tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49292341010363528442024-03-05T04:21:10.372-08:00Snowy Mountain Alpine ToursUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929234101036352844.post-81118196350665350512013-06-12T13:54:00.000-07:002013-06-12T13:55:50.726-07:00We are eagerly looking forward to the hiking season in Clearwater and Blue River, the warmer weather, wildflowers, abundant wildlife and spectacular landscapes all come together to make this region truly unique. The yellow Glacier Lily's, Spring Beauties and Marsh Marigolds are already blooming on Raft Mountain....come join us for an easy but spectacular heli-hiking experience.<br />
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This summer we are offering full and half day heli-hikes, lodge based and wilderness overnight backpacking tours in the alpine and special areas of Clearwater and Blue River. Contact us at 250 674 2988 for availability and pricing or email info@snowymountain.ca.<br />
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Another amazing powder season has gone by and we look back on some great snow and fun times. Here are a few shots of last winters fabulous skiing in the North Blue River.<br />
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Photos courtesy of John Baldwin and Linda Bily<br />
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April 2012</div>
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A lot of snow remains in the mountains of the North Blue but soon we will be embarking on our summer trail maintenance complete program including new bridges across the river and twin creeks.<br />
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Stay tuned for more wildlife photos from the trail camera and check back for details on our AST 2 course in January.<br />
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Hope everyone is enjoying Juneuary! We are looking forward to another epic powder season in the North Blue and we would love to host your deep powder ski vacation. If have any trouble contacting us during our website change over...just give us a shout at 250 674 2988 or snowymountain@xplornet.ca<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929234101036352844.post-4657004017151939422012-03-18T13:49:00.003-07:002012-03-18T16:52:15.365-07:00A long load of construction supplies arrives at the yurt. The Pisten Bully is a real work horse and has run well for us. It's passenger box has comfortable seats for 10 skiers.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTWQpGXuLzzlbNkNoDJGF7xa385dNUDe040OtU6x2iwDT7j1XiBy_otrv_EXwr6-BGinZaSGj2WKS7AX8yEFfA8kx3zqjdK0cCt-YGVCGJYxop5_tIbew-jKjftKjWuHsMzxFVoUfU8c/s1600/DSC03917.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTWQpGXuLzzlbNkNoDJGF7xa385dNUDe040OtU6x2iwDT7j1XiBy_otrv_EXwr6-BGinZaSGj2WKS7AX8yEFfA8kx3zqjdK0cCt-YGVCGJYxop5_tIbew-jKjftKjWuHsMzxFVoUfU8c/s320/DSC03917.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721386748073114722" /></a>Copy of Guide's Map for the North Blue ski runs<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwOAwzKicdvL0ashz8RC8gfMABAOQ8YzW5F8Lo4rCGWroUy7rmxuW05WzwEq0DLSTheZim6H3r1xIsCT0_gQ04lkEvfxudvowXiEk-vO3lr7z2EutKU4KS_bMVIcp2URI-oIoP3kfj6Q/s1600/DSC03219.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwOAwzKicdvL0ashz8RC8gfMABAOQ8YzW5F8Lo4rCGWroUy7rmxuW05WzwEq0DLSTheZim6H3r1xIsCT0_gQ04lkEvfxudvowXiEk-vO3lr7z2EutKU4KS_bMVIcp2URI-oIoP3kfj6Q/s320/DSC03219.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721384500128265666" /></a>Skiers on a sub peak of 2175. Many peaks have no names so we go by map elevation.