Archive:Winter Longhike 2010

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Introduction

Everything is different when you go into the backcountry in the winter; that's why there is Winter Longhike, an introductory trip for winter camping. This is usually a big trip with lots of keen people aboard who want to get out, learn some new skills, and sleep in their very own snow shelter while still managing to have fun too. It's an easy, beginner friendly trip, so if you've never even seen snow before you can still have a good time. Other fun activities that often happen at Winter Longhike are a cooking competition, sing alongs, costume competitions, and the occasional great ski run on Sunday.

Past destinations have included:

• Red Heather Meadows in Garibaldi Park
• Fat Dog Creek in Manning Park
• Falls Lake (Coquihalla)
• Mt. Seymour

Date

January 9^th - 10^th, 2010

Pre-trip Meeting (Mandatory)

Date: Wednesday, January 6^th, 2010
Location: WOOD 1
Time: 6:00pm

This is a mandatory pre-trip meeting. We will be covering some winter camping basics and arranging rides, food groups etc... If you absolutely can't make it, contact Paul

Everyone needs to bring $2 to the trip meeting for the mulled wine that will be provided at camp. If you don't bring money, I won't be able to buy wine, and everyone will be sad.

• Note: We will be trying a new system for this trip. In order to ensure drivers are fairly and appropriately reimbursed, we are asking all passengers to bring the money for their driver to the pre-trip meeting. This will avoid the need to split up costs at the end of the trip and drivers won't have to worry about driving up with an empty car if their passengers bail. Check out this page to get an idea of the costs of taking a car on a VOC trip. The exact amount to be paid will be up to the discretion of each driver. Count on something like $10-$20 per passenger to Red Heather. Your driver should be collecting to cover car expenses, plus $5 per camper/caver, which s/he will put in the Parks cash box at the parking lot.

Location

Red Heather Meadows in Garibaldi Park

We will meeting at the Diamond Head parking lot (directions below) and continuing up the winter trail to the Red Heather Meadows area. We will be camping a short distance away from the day shelter to avoid congesting that area.

Driving Directions for Red Heather

Take Highway 99 North from Vancouver to Squamish, at the second major intersection in Squamish there is an enormous Canadian Tire, where you turn right (there should also be some signs indicating that's the Garibaldi/Diamond Head area). Continue along the more major street, going first through a neighbourhood then onto an old logging road. Out of nowhere a freshly built University campus will appear (weird), then it will resume being a gravel road. Follow the signs for Diamond Head / Red Heather / Garibaldi Park when they appear.

Note that the road gets progressively steeper as you progress. Winter tires and chains are recommended, and often required depending on the conditions. When you are near the top there are two parking lots, with a downhill in between. If you don't have 4wd and/or chains you should choose the lower parking lot, aka "chain up area". Parking here adds an extra 1.5km of fairly easy walking to the trail head, but most importantly, reduces your risk of sliding off the road, something that happens very often on the upper section.

If it gets too steep for your vehicle to continue, remember not to leave it blocking the road.

Google Maps directions

Time

You should arrange to pick up your passengers and be driving over the Lions Gate Bridge by 7:00 am. If you plan on stopping at Tim Hortons in Squamish, adjust your departure time accordingly.

Return time on Sunday is negotiable with your driver.

Equipment List

Personal

In winter especially, none of your clothing should be made out of cotton. Anything synthetic is safe. Just remember, Cotton Kills.

• sleeping pad, or two, if you have them.
• sleeping bag (rated for winter, or 3 season if you sleep warm)
• garbage bags (2-3)
• warm jacket (fleece or down)
• warm pants (fleece or thick long underwear)
• long underwear
• layers (fleece or wool sweaters)
• toque, mitts (2 pairs, or a set of waterproof shells)
• goggles and avalanche beacon if skiing Sunday
• warm socks (2 pairs, wool/wool mix)
• waterproof jacket (goretex or coated nylon)
• waterproof pants (goretex or coated nylon)
• gaiters
• cup, bowl, spoon, knife
• good waterproof boots (wax them before the trip) or ski boots
• skis and skins if skiing, or snowshoes, or just boots if you can't get skis or snowshoes
• poles
• toothbrush etc.
• sunscreen and sunglasses (we can hope, right?)
• water bottle (1L)
• lunch, snacks, breakfast, dinner contribution (in winter you will need 2500-3500 calories per day, fat-rich stuff keeps you warm)
• headlamp
• gas money for your driver
• camera if you want

If you want to go skiing on Sunday before heading out to the cars, make sure to bring

• avalanche transceiver
• shovel
• probe (optional but recommended)
• you don't need avalanche gear to ski down the road to the car, but you might want to do practice rescues.

