748
      By emilyanthem
      2014-02-11
      Decker Mtn
      2014-02-03
      By davidfert
      Hi, I would like to check out Decker Mtn. tomorrow anybody know the snow conditions? Thanks David
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      2298
      By davidfert
      2014-02-03
      Soap Box Comp- The Spearhead Traverse Video
      Soap Box Comp- The Spearhead Traverse Video
      2014-01-30
      By mikecyclone
      Gary and I had trained and waited for 2 year waiting for a weather window to be on a weekend and to be fit enough to complete this traverse in...
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      5446
      By mikecyclone
      2014-01-30
      Garibaldi Lake in Winter: Rubble Creek Trail Report
      Garibaldi Lake in Winter: Rubble Creek Trail Report
      2014-01-28
      By emilyanthem
      I have a few favorite places around Whistler, and Garibaldi Lake is one of the best. You can visit it in any month of the year, and there is a...
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      4888
      By emilyanthem
      2014-01-28
      Whistler Snow Conditions, Jan 7
      Whistler Snow Conditions, Jan 7
      2014-01-07
      By emilyanthem
      It’s been an unusual start to ski season on the west coast. With a snowpack far below normal levels, and significant temperature inversions...
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      2563
      By emilyanthem
      2014-01-07
      No Answer to my Christmas Wish for Snow
      No Answer to my Christmas Wish for Snow
      2013-12-31
      By emilyanthem
      Before Christmas I asked Santa for some snow for the west coast.. but alas. It's been raining all week, with freezing levels reaching 1800m...
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      2288
      By emilyanthem
      2013-12-31
      Dustings of snow, crevasses remain
      Dustings of snow, crevasses remain
      2013-12-29
      By vladrac
      A lot of BC is hurting for snow right now, but the Coast even seems to be missing a lot of the smaller December storms. The base for Whistler...
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      2013-12-30
      'Helicopter Wizardry' to create the New Lifts on Whistler Blackcomb
      'Helicopter Wizardry' to create the New Lifts on Whistler Blackcomb
      2013-12-10
      By emilyanthem
      The new Crystal Express chair opened on Blackcomb on the weekend in -20C temps, creating easier access to the whole Crystal zone. This is a...
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      2721
      By emilyanthem
      2013-12-10
      Whistler Backcountry Code of Ethics
      2013-11-30
      By wayne flann
      The Museum is hosting an event November 30, 2013 A forum on developing a backcountry responsability code. Details...
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      2848
      By wayne flann
      2013-11-30
      Whistler is Open
      Whistler is Open
      2013-11-19
      By emilyanthem
      Whistler mountain opened on Saturday with perfect bluebird conditions. Sunday (above) was super windy, as the next storm was moving in. Whistler...
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      2615
      By emilyanthem
      2013-11-19
      Ski Touring Routes to Check Out in the Callaghan Backcountry
      Ski Touring Routes to Check Out in the Callaghan Backcountry
      2013-11-10
      By emilyanthem
      The Callaghan Valley, with its expansive terrain and high vertical drops, is a prime backcountry ski touring destination. An hour or two...
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      2680
      By emilyanthem
      2013-11-10
      Pre-winter hike, and a new trail up Mt Currie.
      Pre-winter hike, and a new trail up Mt Currie.
      2013-10-29
      By emilyanthem
      Last summer we bushwacked it up here... but now you climb Mt Currie as a day hike, with the new trail in place. You can read the story of our...
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      3428
      By emilyanthem
      2013-10-29
      Alpine to Paddle: A great shoulder season adventure in Whistler
      Alpine to Paddle: A great shoulder season adventure in Whistler
      2013-10-15
      By emilyanthem
      It's October. Not quite time for skiing and kind of past the best time for big hikes. Here are a few pictures of a fun answer of what to do...
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      2432
      By emilyanthem
      2013-10-15
      Joffre Lakes Never Disappoints
      Joffre Lakes Never Disappoints
      2013-10-01
      By emilyanthem
      This amazing place is just a short drive from my house so I'm here a lot.. even just for a lunch break sometimes. Here are some pics from one...
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      2705
      By emilyanthem
      2013-10-01
      And all of a sudden, summer's over.
      And all of a sudden, summer's over.
      2013-09-24
      By emilyanthem
      If you live in Whistler you probably saw all the fresh snow yesterday when the clouds cleared a little. The beginning of fall started off like...
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      2195
      By emilyanthem
      2013-09-24
      Fall Hiking Around Whistler
      Fall Hiking Around Whistler
      2013-09-17
      By emilyanthem
      September is my favorite time to hike - perfect temps, no bugs, no crowds. Everything in the alpine is changing color right now, and you can...
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      2552
      By emilyanthem
      2013-09-17
      Beautiful day at Helm Creek, Whistler
      Beautiful day at Helm Creek, Whistler
      2013-09-10
      By emilyanthem
      I love this quote by John Muir, "The mountains are calling and I must go." No matter what the season, weather, or type of adventure I definitely...
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      5065
      By emilyanthem
      2013-09-10
      Semaphore Lakes + Locomotive Mountain, two Saturdays in a row.
      Semaphore Lakes + Locomotive Mountain, two Saturdays in a row.
      2013-09-03
      By emilyanthem
      Some things are just too good. We went backpacking to this incredible place last weekend, and I loved it so much I went back on my own with the...
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      4622
      By emilyanthem
      2013-09-03
      Beautiful day at the Wedge Ice Cave, Whistler
      Beautiful day at the Wedge Ice Cave, Whistler
      2013-08-27
      By emilyanthem
      Sometimes the best stuff is right in your own back yard. I took a few days off last week and decided to stay in the area + enjoy the last bits of...
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      3573
      By emilyanthem
      2013-08-27
      My 8000 ft Bushwack up Mt Currie, Pemberton
      My 8000 ft Bushwack up Mt Currie, Pemberton
      2013-08-06
      By emilyanthem
      This is Mt Currie, the giant mountain above Pemberton BC (just north of Whistler). It is 8500ft high, and starting from the vallery bottom at...
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      5237
      By emilyanthem
      2013-08-06
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