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The sort of skiing were talking about here is free from crowded slopes, stuffy lodges, hot neon body suits, obnoxious ski school kids, and of course lifts. Just think of it as skiing the old fashioned way, before some lazy kook decided he needed a machine to get up the hill. | |||
==Some good areas for daytrips== | ==Some good areas for daytrips== | ||
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A lot of backcountry skiing in the coast range revolves around going to [[huts]]. Some good huts to visit for backcountry skiing are: | A lot of backcountry skiing in the coast range revolves around going to [[huts]]. Some good huts to visit for backcountry skiing are: | ||
* [[Brian Waddington Hut]] | * [[Brian Waddington Hut]] | ||
* [[Burton Hut]] | * [[Burton Hut]] | ||
* [[Keith's Hut]] | * [[Keith's Hut]] | ||
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==Ski Traverses== | ==Ski Traverses== | ||
Like most things in life, ski traverses come in large and small variations. Some can be done over a weekend, others may take a month or more. | |||
* [[Garibaldi Neve Traverse]] usually takes 2-4 days. | * [[Garibaldi Neve Traverse]] usually takes 2-4 days. | ||
* [[Spearhead Traverse]] usually takes 2-5 days. | * [[Spearhead Traverse]] usually takes 2-5 days. | ||
* [[Ashlu - Elaho Divide Traverse]] usually 2-5 days | |||
* [[Bridge - Lillooet Divide Traverse]] 4-7 days | |||
* [[Shulaps Range]] | |||
Trips to and traverses of big icefields are usually reserved for the spring, but sometimes undertaken mid winter. The following have been done by club members in recent years. | Trips to and traverses of big icefields are usually reserved for the spring, but sometimes undertaken mid winter. The following have been done by club members in recent years. | ||
Revision as of 07:42, 7 August 2004
The sort of skiing were talking about here is free from crowded slopes, stuffy lodges, hot neon body suits, obnoxious ski school kids, and of course lifts. Just think of it as skiing the old fashioned way, before some lazy kook decided he needed a machine to get up the hill.
Some good areas for daytrips
- Diamond Head
- Mount Sproat near Whistler
- Mount Rohr 1 or 2 days
- Cayoosh Mountain 1 or 2 days
- Needle Peak 1 or 2 days
- Zoa Peak
Weekend trips
Huts
A lot of backcountry skiing in the coast range revolves around going to huts. Some good huts to visit for backcountry skiing are:
Ski Traverses
Like most things in life, ski traverses come in large and small variations. Some can be done over a weekend, others may take a month or more.
- Garibaldi Neve Traverse usually takes 2-4 days.
- Spearhead Traverse usually takes 2-5 days.
- Ashlu - Elaho Divide Traverse usually 2-5 days
- Bridge - Lillooet Divide Traverse 4-7 days
- Shulaps Range
Trips to and traverses of big icefields are usually reserved for the spring, but sometimes undertaken mid winter. The following have been done by club members in recent years.
- Pemberton Icefield 1 week
- Waddington Icefield 2-3 weeks
- Lillooet Icefield 2 weeks
- Monarch Icefield 2 weeks
- Misty Icefield