Early season snow conditions have been fantastic!
Chickadee Valley
Joanne decided to organize a refresher weekend for avalanche education, and we were happy to participate!
Missing photos
A couple of people have mentioned that the photos in some of my older blog posts have disappeared. I'm not sure why that happened, but I've been going through and updating the photo links so that they reappear again.
This is tedious work, so I will probably be quite lazy in my treatment of these old blog posts. However, if there's a particular post for which you want to see the photos, then let me know and I can get them fixed up pretty quickly.
This is tedious work, so I will probably be quite lazy in my treatment of these old blog posts. However, if there's a particular post for which you want to see the photos, then let me know and I can get them fixed up pretty quickly.
Mount Shark
Of all the times I had been to Watridge Lake, I had never made the short trip to Karst Springs.
Banff Mountain Film Festival - November 4, 2012
Last batch of films from the Banff Mountain Film Festival.
Banff Mountain Film Festival - October 28, 2012
In the past, I have posted mini reviews of the films I have seen at the Banff Mountain Film Festival. This has helped people decide which films to attend when the BMFF Film Tour comes to their city.
Eiffel Peak
The snow is falling faster than it's melting, which means that hiking season is almost over.
Mount Tyrwhitt
It's been a beautiful autumn in the frontcountry, so scrambling objectives have been open for business.
Cascade Mountain
It seems like the window of opportunity for doing Cascade Mountain is not very large.
West Wind Pass and Rimwall Summit
I woke up on Sunday morning to find a significant amount of snow topping the peaks around Canmore.
Cycling the Icefields Parkway
These photos were taken by Mike, and as there are a lot of them, I've decided to forego my usual blog post and just post the photos with commentary on picasa. Click through for the link.
Middle Sister
With the move completed and being mostly (but not completely) unpacked, it was time to start taking advantage of my new surroundings. First up, Middle Sister.
Mount Lady MacDonald
While construction was still ongoing on my new house (it has completed since), I wanted to try a door-to-door hike up Mount Lady MacDonald, just to see what the times were like.
Cirque Fore-Peak
In the spring, it is important to start early in order to avoid wet avalanches baking in the afternoon sun. Today, this lesson was reinforced for many.
Narao Shoulder
I love exploring new areas, especially if there is a connection to places I have already been before.
Storm Mountain
Having skied the fire break a few weeks ago, I wanted to see what the rest of the route up Storm Mountain looked like.
Mount Sparrowhawk
I'd waited a long time to check out the slopes off of Mount Sparrowhawk, and while I didn't make it all the way to the top, the potential is awesome.
Storm Mountain Firebreak
With avalanche conditions being very scary right now, we decided to check out a low-commitment, relatively safe area off Storm Mountain in Kootenay National Park.
Burstall Pass
Avalanche conditions have been very stable recently (mainly due to no new snow in two weeks), so I decided to bring some people without any avalanche training up to Burstall Pass.
Healy Pass to Redearth Creek
Sometimes, it's fun to mix things up and try something a bit different.
Boom Lake
I always love visiting new places, and even though Boom Lake is a very popular and well-known spot for cross country skiers and snowshoers, it had always escaped my attention ... until now.
Vermilion Peak
Coming home after our trip to Castle was a downer, but I managed to take the edge off by skiing up Vermilion Peak.
Powder Stagecoach
The idea to try the Powder Stagecoach cat ski operation at Castle Mountain was born in November of 2011. Somehow, we knew that a week's worth of fresh powder and mild temperatures would await us on this day.
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