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5yPAeKViYsWzzAvIwOc295gABRBQOyJbSp_D9q_q23ROG3zKhXvbR1GhBDb56-KUjsf_TsIA64nVOQuIw5CbEWkn-nFfWxfIhzol_HTkpT4qAbCwsAbojOg6O4DMO2x6GrGTokjg7vA/s1600/DSC03960.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5yPAeKViYsWzzAvIwOc295gABRBQOyJbSp_D9q_q23ROG3zKhXvbR1GhBDb56-KUjsf_TsIA64nVOQuIw5CbEWkn-nFfWxfIhzol_HTkpT4qAbCwsAbojOg6O4DMO2x6GrGTokjg7vA/s320/DSC03960.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721382218339451938" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We love our new Prior Husume skis handmade and custom ordered in Whistler, the new xtc carbon platform is fun but light, lively but damp and fast but smooth. The ACMG custom top sheet is a conversation starter with it's very Canadian symbolism. They are without a doubt the most fun skis we have ever used! We mounted them with inserts so we can Tele or Alpine Ski them. </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLGYLtP7gktS1umXpYGNHE1hLJjDgE4_XwxzTheRxJgZrHoDGtyLlMAkX_mcUC6bo6347djqsWRJ-FdY8Ngu9lTFrfLaD5SciKjNsMXo6ZNNPfEw9xG8iM1rJ3-RQ04DJyztJGcirRpaU/s1600/DSC03814.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLGYLtP7gktS1umXpYGNHE1hLJjDgE4_XwxzTheRxJgZrHoDGtyLlMAkX_mcUC6bo6347djqsWRJ-FdY8Ngu9lTFrfLaD5SciKjNsMXo6ZNNPfEw9xG8iM1rJ3-RQ04DJyztJGcirRpaU/s320/DSC03814.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721342735574730722" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929234101036352844.post-80725990448452150722012-03-18T12:44:00.008-07:002012-03-18T13:36:06.758-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Season of the deep snow 2012</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCtB9KqhhSNMBlzRarXbtcSlr9NclNiNkc_-NXdFGlUzo0Que1Ua7AWrcIqAuj7M3op09gLwZMAJxoOiZWBkuHFG-2Am8y5kek_ZP6UfLHwEa9KVAX5nK-68ZAIxmIjHgTNFlPrg1pWW8/s1600/DSC03967.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCtB9KqhhSNMBlzRarXbtcSlr9NclNiNkc_-NXdFGlUzo0Que1Ua7AWrcIqAuj7M3op09gLwZMAJxoOiZWBkuHFG-2Am8y5kek_ZP6UfLHwEa9KVAX5nK-68ZAIxmIjHgTNFlPrg1pWW8/s320/DSC03967.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721330138683981138" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">One of our February groups discovered the "Northwest Passage" ski run that devours up a nice 1100 meter descent.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rFWbqZY2Jxn7o-uCoL_zvE6dX6WeSnPYIxoagX8-q0ZiHFNnuaQep4rZWZwvw453GSjlzJ7zEJL1aVzGgmRdbQPqDTi_iJr7baf20gmJOided4VoXYm00BZ9G1vJBCUwLo_u6qKWtGA/s1600/DSC03950.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rFWbqZY2Jxn7o-uCoL_zvE6dX6WeSnPYIxoagX8-q0ZiHFNnuaQep4rZWZwvw453GSjlzJ7zEJL1aVzGgmRdbQPqDTi_iJr7baf20gmJOided4VoXYm00BZ9G1vJBCUwLo_u6qKWtGA/s320/DSC03950.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721327830028344290" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Our guests have been enjoying epic powder conditions so far this season. The snowpack at the lodge, as of March 16th, has reached 375 cm with over 500 cm at tree line, here in the Cariboos. Shovelling has been epic at times as well. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJHBEQSa3KxRH95SabJb-XgP-o1SToN6e_n9ESiNo7zCBAxYjsqq3KBCoDSJR3cDe9eDJD9ismPAFhu3tBUHJV_6yM-0XvSHPGELpfbGN5ZmoqpEBFjy80TmfiyuYL5V0_83-Rxblk0c/s320/DSC03948.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721332119458804866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Endangered Mountain Caribou below the lodge during a snowstorm at the end of January.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4DRtthIgNu_yR_RbdAO8KUa8fn2wpx7fXWnFarg3o8g-7btrXya7_b3CdO1ug6FASbKfmlteQnxkIno7sMBFxRRntcwlWmC7f4EEXJ_YScuVkyGMJqFhuXs5VH-NDQK8UH_XOnolvuo/s320/_MG_9902.