With a bit more urgency today we were up before dawn and ready to leave at first light. It turns out that none of us (despite about 50 years of collective skitouring experience between us) had done a Spearhead Continue reading →

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Accidental Spearhead Day 2- Tremor North Face, Shudder and Shatter Glacier

Posted on January 27, 2007 by admin

As with most touring days where the skiing is not the best but temperatures are pleasant and views are magnificent we dawdled over breakfast replete with lots of cups of hot chocolate. Continue reading →

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Accidental Spearhead Day 1 – Blackcomb Glacier to Platform Glacier

Posted on January 26, 2007 by admin

After a blast of high pressure fed by moist warm air from Hawaii visited the Pacific North West (also know as a pineapple express), I knew that we had to head high. In the end, it turned out that we didn’t head high enough as even 2700m peaks had received a ton of rain, making for interesting turns on all aspects. Continue reading →

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Duffey – Steep Creek

Posted on January 21, 2007 by admin

After a nice day touring up the Duffy Lake Road the day before, it was so good we had to go again. Continue reading →

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