Category: Trip Reports
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Spearhead Traverse
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March 24, 2024 After very little backcountry skiing this March due to tumultuous weather and wild avalanche conditions we were excited to have a perfect looking weather window for a day long traverse. We decided on the Spearhead Traverse, the weather really only looked good enough for a single day push, but I was looking…
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The Big Howie (Almost)
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February 16-17, 2024 The Big Howie couloir takes a proud line down the NE face of Mt. Howard. It starts at a notch in the ridge, goes down a steep couloir for about 300m then opens up onto a small pocket glacier before making it’s way through a series of cliff bands for a total…
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Million Dollar Couloir
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Feb 6, 2024 Eager to get out skiing the promise of blue skies and stable avalanche conditions lured us into trying to ski the widespread boilerplate crusts from the recent pineapple express. We left Vancouver early headed for the Duffy and Cayoosh Mountain. After the drive up, we had our skis on heading up the…
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Cathedral Lakes Park
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July 27-Aug 2, 2023 Spurred on by the promise of beautiful alpine granite, Nicole and I had been scheming a climbing trip into Cathedral Lakes Park for most of the year. The park offers a wonderful combination of fairly high peaks, amazing granite, and mild weather. All this without any pesky glaciers to hinder access…
Sandro Summits 