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Week One.

Old stomping grounds of Vancouver Island, my boy 'J' joined me from Newfoundland. Picked him up in Victoria drove north 4+hrs to Mt. Cain. This hill has a grassroots vibe, locals were great hosts, very friendly and could SHRED!

Rope duckin' off the stacked t-bars opens up some sick terrain:



We had on eyes on the Dream Chute (centre), however, with that recent fracture (right) we were reluctant.



Played it safe in the West and East Bowls:







Is there any limit to Golden Brett's legacy:?



We spent a night in Tofino before a pre-dawn start in the Mckenzie Range; Mt. Klitsa. It's approx. a 1600m climb. The typical route crosses a river over an abandoned forestry bridge, now destroyed by fire (thanks rednecks). So, we gambled on an alternative ascent route.....


Objective:


Yeah, it was raining:





Regretfully, never made our objective, this tour turned into a 16hour slog concluding with a 5km logging road crawl under headlamp. The new route was unfamiliar and made for a few wrong turns, delays and general soggyness and boot-soup discomfort. Nevertheless, we witnessed some nice terrain to shred on a redemption trip.



Unfortunately didn't have the energy to climb this pillow feature:





Week Two:

Not much to report here.... Spent a week in Golden (Kicking Horse) mostly smoking stingers, riding great snow, and watching flicks at the Trouse 'Day-bed Cinema'.

Horse Creek council member 'Poo' catches some air in 'Snoopies':



Week Three:

Hooked up with some friends and ex-lacrosse teammates from Seattle/Portland at Carlyle Hut. There were eight or nine riding tele, I was the lone splitboarder! 70-80cm fell over the first few days, made for sick conditions.




It was deep:




Photo Credit: E. Ipsen


Photo Credit: E.Ipsen

Features... check!





Prospector Peak:



Terrain....






Saltbox descent north side Prospector Peak:



D.O:


Photo Credit: E. Ipsen

Humpy:


Photo Credit: E. Ipsen

Week Four:

Kickin' it with my grandfather in the Kootenay - He celebrated his 90th birthday by purchasing a new Subaru. No riding this week, just cribbage, conversation, afternoon naps and checking the outside temperature every hour. I did get this pic of some potential on the Skimmerhorn Range... Anyone with information please chime in!



BIG THANKS: To Spark R&D for expediting replacement equipment!!! I never missed a day of riding, professional customer service!

I'm sure this is some sort of heresy, but my favorite pic was the tele guy just absolutely ripping the pow!

Edit...were there TWO tele guys in there? I'm referring to DO. All the pics are sick though. Nice work.

All three skiers were on tele. The whole tele gang were rippers... It was some nice country too! Hoping to get back this season.