BC Ski Hut

Snowspider

After a wintery afternoon with cold winds blowing snow and clouds increasing, Sarah and I huddled on a mountainside before our last run, taking a quick rest. We noted that visibility was dropping so we'd better stop resting and get moving.

The turns were some of the best powder turns of the year. And at the bottom, we looked back at our tracks and noticed the skies immediately clearing. One by one the majestic peaks around us started popping out. The clouds did a spectacular sunset dance around Mount Howard, providing one of the most stunning visual experiences I've ever had in mountains. It's just got so damn pretty out we had to go up again.

We put the skins back on and went uphill again. I skinned holding both poles in one hand and a camera in the other. The clouds around Howard and Matier were so breathtaking and changing that I couldn't stop taking pictures. And the views got better the farther up we climbed, and the more mountains we could see.

Howard

Howard

Our morning run's turns

Mount Chief Pascal

Howard

Mariot Basin

Touring beneath Vantage

Matier Northeast Face

Howard

Matier

Can't get enough of Howard

Or Matier

Or the Anniversary

Twin One Glacier

Best ski hut in the world?

Our Valentines Day snow-cave

After thinking for awhile that the possibility of the thousands of pounds of ice above our bodies collapsing, I came to the conclusion that it was slim enough to sleep in. It would take an earthquake to crumble the 5 feet of ice above us. Still, a little unnerving to sleep under a short bit after Haiti.