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: Monday, January 29th, 6pm in the clubroom.
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. A prominent sign on Twentyone Mile Creek indicates the Rainbow Lake trailhead.
Sign-up
- Instructor Sign-up
- Matthew Baker
- Student Sign-up (max 18)
- Matthew Carroll
- Charlie Caunt
- Pawel Mirski (Snowboarder)
- Tristan Banwell
- Line Christiansen
- Afton Halloran
- Christian Sampaleanu
- Christian Champagne
- Mike Danilov
- Jeff Ferguson
- Lisa Blachut
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]