Skiing
- Duke Couloir
Feb 14-15, 2026 Soon after arriving and setting up camp I found myself wallowing waist deep… Read more: Duke Couloir - Warrior Couloir (Phalanx)
Feb 11, 2026 With the goods only promised at high elevations, we took the easy route… Read more: Warrior Couloir (Phalanx) - Wedge NW Couloir & Parkhurst Couloir Linkup
Feb 5-6, 2026 Back to Wedgemount Lake for the second time this season, this time to… Read more: Wedge NW Couloir & Parkhurst Couloir Linkup - Rethel Dusted Couloir (The Other North Couloir)
November 20, 2025 After circumnavigating the unfrozen lake we found ourselves booting up the wrong apron… Read more: Rethel Dusted Couloir (The Other North Couloir) - Sinnes Couloir (Mount Athelstan)
May 18, 2025 The mystique of this couloir held out until we were already booting up… Read more: Sinnes Couloir (Mount Athelstan) - Brunswick NE Couloir & Hanover South Couloir
April 22, 2025 The south side of Brunswick lake has some of the best alpine skiing… Read more: Brunswick NE Couloir & Hanover South Couloir - East Face of Matier to Twin One Glacier Descent
April 15, 2025 Twin One Couloir is an aesthetic and unique line flanked by glaciers. Our… Read more: East Face of Matier to Twin One Glacier Descent - Aussie Couloir (Joffre Peak)
April 13, 2025 Aussie Couloir is a beautiful and moderate couloir that tops out the ridgeline… Read more: Aussie Couloir (Joffre Peak) - Banana Couloir
Feb 18, 2025 The day was quintessentially coastal with the looming fog. We skied down through… Read more: Banana Couloir - Bow-Yoho Traverse
Feb 9-12 2025 Day 1 – Bow Lake to Bow Hut (7km 490m) Knowing we had… Read more: Bow-Yoho Traverse - Squeah Like A Pig Couloir
January 28, 2025 The dry January had us skiing bulletproof crusts and waiting for snow. Seeing… Read more: Squeah Like A Pig Couloir - Nai Couloir
Dec 31st, 2024 With high hopes of stable cold storm snow Darrion and I headed off… Read more: Nai Couloir - Mount Baker
May 14-15, 2024. Via Coleman-Deming Route. Growing up in Vancouver I have looked up at Baker… Read more: Mount Baker - Spearhead Traverse
March 24, 2024 After very little backcountry skiing this March due to tumultuous weather and wild… Read more: Spearhead Traverse - The Big Howie (Almost)
February 16-17, 2024 The Big Howie couloir takes a proud line down the NE face of… Read more: The Big Howie (Almost) - Million Dollar Couloir
Feb 6, 2024 Eager to get out skiing the promise of blue skies and stable avalanche… Read more: Million Dollar Couloir
Alpine Climbing
- The “Goatshoe Traverse” (Anderson River Group)
July 22-23, 2025 Linking up the peaks in the Anderson River Group has been on my radar for a… Read more: The “Goatshoe Traverse” (Anderson River Group) - Mount Harvey North Ramp (Winter)
January 19, 2024 Mount Harvey’s North Ramp is a North Shore mountaineering classic. 500m of sustained steep snow climbing… Read more: Mount Harvey North Ramp (Winter) - Showcase Spire
Sept 16, 2024 via Darn Gendarme 5.9 Sharp spires are undoubtably alluring to climbers, small airy summits with technical… Read more: Showcase Spire - Mount Ethelweard West Ridge (Attempt)
September 1-3, 2024. For having such striking and tall glaciated summits, Altheney pass seems to see little attention from… Read more: Mount Ethelweard West Ridge (Attempt) - Packrafting the Tantalus Traverse
July 26-28th 2024 For being one of the most popular alpine climbing areas in southwest BC the Tantalus has… Read more: Packrafting the Tantalus Traverse - Reh Peak
July 15, 2024 via North Ridge 5.2 I have been wanting to check out the Anderson River Valley for… Read more: Reh Peak - Illusions Traverse
June 7-8th, 2024 Guardian Peak, Disillusion Peak, Illusions North and South Peak. I have been curious about the Illusions… Read more: Illusions Traverse - Mt. Fee South Tower
March 31, 2024 There is something almost sinister about the volcanic towers on the Squamish-Cheakamus Divide. They are strikingly… Read more: Mt. Fee South Tower - Cathedral Lakes Park
July 27-Aug 2, 2023 Spurred on by the promise of beautiful alpine granite, Nicole and I had been scheming… Read more: Cathedral Lakes Park
Sandro Summits 