Skiing

Love backpacking or ski touring but not so keen on camping? The Kees and Claire hut just above Russet Lake in Whistler could be the perfect option for you. This …

The Whistler Blackcomb backcountry is beautiful and relatively accessible thanks to lift-aided access. The jewel of this backcountry area is probably the Spearhead Traverse which takes you on a U-shaped …

Knowing what to pack for a multi-day ski touring trip can be difficult. There wasn’t a huge amount of information I could find online. In the end, my Spearhead Traverse …

Skiing is fun. It’s fast, it’s frightening and addictive. It’s also bloody expensive. Ski passes alone cost upwards of £150 for a week and that’s before you’ve factored in the …

Since we moved to Canada, we’ve been keen to get our AST 1 (Avalanche Skills Training) so we could go off and more safely explore outside of the ski resorts! …

After a skiing weekend where you can combine some city culture with skiing adventures? Look no further than Quebec City. There are several places to go downhill skiing near Quebec …

When you tell people you’re going to go skiing BC’s Powder Highway over Christmas they kinda screw their face up and go; “Ooo, good luck making it over the Coquihalla”. …

Guys! Ski season is coming and I am so excited! Snow has been falling up in Whistler and Grouse Mountain is starting to look like a ski resort! It’s so …

Once hiking season is over and the campsites switch to ‘winter season’ after Canadian Thanksgiving it’s time to get planning the ski season! Bike stores in Vancouver are now ski …

Hitting the slopes this winter? One of the things we were most excited for when we moved to Vancouver was to go skiing loads. We’ve already been up a couple …