Saturday was my first trail running race of the year. I haven’t been running as much this year as last year but have been trying to ramp it up as ski season comes to a close. Loop the Lakes is a 22km race on the trails around Alice Lake Park including the Four Lakes Trail[…]
Taking advantage of a possible break in the forecast over the May long weekend, Stano Faban, Nick Elson, and I drove down to Mount Rainier National Park in Washington. We hoped for good conditions to try a speed attempt and had heard that the Disappointment Cleaver route was in good shape, following a direct line[…]
SOLD – For Sale: Size 44 Sportiva Nepal Evo single leather mountaineering boots. Used lightly for 3 seasons – I have come to terms with the fact that they are just too small – an expensive mistake. Excellent for winter climbing, ice climbing, volcanos, and even handle rock reasonably well. All the info is on[…]
Spring in the Sea-to-Sky means a stable corn harvest. May 2013 started with almost two weeks of soaring high pressure and freezing levels leaving Whistler-Blackcomb looking like near-August conditions at lower-mid elevations and the beginnings of the spring melt-freeze cycle in the alpine. As the snowpack settles out and corn snow takes the place of[…]
Sometimes, despite extensive planning, you end up spending a day doing something entirely unexpected. One of the main reasons I hesitate to plan any ski trip in advance is how things change. Partners want to come or bail, avalanche conditions change with the weather, and travel is fast or slow depending on new snow. All[…]