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721333649651944562" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wolverine are ubiquitous in the North Blue river valley.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEu7FwaBm0Of9gGJj8OhoudqG3JP4gU4TwZvNUweo3h3gffEj0gDsyW_W9aHZGeRNIw4J8lvrzWGmsix09Yb0U3witwwW4HYYxeSDqqiZgTtF6fdYzSVUtnrHWZB5G92a7sMvO0j6YDs/s320/IMG_0014.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721334037333941090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929234101036352844.post-27307678728757822482011-09-07T16:14:00.000-07:002011-09-07T17:43:50.028-07:00Summer in the Cariboos and North Blue<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ki_719ZeADlJIInfGoq6j1gcPNqjeKdvZ3B0EkJiCATAH5vF2WlN__NhD-ofk4RZ6eCQlS8v3jIkuB5QFZwgOUwy9QGPC8wkdD-368rJuwsY5cL1n0sxV9T3plxTdDHj0Q-Rc-ijrME/s1600/IMG_0326.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ki_719ZeADlJIInfGoq6j1gcPNqjeKdvZ3B0EkJiCATAH5vF2WlN__NhD-ofk4RZ6eCQlS8v3jIkuB5QFZwgOUwy9QGPC8wkdD-368rJuwsY5cL1n0sxV9T3plxTdDHj0Q-Rc-ijrME/s320/IMG_0326.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649782158461167522" /></a>Strait Creek campground on Murtle Lake August 2011.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7jzMkZbiUnxuSXMGrmmPiZvJbfgk9yFE01oJ0fIgKBto7Y8DHJm2PhlNF8-fTpVphLqSjGJGAWpSHnn8hQfYd57M5WGyTiAjRgUMi0GcwtGU-Mv6gVSq0g8lYBTw_p7GuE1qJ-6_LjLk/s1600/IMG_0318.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7jzMkZbiUnxuSXMGrmmPiZvJbfgk9yFE01oJ0fIgKBto7Y8DHJm2PhlNF8-fTpVphLqSjGJGAWpSHnn8hQfYd57M5WGyTiAjRgUMi0GcwtGU-Mv6gVSq0g8lYBTw_p7GuE1qJ-6_LjLk/s320/IMG_0318.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649763561357366802" /></a>The Murtle Lake Nature Conservancy is adjacent to the Snowy Mountain Tenure, it is North Americas largest canoe only lake! Surrounded by some of the most intact wilderness in British Columbia, this area of Wells Gray Provincial Park is a must visit! Combine paddling the north arm with a hiking trip from the Strait Creek campground to the North Blue chalets, travelling through the high country of the Wavy Range.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2mAw4RohLCG4egpCQcobp6IoK8nExfeKmUJn499GBPGr4hAF56ppifpG75xFhLk_-8J38Uxuz9xYjIJxVwKuh_g14Y6RJT55RiivWZxpB2sH3P4chi7Vx381eYHY9pRXuZ5G6eUt0Q4w/s1600/IMG_0315.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2mAw4RohLCG4egpCQcobp6IoK8nExfeKmUJn499GBPGr4hAF56ppifpG75xFhLk_-8J38Uxuz9xYjIJxVwKuh_g14Y6RJT55RiivWZxpB2sH3P4chi7Vx381eYHY9pRXuZ5G6eUt0Q4w/s320/IMG_0315.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649763552133598786" /></a>Astrid enjoying the last week before school in the wilderness of Murtle Lake, Wells Gray Provincial Park, BC.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCmsjpdnlRFrttI90behgJA-heg5lwoWBQncDCjKdHfUDq-AUJDfbDGgx85poR0BNXEEUA3uSDvjHy2vZUODB73yPC10BsDkN6YXFulfSimeEl4vz8sXJWf20SL8CyyR6bXP4qVv9pWgo/s1600/DSC03421.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCmsjpdnlRFrttI90behgJA-heg5lwoWBQncDCjKdHfUDq-AUJDfbDGgx85poR0BNXEEUA3uSDvjHy2vZUODB73yPC10BsDkN6YXFulfSimeEl4vz8sXJWf20SL8CyyR6bXP4qVv9pWgo/s320/DSC03421.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649763546686490114" /></a>A railing added to the sleeping loft in the Kitchen and Dining Yurt in the North Blue valley.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6gv_6e-7JA8-QNEqA-Q32lrMdhq_ckDbMyJluasuNHva185nKfkz0bRHLkbC2JE9M9ywfamzDJvkzxUEY5vW9b-8FS5qkZQZKL2H1Jg3ZTWDUPjYDgSWQEh1L_XsuN2vNRNgQ1co5h8/s1600/DSC03331.