When people think of winter skiing and snowshoeing on Vancouver Island, Mount Washington Alpine Resort frequently comes to mind. While the resort is very popular and has plenty to offer the winter enthusiast, there is a nearby alternative for those interested in a more remote… Read More »Mt. Becher – Hidden Gem
The muscles are sore. The gear is dirty. The pictures are taking a while to upload. My mind is still buzzing from all the activities. All signs of a good weekend.
I’ve been trying to ski as much as possible lately but if the trip is with people that don’t have skis or is in more technical terrain sometimes we opt to go with snowshoes. Here are the things I bring with me snowshoeing. Let me… Read More »Snowshoe Day Trip Gear Checklist
I have a friend named Stephanie who is incredibly athletic. She is one of the fittest women I know and never shies away from a race, challenge, event or ass kicking moksha yoga session. We raced the Squamish MOMAR together. I am a fan of… Read More »Training for the Yeti
The Group Last year when the MEC winter catalogue arrived, my girlfriend Kirsten was awed by the cover photo. A group of friends camped out in the snow on a bluebird day surrounded by all the amenities one would have at home. “That looks like… Read More »The 2nd Annual Twin Birthday Snow Camping Adventure
“Let’s go for a snowshoe,” someone says.”Ok!” I say.”Where?” I say.”Ummm,” they say. We decide on the access road that begins on Nanaimo Lakes road and heads up the back of Mount Benson. For some reason the track from last year didn’t work, so I… Read More »Benson Access Road in the snow
Earlier today I grabbed my snowshoes and took off for a quick jaunt up Notch Hill in Nanoose; first time on them this winter! The first 500m really didn’t have enough snow for snowshoes but I wore them anyways – the excitement was too much… Read More »First Snowshoe of the season