Intro to Backcountry Skiing

Intro to Backcountry Skiing is a trip aimed at people who can ski already who want to get into backcountry skiing and tent camping. The objective of the trip is to camp and do some skiing above camp, or climb a peak and ski down (not just skiing to camp and back). Participants should ski well enough that they will be able to descend through forest with a pack on without hitting trees, but they do not have to look remotely good while doing it (this is called Survival Skiing). The trip is a one night excursion to an area with simple terrain and no hut. Participants stay in tents and cook in a snow kitchen, while getting some advice on travelling in the backcountry and winter camping from the more experienced trip leaders.

Past locations have included

• Marriot Basin, (before the construction of the Wendy Thompson Hut)
• Needle Peak, Coquihalla
• Caspar Creek

Into to Backcountry Skiing 2007

Date: February 3-4

Pre-Trip Meeting was on Monday, January 29th, 6pm in the clubroom. A number of people weren't there or couldn't make it, so we will do the rest of the organising of the trip here on the wiki.

Location: Rainbow Peak, West of Alta Lake in Whistler

Driving Instructions: Take Highway 99 to Whistler. Take the Alta Lake Road turnoff, about 1km south of the Creekside Gondola on Whistler. You will notice this turnoff by the big sign for "Le Gros" restaurant. A prominent sign on Twentyone Mile Creek indicates the Rainbow Lake trailhead.

Sign-up

Instructor Sign-up

1. Matthew Baker
2. Pete Hudson
3. Christian Veenstra

Student Sign-up

(max 18)

1. Matthew Carroll (I have a 3-person tent + stove, and would like 2 others for a veggie or vegan food + tent group)
2. Charlie Caunt
3. Pawel Mirski (Snowboarder)
4. Tristan Banwell
5. Line Christiansen
6. Afton Halloran (Currently sick - waiting on health. I can be booted out if someone wants my spot - it wouldn't be fair for me to take up a space and not end up coming)
7. Christian Sampaleanu
8. Christian Champagne
9. Mike Danilov (still maybe; have a stove+pots; my 3-season 2-3 person tent can be used if no better alternatives available; NOT a vegetarian; live in Kits)
10. Jeff Ferguson
11. Lisa Blachut
12. Piotr Forysinski
13. Stefan Verster (snowboarder)
14. Bronwyn Jarvis (have a 4 person, 3-season tent; live at 41st & blenheim; NOT a vegetarian and plan on bringing chili or curry and buttered rum; unfortunately can no longer have ppl up to whistler fri night as brother is using place and does not like to share. will stone him upon next meeting)
15. Melanie Ebsworth
16. Stu Masterman
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Rides

Please indicate here if you have a car, where you are leaving from and how many people you can transport.

Drivers Name [email, location leaving from, # of passengers]

Matthew Carroll [m@tthew.org.uk, 19th + Dunbar, 5-6] (CAN minivan, only if required - please don't sign up here until we know what other cars are going and they are full)

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Food Groups

2-3 is a good number for a food group. It's also nice to food group with the same people you're sharing a tent with.

The Veggies

1. Lisa Blachut
2. Matthew Carroll
3. Matthew ???

Tents

Please indicate here if you have a tent suitable for winter camping, and how many it can sleep.

Matthew Carroll (3 total)

1. Lisa Blachut
2. Matthew ???