Trip Ideas
Hiking
Hikes within weekend range of Vancouver :
Longer hikes :
- West Coast Trail
- Stein Valley
- South Chilcotin Mountains Provincial Park (Gun Creek and Spruce Lake Area)
Guide Books
103 Hikes in Southwestern British Columbia by Mary MacAree, David MacAree is an excellent guidebook for easy-moderate hiking in the area. The clubroom has two copies of this book (although one is of a very old edition).
Backcountry Skiing
A lot of backcountry skiing in the coast range revolves around going to huts. There are also a number of popular ski traverses near vancouver :
- Garibaldi Neve Traverse usually takes 2-4 days.
- Spearhead Traverse usually takes 2-5 days.
Rock Climbing
Climbing within weekend range of Vancouver revolves around Squamish. Beyond that, possible destinations are :
- Skaha outside of Penticton
- Leavenworth in Washington
- Smith Rock in Oregon
- Red Rocks just outside Las Vegas, Nevada
- Joshua Tree California.
Mountaineering
Sea to Sky Corridor
There's tons of worthwhile objectives in the Sea to Sky Corridor north of Squamish.