Skiing On Mt. Rohr
On January 2, my family and I skinned and skied on Mt. Rohr on the Duffy lake road. It was cold and windy, about -35 wind chill so we decided to ski a south facing slope. We skied for 600 meters, in and out of avalanche run outs.… Read more
Four Day Trip
On December 20 my dad, my dog and I left our house on our two beat-up snowmobiles. We sledded up the Birkenhead Service road for about 20 kilometres. It took us an hour and a bit to arrive at our destination after needing to U-turn. We stopped at a small clearing around the road where we would make our camp. We dumped most of our gear and hiked uphill for an hour. My dad was amazed at how hard the trail braking was, but that usually leads to awesome skiing.
On the way up we saw sings of instability on … Read more
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First Real Ski of the Season
Today I went skiing again. This time it was more than a few okay turns. My dad and I went up a forest service road on truck and snowmobile until we hit the microwave tower. The sun was out and it made me smile, all the rain in Pemberton has made my mood plummet. Being surrounded by white again was amazing. We brought my chocolate lab and she was almost as excited as me. Our first run was right from the sled, something that I wasn’t sure I liked because I would end the day with a hike. The first … Read more