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6gv_6e-7JA8-QNEqA-Q32lrMdhq_ckDbMyJluasuNHva185nKfkz0bRHLkbC2JE9M9ywfamzDJvkzxUEY5vW9b-8FS5qkZQZKL2H1Jg3ZTWDUPjYDgSWQEh1L_XsuN2vNRNgQ1co5h8/s320/DSC03331.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649763539365862242" /></a>We were lucky enough to have visitors stop by in July - these endangered Mountain Caribou utilize the North Blue river valley during summer, early -mid winter and spring. There continue to be challenges with obtaining adequate data regarding the population that exists for most months of the year in the North Blue River valley. Snowy Mountain has been an advocate for Mountain Caribou conservation and has provided input to the BC governments Mountain Caribou Recovery Implementation Process based on the 20 years of observations we have made in the Wells Gray/North Thompson planning unit. Please consider donating to the Yellowhead Ecological Association (yellowheadecological.org and or Wildsight.org if you wish to support Mountain Caribou conservation in British Columbia.</div><div><br /></div><div>Stay tuned for our next instalment getting you all STOKED for a great winter to come and more of the legendary deep powder skiing at Snowy Mountain.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929234101036352844.post-10422224653660813012011-02-15T10:15:00.000-08:002011-02-15T11:15:43.450-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsakOMIYlZPWDs_zr-5ShiGv23YkO9xwPzKIQZqi7PgL3izRgpTKi4mlfbOud5kEG20x7AAlUpwwyGnXpk5Rh8Q9xQVMGSWG2N5SJ9sO9Pvm5zoO36ATGjdvzcihGCTn4Z6Exz8sKCu90/s1600/_MG_4751-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsakOMIYlZPWDs_zr-5ShiGv23YkO9xwPzKIQZqi7PgL3izRgpTKi4mlfbOud5kEG20x7AAlUpwwyGnXpk5Rh8Q9xQVMGSWG2N5SJ9sO9Pvm5zoO36ATGjdvzcihGCTn4Z6Exz8sKCu90/s400/_MG_4751-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573994989832950562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Riel Macboudreau Photography</div><div style="text-align: center;">Snowy Mountain Alpine Tours</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidX_beY1aTQB0lVKP2eEyiorEt4EFrvNNtJ8skx_Pt-sgG8QZYwnodnBo7u-O9MJOrpbZPfWxNEGcwA6kbqzIbMmHkD3iyJwh_Y0uih0fK8Je3qAqTCsH5BbsNfVqE_Gc6k4FRHDJ2xYU/s1600/DSC02903.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidX_beY1aTQB0lVKP2eEyiorEt4EFrvNNtJ8skx_Pt-sgG8QZYwnodnBo7u-O9MJOrpbZPfWxNEGcwA6kbqzIbMmHkD3iyJwh_Y0uih0fK8Je3qAqTCsH5BbsNfVqE_Gc6k4FRHDJ2xYU/s400/DSC02903.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573994981376395410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Happy student!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJdm_eDXgLFMVJN4nwdD6nMHRe5CMpZZZr-QVEchbn5t65Jm1SsUCSY0tx1pRDRRH2Vhe2CBx6DSh29UoylR6stdzITi3gXtgRQpN1e-QOeXJ5bGt2FdpLGFhzgQO5Ggqkm5TWa4-0PQ/s1600/_MG_4755.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJdm_eDXgLFMVJN4nwdD6nMHRe5CMpZZZr-QVEchbn5t65Jm1SsUCSY0tx1pRDRRH2Vhe2CBx6DSh29UoylR6stdzITi3gXtgRQpN1e-QOeXJ5bGt2FdpLGFhzgQO5Ggqkm5TWa4-0PQ/s400/_MG_4755.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573994979808190210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our classroom</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7TZNCUTO2Zc6YFN3Tvnw2UXhJIjedXDNWA_ng2awl5-NCcORDcyR5cRtdC0rhg11vnCzK8oONbcsi1jv5ETbFQtYyznvpQpnZzXDRlFGvLaWRN0iDJZTQCJcF0As4evAPlT94OuD6kiU/s1600/_MG_4753.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7TZNCUTO2Zc6YFN3Tvnw2UXhJIjedXDNWA_ng2awl5-NCcORDcyR5cRtdC0rhg11vnCzK8oONbcsi1jv5ETbFQtYyznvpQpnZzXDRlFGvLaWRN0iDJZTQCJcF0As4evAPlT94OuD6kiU/s400/_MG_4753.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573994971636426402" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Magic mountains delight us.