Small Group

3-4 people per group, organized at trip meeting along with car groups

• shovels (1-2)
• probe
• stove + fuel + lighter (you'd be surprised how often one of these stays home). If using white gas, for each person bring 150 mL.
• pots

Big Group

Everyone

• first aid kits (2)
• song books (4)
• snow saw
• maps, compass, etc

Rides

Remember to contact your driver to sort out pick up time, place etc.

If any drivers are going up that did not attend the pre-trip meeting, please post your carload here so that we can have a checklist of who all is coming

Tentative Red Heather cars

• Kelly (Dunbar)

1. Lee
2. Ben
3. Oker

• Roland Burton near UBC

1. Janine Welton
2. Emily Payne
3. Maki Sumitani
4. Sarah Stepec

• Chris Yuen (have to leave in the morning for work in Richmond at 2pm)

1. Katie G
2. Sarah K
3. Sahriar K

• Nick C [Leaving Sun. afternoon. Pickups between Cambie&Broadway and UBC. My email is on the member's list if you want the last spot.]

1. Lewis
2. Khalil W
3. Rahim K
4. 
   

• Ashling Smyth (Downtown)

1. Kristen
2. Kelly
3. Simeon

• Brett G (UBC)

1. Aaron P
2. Toby H
3. Craig
4. Britt

• Sam M [Driver + 3 passengers, from Richmond ]

1. Jen L
2. Sophia
3. Aparna

• Steve (East Van)

1. Igor P
2. Stan N

• Carleigh Lobban [4 passengers - Kitsilano]

1. Cam
2. Xena
3. Mario
4. Miriam

• Veenstramobile [Driver, wife, Muffin, + 2 more passengers - Dunbar]

1. Line
2. Muffin
3. Ben Singleton-Polster
4. Frances Sharpe

Tentative Falls Lake cars

• Ryan Goldsbury [Driver + 4 passengers - Kitsilano]

1. Todd Mackenzie
2. Helena
3. Mie W
4. Sara Parke

• Ryan Gustafson [Driver + 3 passengers - Main and 23rd, planning to snowboard sunday]

1. Ran
2. Toby S.
3. Open Seat - call me at 6043139722 if you still need a spot

• Evan M [Driver, Greta and 3 passengers; Kits/Pt. Grey area; Preference for skiers because want to ski Sunday]

1. Greta
2. Helen
3. Champagne
4. Bob L

• Ryan M [Driver, 4 passengers; 16th and Arbutus; probably skiing]

1. Len Goff
2. Gwyn Thomas
3. Martin Kusak
4. Jitka Hyrsovska

• Ali Nezampour (I will have a rental car, so I will charge my passengers a little bit for the car (only $6 per person, I got it for a very good deal) plus gas. Also note that I don't have winter tires or chain, so, be prepared to walk to from the lower parking lot)

1. Ron Maharik
2. Dana Hoffman
3. Vivian Li
4. Luke Kysow

• Rick Havlak VGH area but have to go to kits anyway

1. Phil Provencher
2. Joti
3. Jenn

• Diana Dragomir (Kits)

1. Francis
2. Sev
3. Anna Szeitz

• Paul L (UBC)

1. Kai C
2. Dan Cooper
3. Alex W

• Stephanie Schmitt (UBC/Pt. Grey)

1. Jennie
2. Nick M

• Andrew McGechaen (UBC, snowshoeing)

Carless

1. Bruno Godin (14th and Québec)
2. Miriam Bujak (Fairview, UBC)
3. Bastian Hablitzel (Fairview, UBC)
4. Alexander Westbye (UBC)
5. Kelly Paton (4th and MacDonald, Kits)
6. Angela Phung - 55th & Victoria,South van
7. Anna Sobieniak (Kits)
8. Matt Hansell (UBC)
9. Luke Kysow (UBC)
10. Rebecca Beaton (4th Ave, Kits)
11. Toby Sirzyk (Ritzumeikan, UBC)
12. Mario Park (Place Vanier UBC)
13. Rahim Kaba ( Place Vanier UBC)
14. Kai Milliken (Place Vanier UBC)
15. Araya Ngeash (Place Vanier UBC)