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Roxy’s Adder Mountain Ski Tour Trip Report

After heading up 5040 Peak the weekend before, our eyes were now set on Adder Mountain which was just down the valley from 5040. The weather looked great for Sunday so we hoped to get some views of the surrounding peaks which we never got to see the weekend before.

Roxy’s 5040 Ski Tour Trip Report

Chris and I were aching to do a ski tour and get into the alpine so we settled on 5040 Peak in the HWY 4 area for the weekend’s adventure. We drove up from Victoria on Saturday night, hoping to drive up the Marion Creek Main until we hit snow line and set up camp for the night……

Hiking Mount 5040

This post is from Chris Presslauer, a friend of mine I’ve known for a while. He recently returned to Vancouver Island after spending some time in Finland and had to get out to some local Island mountains. *** This trip report is for Mt. 5040… Read More »Hiking Mount 5040

The Grouse Grind

This is a guest post from Karl Woll. Grab a bit more information about Karl at the bottom.** The Grouse Grind, also known as Nature’s StairMaster, seems to have a love or hate relationship with Vancouver’s local hikers. For many, they love the challenge up… Read More »The Grouse Grind