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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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    2657
    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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    4060
    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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    2713
    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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    3302
    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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    2554
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    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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    2857
    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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    2388
    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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    5568
    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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    5047
    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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    2674
    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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    2385
    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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    2849
    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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    2957
    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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    2713
    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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    2789
    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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    3568
    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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    2538
    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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    2808
    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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    2311
    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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    2662
    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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    5223
    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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    4785
    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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    3726
    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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    5405
    By emilyanthem
    2013-08-06
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