Tag Archives: rockies

Commonwealth Ridge April 21 2013

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Bill Kerr

  A snow shoe trip with Dave S.  Good quick trip although a lot colder than expected.  Best access to ridge is to stick with the ski tracks until past the right side of the cut block and then keep … Continue reading →

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Emerald Peak by Emerald Slide Path Ski, Feb 10, 2013 Yoho powder

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Bill Kerr

Emerald Peak by Emerald Slide path. Sunday feb 10.  Cooling trend and some new snow, moderate avi based mainly on wind slab so we thought we would bag this.  Good choice as the upper half was very good skiing. All … Continue reading →

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Smutwood Peak Feb 2, 2013

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Bill Kerr

Good trip to an easy peak with Wietse and Vern. Glad they invited me for a last minute outing. I have not been out much due to personal and work issues. Parked on road and skied in on good track … Continue reading →

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Bow Hut Wapta Dec 21-22, 2012

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Bill Kerr

Good 2 day trip on the shortest days of the year with Kevin, Wietse, Vern, Kelly and Steven.  Steven did great given that it was his second backcountry ski trip and his first time with a heavy pack on skis to … Continue reading →

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Thunder Mountain Dec 2, 2012

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Bill Kerr

  Thunder mountain is the first mountain in the Canadian Rockies that was climbed by a non native(Peter Fidler) in 1792. Fidler is the first european  to explore Southern Alberta and view the southern Canadian Rockies.  He wrote about Devil’s Head in his … Continue reading →

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Twin Cairns Nov 11/2012

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Bill Kerr

Good short ski trip with Wietse.  Ideal trip to start season.  On top in 3.5 hours. Snow good and supportive except sugary in spots on the ridge around the rocks.  Kept to lower angles and avoided windslab. Lots of snow on top … Continue reading →

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Old Baldy McDougal Volcano Traverse Sept 29/2012

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Bill Kerr

  Big day for me coming off the couch after 3 weeks rehab on my cut/bruised knee and only one outing per month. About 1700 -1800 m elevation plus 20+ km.  Took us about 12 hours due to a wrong … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Sept 9, 2012

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Bill Kerr

Original idea was Sarbach but fast moving weather/rain moved us to a rock ridge on Holy Cross and then to maybe just the scramble route. Pleasant walk in on trail – we cut left early on faint trail to avoid … Continue reading →

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Andromache Aug 19, 2012

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Bill Kerr

Last minute decision to meet Kevin at Lake Louise Sunday morning and we were off to do plan “C” which turned out to be Andromache.  Went up Hector valley on trail – RH side of creek – and through rockband left … Continue reading →

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Kananaskis Peak June 29, 2012

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Bill Kerr

Scramble with Kevin and Kelly.  Didn’t do much research and we went too far up the Wasootch trail, side hilled  in angled trees down to the creek drainage and then side hilled the other side in steep trees as we went … Continue reading →

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