Review: Snowpulse ProRider 15 Weight: 2.3 kg Size: 15 Liters I started looking for an airbag pack with a few criteria in mind. I know that I will be using the pack in very specific situations. For fast and light ski tours, an airbag is not only too heavy, but also unnecessary as avalanche terrain[…]
Summer 2012 brings two exciting research expeditions. The first to Bamfield, BC on Vancouver Island, the second to Dhunche, Nepal. From May 20th to June 8th, I will be collecting data on the effect of exercise in preventing the bends in SCUBA divers. Martin and I will be staying at the Marine Science Center in[…]
Sarah and I had plans for a two day traverse this weekend but got a bit scared off by the weather forecast. Instead, we decided to take advantage of Saturday (the more optimistic looking day) and try to get in some steep skiing along the Duffy Lake Road. See the full gallery on Posterous We[…]
Alexis and I had our minds set on a big/fast day Saturday and planned to ski the Joffre Couloir on the North Face of Mt. Joffre on the Duffy Lake Road. (Couloirs left to right: Joffre, Central, Twisting) We left Squamish at 5am and had left the parking lot with our skis on by 7am.[…]
Spring has arrived to the Coast Range and as the weather calms down, we got out for a few days in the sun. See the full gallery on Posterous Sarah and I spent a morning ripping around Blackcomb on the goomed runs and after lunch decided we needed to find something a bit more interesting.[…]