Canucks in Andorra: Culture shocks, race engines tune ups, big traverse plans
Thu, Feb 25, 2010 | 4 Comments | Trip Reports & Conditions
First of all, I would like to thank all the people that are supporting me and other Canadian team members in our efforts to represent Canada at the world skimo racing scene this season. Without you it would be very close to impossible. Thank you very much. Atop the highest peak on... 

Needle Peak (Coquihalla) and Rogers Pass conditions
Tue, Jan 19, 2010 | 1 Comment | Trip Reports & Conditions
Here is a brief report on conditions from Needle Peak (Coquihalla area) and Rogers Pass. On my way to Canmore I planned two stops – a quick ski at Coquihalla area and a full ski day at Rogers Pass. Forecasted avalanche conditions were quite different for the two locations and... 
» Tags: Coquihalla, Greg Hill, Rogers Pass

Cayoosh area, Duffey Lake: conditions as of Jan 10, 2010
Wed, Jan 13, 2010 | 1 Comment | Trip Reports & Conditions
Here is a quick news on how it looks for skiing at Duffey Lake area on the West Coast. During the past two weeks I did two trips to Cayoosh area: I headed there for a day on Dec 30th, 2009 and the snow coverage was quite good and the quality of snow was good too (at some places even... 

Alpaca Peak, Coquihalla: snow conditions and touring with John Baldwin
Sun, Dec 20, 2009 | 1 Comment | Trip Reports & Conditions
Yesterday, December 19th, the weather forecast predicted a break in the recent storm cycle on the South Coast and five of us headed to Coquihalla area which is best known for the Coquihalla Highway (between Hope and Merritt, in BC). The trip was special for me because the timing of... 

Rogers Pass: Canada Skimo Team’s second training camp ever
Mon, Nov 30, 2009 | 2 Comments | Skimo Racing, Trip Reports & Conditions
There is a very committed group of great people that are going to represent Canada at the World Ski Mountaineering Championships in Andorra this winter. And since every team needs a little bonding experience we managed to pull off two training camps in the past two months. The first... 

West Coast snow report: 2,5m deeeep
Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | 2 Comments | Trip Reports & Conditions
Early season conditions are long time gone. No one remembers them anymore. White fluffy stuff keeps fallin’, So the brave can be rollin’. This little poem created in less than 60 seconds says it all. Simply, the current West Coast snow conditions are out of this world. Yes,... 

Canada webcam snow report: west to east
Mon, Oct 26, 2009 | 4 Comments | Trip Reports & Conditions
After a week of flurries and rain at lower elevations the temperatures higher up were much colder and we can see some real snow now. Weather forecast is calling for more precipitation over the next couple of days except some occasional sunny periods. Let’s hope snow is here... 

Canada snow report: Rockies, Selkirks, Yukon, Coast
Fri, Oct 9, 2009 | No Comments | Trip Reports & Conditions
Early season snow report from the Canadian mountains says that some already ski, some are very close, and some are still riding bikes and hiking. After receiving couple of emails with snow conditions from various places a friend of mine suggested it would be good to write it up in... 

Mount Baker Ski Area gets snow
Sun, Oct 4, 2009 | No Comments | Trip Reports & Conditions
There is about 5-15cm of snow on various aspects at Mt Baker Ski Area. Not quite enough to really ski, however, there were some brave snowboard and ski tracks. Yesterday, Oct 3, I drove up the Mt Baker Ski Area road to do some hiking. As I got higher it became very obvious that my... 
» Tags: Mount Baker, Mount Baker Ski Area, Mount Shuksan

North Joffre Creek mini-traverse: Spring skiing and bush whacking
Sat, Aug 29, 2009 | No Comments | Trip Reports & Conditions
This trip took place in Duffey Lake area in the southern part of Coast Mountains, Canada, during May 23-25, 2009. Duffey Lake backcountry skiing is a serious rival destination to the famed Rogers Pass near Revelstoke, BC. A detailed description of the North Joffre Creek traverse can... 
» Tags: Cayoosh Mountain, Coast Mountains, Duffey Lake, John Baldwin, Mount Matier, Saxifrage Mountain, ski traverse, spring skiing