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Garibaldi Park Ski Traverse

In early Spring of 2019, my dad and I did an incredible ski traverse in Garibaldi Park. Starting on the peak of Mt. Currie and skiing out Garibaldi lake, the trip took us five days. We travelled 90 kilometres and climbed 6,900 meters. Our days were long, ranging from 10 to 16 hours and we encountered all types of weather. One day we were dripping with sweat and sun burnt, and the next we were in blizzard conditions. This trip pushed me in ways I had been missing in day trips and remembered from Logan. Being able to connect so

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Spearhead Traverse In a Day 2019

Generally, I like to do new things. I like to go new places. So when deciding where to go ski touring I usually focus on a new peak or run that I have never done. But the one place that is always a front runner for a day out is the Spearhead Traverse. Last year I wasn’t able to do it on skis, so this season I was thinking about it a lot. Waiting for good conditions and timing, we decided to do it on the first day of daylight savings, March 10. We were planning to leave as early

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Sharing Ski Touring

This winter I have been training with the Pemberton Canoe Club because I paddle dragon boat in the spring, like being pushed in the gym and love the current coach, Marie. Yesterday, I got to take her into the backcountry and show her my main sport. Being relatively new to BC (from Québec) she enjoys skiing and wanted to try ski touring as she has heard about a lot of people in the Sea to Sky Corridor doing it. After learning about my passion and that I go ski touring regularly, she asked if we could take her out one

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Spearhead Traverse Summer 2018

On August 30 my family left our house at noon to go on our second annual Spearhead Traverse on Labour Day Weekend. We were all excited because we hadn’t spent much time hiking in the summer. On the way to Whistler I bought some shoe laces and loads of snacks. Instead of buying individually packaged energy bars, I got a package of peanut butter cookies, which I ended up loving. After some delays in the parking lot about park restrictions due to parking and camping as well as lift tickets, we all made it to the Peak-2-Peak and we were

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Spearhead Traverse Summer 2017

On Labour day weekend, many families head to the beach to drink beer/pop and eat chips while boating. My family did something very different, we hiked the Spearhead Traverse. Crossing loose rock, glaciers, ridges, meadows and forests it would take longer than in the Winter. It was my fourth time doing the trip from Blackcomb to Whistler mountain, but my first time in the Summer. I was very excited to see it in a different light. Starting on Thursday evening, we ascended the lifts on Blackcomb mountain. Reaching the top of Solar chair at 5pm, we didn’t know how far … Read more