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2013-07-30
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emilyanthem
Maybe some of you have been here in winter to go snowmobiling or ski touring off the Duffy Lake Road north of Whistler and Pemberton? It is great...
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2013-08-06
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2013-07-23
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emilyanthem
This is a great place to go that's a little bit more off the beaten path than the hikes around Whistler. You'll still see people here, but...
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emilyanthem
2013-07-23
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2013-07-16
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emilyanthem
This is one of my favorite hikes around Whistler. Head past the village to the turnoff for Wedgemount Lake in Garibaldi Park about 10 minutes...
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emilyanthem
2013-07-16
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2013-07-02
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emilyanthem
We spent the Canada Day long weekend north of Gold Bridge BC with our tent, dog and backpacking gear. After a confusing mess of logging roads, one...
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emilyanthem
2013-07-02
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2013-06-25
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emilyanthem
I thought I'd share a few of these pics from my hike up the Wedge trail on the weekend.. I was mesmerized by the fog and craggy shapes in this...
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emilyanthem
2013-06-25
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2013-06-25
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emilyanthem
It's been a little under a month since my last trip up to Garibaldi Lake and the landscape has totally changed.. there is almost no more snow...
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emilyanthem
2013-06-25
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2013-06-18
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emilyanthem
It's not everyday you see this but around Whistler in the spring time it's the most environmental way to go for a ski tour.
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emilyanthem
2013-06-18
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2013-06-18
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emilyanthem
It's a long approach coming up the Singing Pass and over Cowboy ridge.. but made for an epic day! Ski touring Fissile, June 14, 2013.
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emilyanthem
2013-06-18
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2013-06-18
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emilyanthem
Decided to go all the way to the cabin + lake on my 5th weekend in a row up here. We camped in our tent in a little snow free patch near the cabin...
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emilyanthem
2013-06-18
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2013-06-15
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admin
Typically in ski vids the trailer or highlight real is the stuff dreams are made of and in this video from TGR that's all you get. Have a...
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2013-06-15
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2013-06-10
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emilyanthem
Most people visiting Pemberton know about Nairn Falls, which is a very beautiful spot off hwy 99 just before town, but here are a few pics from a...
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emilyanthem
2013-06-10
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2013-06-10
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emilyanthem
In case you've never heard of it, Pemberton is a cool little mountain town just north of Whistler, which I happen to call home. There are a...
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emilyanthem
2013-06-10
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2013-06-10
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emilyanthem
Here's the latest from my weekly trips up the Tenquille trail..
Starting from the valley bottom at the entrance to the Hurley FSR, the trail...
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emilyanthem
2013-06-10
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2013-05-28
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emilyanthem
It's the last day of ski season, and there's still some pow to be found around Whistler.
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emilyanthem
2013-05-28
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2013-05-28
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emilyanthem
I went up to Garibaldi Lake on Sunday afternoon for a beautiful hike. There are a few ways to get here, but I went up the Rubble Creek side from...
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emilyanthem
2013-05-28
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2013-05-22
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emilyanthem
Thought I'd post this.. it got a few good laughs on Instagram.. 6 bikes, 6 people, all gear for the weekend, and one dog in a pick up truck,...
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emilyanthem
2013-05-22
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2013-05-22
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emilyanthem
Just did another great early season hike at Cheakamus Lake, Whistler. This is a favorite of mine for spring and fall - really easy trail and very...
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emilyanthem
2013-05-22
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2013-05-14
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emilyanthem
I decided to hang up the ski gear and take a trip to the alpine on foot instead. Due to the super warm spring and low snowpack this year...
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emilyanthem
2013-05-14
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2013-05-11
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Dangler
This year I tried to ski tour 100,000 vertical meters. You can read about it on my blog here
http://hundredgranddan.blogspot.ca/
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2013-05-12
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2013-03-22
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shredr
This week six skiers were caught in an avalanche on the Spearhead Glacier north east of Blackcomb Ski Resort. Only one person was reported buried...
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shredr
2013-03-22
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2013-03-01
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emilyanthem
En route to Joffre on the Duffy Lake Road, North Couloir.. epic day! Pics Mike Legare.
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emilyanthem
2013-03-01
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2013-03-01
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emilyanthem
Early morning start on the Flute summit... incredible sunrise. Just wanted to share a few pretty pictures!
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emilyanthem
2013-03-01
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2013-03-01
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J9
I'd been waiting all month for my new Prior skis to be shipped from Whistler. Ironically I
needed them to show up at home to get the...
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J9
2013-03-01
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2013-02-28
Back in January I got together with some friends (including an ACMG guide) and went out into the Whistler backcountry to brush up on some ...
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2013-02-28
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2013-02-27
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jstro
Tristan went out for a tour a few weekends ago and came back pretty excited about a line he had scoped out off of Phalanx Mountain. One week...
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jstro
2013-02-27
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