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Category Archives: ski
Sorcerer Lodge – Day 1- Heinous Traverse – Wizard Gullies – Moraine Run
Sorcerer Lodge – Feb 24 to March 3, 2007 Continue reading
Santa Fe invades Whistler and Blackcomb
Santa Fe invades Whistler February 10 – 18, 2007 Continue reading
Rogers Pass North bowl of Cheops
Rogers Pass – Feb 1st – Feb 4th Continue reading
Rogers Pass Eagle Peak – Glacier Crest
Rogers Pass – Feb 1st – Feb 4th Continue reading
Rogers Pass Hermit – Rogers and Swiss Col
Rogers Pass – Feb 1st – Feb 4th Continue reading
Rogers Pass Balu Pass – Ursus Major – Bruins Pass
Rogers Pass – Feb 1st – Feb 4th Continue reading
Accidental Spearhead Day 3- Tremor to Whistler – a partial Spearhead Traverse
With a bit more urgency today we were up before dawn and ready to leave at first light. It turns out that none of us (despite about 50 years of collective skitouring experience between us) had done a Spearhead Continue reading
Posted in 2007, ski
Tagged blackcomb backcountry, spearhead traverse, Whistler Backcountry
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Accidental Spearhead Day 2- Tremor North Face, Shudder and Shatter Glacier
As with most touring days where the skiing is not the best but temperatures are pleasant and views are magnificent we dawdled over breakfast replete with lots of cups of hot chocolate. Continue reading
Posted in 2007, ski
Tagged blackcomb backcountry, spearhead traverse, Whistler Backcountry
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Accidental Spearhead Day 1 – Blackcomb Glacier to Platform Glacier
After a blast of high pressure fed by moist warm air from Hawaii visited the Pacific North West (also know as a pineapple express), I knew that we had to head high. In the end, it turned out that we didn’t head high enough as even 2700m peaks had received a ton of rain, making for interesting turns on all aspects. Continue reading
Posted in 2007, ski
Tagged blackcomb backcountry, spearhead traverse, Whistler Backcountry
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Duffey – Steep Creek
After a nice day touring up the Duffy Lake Road the day before, it was so good we had to go again. Continue reading