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Valhalla Backcountry Skiing

Valhalla Backcountry Skiing Conditions were prime and I had a couple of days for some recreational skiing. What do you do when you’re over forty and are looking for a mid-week ski touring partner? Hit up your twenty-something year…

Tantalus Range Basecamp

Skiing

Tantalus Range Basecamp An early April three day Tantalus Range Basecamp and one day of heli assisted backcountry ski touring in the Tantalus Range with Arctos Guides. A typical spring Coastal storm dumped 25mm of rain in the valley up to…

The Valhalla Traverse

Skiing

The Valhalla Traverse is a classic tent based traverse through the high country of the Valhallas and involves big terrain, ascents and descents. Our route takes us through the Mulvey Group and heads north through the heart of Valhalla Provincial…

Slocan Valley Backcountry Skiing

Uncategorized

Slocan Valley Backcountry Skiing Slocan Valley backcountry skiing is relatively unknown, but not for a lack of vertical or terrain. For folks who are looking for guided backcountry adventure away from the crowds, it has a lot to offer. With…

Backcountry Basecamps and Traverses

Skiing, Uncategorized

Backcountry Basecamps and Traverses Backcountry Basecamps and Traverses -There is nothing like strapping a heavy pack on your back and forging off into the mountains for a basecamp or a traverse. Between yourself, your buddies and maybe your…

Avalanche Transceiver Interference

Skiing

Electronic devices interfere with your avalanche transceiver's ability to transmit and receive signals. In this day and age, electronic devices are part of our daily lives. They are a means of communication, navigation, documentation…

Canadian Rockies Ski Mountaineering

Skiing, Winter 2020

Canadian Rockies Ski Mountaineering Canadian Rockies Ski Mountaineering: When the rest of the world is transitioning into flip flops, the Canadian Rockies are kicking into high gear. By April, the sometimes fickle Rockies snowpack has had…

Nelson Mountain Biking

mountain biking, Sports

Nelson Mountain Biking Nelson mountain biking is rooted in the city itself. Steep old school trails plunge through cedar, hemlock forests above the shores of Kootenay Lake. Trail networks can be accessed from town by bike, in nearly every…

Reco Peak Mountain Bike Ride

mountain biking, Sports

Reco Peak Mountain Bike Ride In the late 1800’s, there were more people living in the Slocan Valley and surrounding areas than there are now. They came here aiming to strike it rich in the sub alpine mines around Sandon, Slocan, Retallack…