Category Archives: Western Canada

Travels within Western Canada

Mistaya 2017 Day 5 Feb 16

Posted on February 16, 2017 by murray

Last night I was beat. I hit the sack and did not stir until 4am. I decide while dozing from 4 to 6 I am extremely fatigued. This morning will be my rest time. If things look better I will skin up … Continue reading →

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Mistaya 2017 Day 6 Feb 17

Posted on February 17, 2017 by murray

There are a lot of late risers today. Breakfast was after 8am, D, T, J, and I head up Heather Ridge to the best skiing of the week. It snowed 10+cm yesterday and another 10+ last night and it is … Continue reading →

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Mistaya 2017 Day 7 Feb 18

Posted on February 18, 2017 by murray

Go find something silk, anything. Touch the silk very lightly to your cheek, stroke your cheek. Soft and smooth. The snow today is that smooth. Boot top deep and silky. The skiing is tremendous. J, T and I uptrack on … Continue reading →

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The Quiet, David Henry Lodge

Posted on March 20, 2017 by debbie

We are up at David Henry Lodge, a 15 minute helicopter ride from Valemount, BC. We are up here with 6 others to ski the powder and, for me, to rest and enjoy being away from the city. Murray and … Continue reading →

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Smiles All Around, Day 2 David Henry Lodge

Posted on March 21, 2017 by murray

It’s cloudy. That is good in my opinion. At this time of year the heat from the sun has a huge effect on the snow. It makes it mushy in the day, at night it freezes leaving an annoying crust … Continue reading →

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Big Day, Day 3 David Henry Lodge

Posted on March 23, 2017 by murray

We are eyeing up a run called Josephine’s today. It more or less faces north and should not have been affected by the sun or the wind. It is a real easy start. Two kilometers on a slightly down sloping … Continue reading →

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Swan Song, Days 4 & 5 David Henry Lodge

Posted on March 24, 2017 by murray

It takes two days to survey another area, The Glades (South Bowl) and the South Ridge. The skiing just gets better each day. The sun has behaved itself and stayed behind the clouds and every night it has snowed a … Continue reading →

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Epilogue, David Henry Lodge

Posted on March 25, 2017 by murray
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Up Close and Personal

Posted on July 16, 2017 by murray

Yesterday we were tourists at home. Staying at our house are two folks from Devonshire, GB. A arrived a few weeks ago and N arrived a couple of days ago. We have been busy trying to see a few things … Continue reading →

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Meadow Lake Provincial Park, Saskatchewan

Posted on September 14, 2017 by debbie

Some sage advice. Don’t travel highway 28 east for the next while. Start out today and leave early on what is to be about a four hour trip. Yeah well, we do not travel more than a few kilometres without … Continue reading →

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