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Backcountry Packing List Review

Posted on April 13, 2014 by debbie

When I packed my pack for our backcountry day trips, I threw into the bottom of the pack the items that I thought I would not use – toilet paper, first aid kit, warm shirts, extra socks and Gortex jacket. … Continue reading →

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Backcountry Skiing at Sol Mountain, BC – Last Day

Posted on April 10, 2014 by debbie

Years ago when Murray started backcountry skiing I remember saying that I would never go into the wilds in the winter. Too dangerous. Too scary. On Sunday, as I was sitting in the trees all by myself waiting for Murray … Continue reading →

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Backcountry Skiing at Sol Mountain, BC – Day 2

Posted on April 7, 2014 by murray

It’s the day we head out on a long trip. The tour starts with skiing, no uphill trek. The turns are on wind sifted snow and not the sun soaked stuff that was on the same slope yesterday. The run … Continue reading →

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Backcountry Skiing at Sol Mountain, BC

Posted on April 6, 2014 by debbie

We hear the thup thup thup before we see the small red helicopter. It circles the clearing near Sugar Lake outside Cherryville, BC and then drops down to the grass. After a short time, I find myself sitting in the … Continue reading →

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Backcountry Skiing Packing List

Posted on April 2, 2014 by debbie

Now that I have added backcountry skiing to my repertoire of sports and reasons to travel, I need a packing list. Murray has one but it is hand written. Time for the official Backcountry Skiing – Day Trips Packing List. … Continue reading →

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Mistaya Backcountry Lodge

Posted on February 13, 2014 by murray

Monday. It is -34 and here we sit. I have skied when it was this cold and it is not fun and I am old enough now to realize that no matter how much I try it will be nothing … Continue reading →

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First Ski Walk of 2014 in the Canadian Rocky Mountains

Posted on January 26, 2014 by murray

No expectations. That’s the rule. If I don’t have any expectations then they are always exceeded. The skiing in the Canadian Rocky Mountains has not been great so far this year. All the snow has fallen on Edmonton and Calgary … Continue reading →

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Choke Cough Ski

Posted on January 17, 2014 by debbie

If you read the blog you will know that I have amazing luck with the weather. When we need dry it usually is, when we need warm it usually is. This last weekend I needed snow and OMG, it snowed. … Continue reading →

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Ski Season Starts

Posted on January 9, 2014 by murray

My first trip to the mountains this year is to go cat skiing. There is not much snow in the Rockies so it has not been worth the trouble to travel that far. I have stayed home and cross country … Continue reading →

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Amiskwi Epilogue

Posted on May 5, 2013 by murray

Amiskwi Backcountry Lodge is ideal for a backcountry ski trip. The chopper ride is short.  10 people is not a crowd in a lodge that holds 16. The indoor composting toilets are a boon. No outhouse in the middle of … Continue reading →

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