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Diana Lake Backcountry Ski Feb 24 -28, 2023

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Bill Kerr

Diana Lake which is about 50 km South of Golden. Nice valley in the Rockies just outside of Kootenay Park. Trip was a 4 day Heli in-out backcountry ski trip. Nice cabin with separate modern bunkhouse and sauna/shower buildings. Pics … Continue reading →

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Diana Lake Feb 28 to March 2, 2020 Backcountry Ski Cabin Trip

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Bill Kerr

Backcountry ski trip to Diana Lake Lodge https://dianalake.ca/ https://www.facebook.com/dianalakelodge/ https://www.instagram.com/dianalakelodge/ In to cabin on Friday and out on Monday. Some very good snow and skiing. Cabin has been upgraded and was very good for our group with 6 in the cabin … Continue reading →

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Blanket Feb 22 to 26th, 2019

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Bill Kerr

My 26th time and not my best showing.  Definitely felt the lack of skiing from missing all last year due to shoulder surgery and no hockey for 3.5 years(used to play 3 x week.)  Lower snow year and much colder … Continue reading →

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Blanket Glacier Ski Trip Mar 3-7, 2017

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Bill Kerr

Annual back country powder trip.(25th time) Snowed for three days so skied trees  – pollux, monster and christmas and no pics. Skied 800 to 1300 m per day. Great snow but Monday was exceptional as snow had dried out from … Continue reading →

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Abbot Pass ACC Hut Lake O’Hara 2016 Banff Lake Louise – Update Hut has been Removed due to slope erosion and Structural Damage July 2022

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Bill Kerr

    More pics – gully approach and hut interior   (from a trip in 2007) Scramble trip – Yukness, Wiwaxy and overnight at hut

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Blanket Glacier Feb 28, 2014

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Bill Kerr

      Annual backcountry ski trip to Blanket Glacier Chalet. Pics  

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Blanket Feb 23-26, 2013

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Bill Kerr

Annual powder ski trip to Blanket Glacier Chalet.  Twenty third year. See previous years links under ski trip tab at top. lots of new snow – about 1 m so big trail breaking and deep powder skiing. My 95 mm … Continue reading →

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Baker/Peyto hut April 20/21, 2012 ski wapta icefield banff

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Bill Kerr

Good trip into North end of Wapta icefield – Peyto Hut to do Baker. Went in by moraine route on climbers right side of canyon and out by canyon route.  On way in had to cross stream on rocks at … Continue reading →

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Blanket Glacier Feb 25 – Feb 28, 2012

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Bill Kerr

  Annual Trip to Blanket Glacier Chalet in the Monashees. Twenty-first time! Heli in/out to hut – backcountry ski trip.  Great deep powder snow. My Polar Bears are 96 mm underfoot and felt like I could have used another 10 mm … Continue reading →

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Blanket Glacier Monashees Feb27-March 2, 2010

Posted on March 6, 2010 by Bill Kerr

Annual heli in backcountry ski – alpine touring trip to the Blanket Glacier area in the Monashees SW of Revelstoke. Big area with lots of above and below tree line skiing.  First two days were mostly cloud and scattered snow … Continue reading →

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