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0k-BFwB_Uz3xJLFP8bzfrB8IrnF0grJTNDeDtwhGe0cizqof6pLaU6rSe6MXVmsoa5da8_8pUzeuRmngoKaszJMP4ekaDKuSBojHpijPh4RMGV70GUBsTwMmh4jy_bo7lbhK6WYDGAo/s1600/DSC02898.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0k-BFwB_Uz3xJLFP8bzfrB8IrnF0grJTNDeDtwhGe0cizqof6pLaU6rSe6MXVmsoa5da8_8pUzeuRmngoKaszJMP4ekaDKuSBojHpijPh4RMGV70GUBsTwMmh4jy_bo7lbhK6WYDGAo/s400/DSC02898.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573994960639507730" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Avalanche Skills Training Course Jan 7-11, 2011 North Blue Chalets, Cariboos</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjm7yUEh5SIHpToyoUdHSq21fqHMJWZoWVZfXsnz0E27zu5XZKhnVMpF3D1VtrdBJ81P9E_eAVhySkuxka0VnQJisXp4WS6xp8qKVnKuqjh6Up7I2LbOZlMWVD6eh9btJlvnAJnyPU8Wk/s400/_MG_4763.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573984289991348770" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;">Rutchblock test Jan 2011</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Last prime week in March still open - March 12-17, 2011</div><div style="text-align: center;">Call 250-674-2988</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929234101036352844.post-11882766659380854292011-02-15T09:58:00.001-08:002012-03-18T12:42:52.483-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlI5gUiC0-N2epchMHoQMKlklODReSGUBkqYgurSdrk9Z1bAjI_KmOMiShEy1m0r79VCK9CgszjIuHWQOMDmkYebNkqR2_X12021gC6y8ewAyl3f8mrX3uyqJR3WfmQBp2ZjfSUX8y8Gs/s1600/North+Blue+Pano+v3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 73px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlI5gUiC0-N2epchMHoQMKlklODReSGUBkqYgurSdrk9Z1bAjI_KmOMiShEy1m0r79VCK9CgszjIuHWQOMDmkYebNkqR2_X12021gC6y8ewAyl3f8mrX3uyqJR3WfmQBp2ZjfSUX8y8Gs/s400/North+Blue+Pano+v3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573980297636436562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Snowy Mountains tenure....nothing but the best skiing in the world. Photo Frank Weber</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6Rww8PKO2O3aAZZECUEhUYs5fYihWgO2QbyiiljSyMSgpbOt97zF-ipMxz118JZojIeASy4t1-zqSCN2FlXqH99n3xKVOez1W_g1gyo9koyt97neqVQk5Lq0gW0qdgPUlDjt3oD7mj0/s1600/IMG_6080.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6Rww8PKO2O3aAZZECUEhUYs5fYihWgO2QbyiiljSyMSgpbOt97zF-ipMxz118JZojIeASy4t1-zqSCN2FlXqH99n3xKVOez1W_g1gyo9koyt97neqVQk5Lq0gW0qdgPUlDjt3oD7mj0/s400/IMG_6080.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573978077882218482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"Read my Skis"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Frank Weber</div><div>The skiing was fabulous for our powder friends. The natural glading here is phenomenal, this run ends right at the doorstep of the chalets. Current height of snowpack at tree line above the chalets is 350 cm.<br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMAGDNrP5RewVY_3o7Ar5UxdbHzBpS5RDTgqzpuK307Ed3d5V2VoZS_Yt2gP7lVgZwIspIpKAT5k9aBvOxg4Re5q7GUHdLMKj4F6ONy4SpI6xx5M19xYcx7nZDQ9xI166gN5ByY30tfo/s1600/IMG_6062.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMAGDNrP5RewVY_3o7Ar5UxdbHzBpS5RDTgqzpuK307Ed3d5V2VoZS_Yt2gP7lVgZwIspIpKAT5k9aBvOxg4Re5q7GUHdLMKj4F6ONy4SpI6xx5M19xYcx7nZDQ9xI166gN5ByY30tfo/s400/IMG_6062.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573978075175039426" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">First we ski...then we eat!</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpeEmbxyGQ-Qzq3eiPlIsJIifLoguRntAPA6j0OSg0b1AkrQtb8u2JwiMEfpdM5OzAALpRl2u8U_gsdHcapgs9GOODBr9HqFj6vcWorEyC0FF4ZxUTeRvYzd33DufhcTCBPYI6J58yesk/s1600/IMG_5997.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpeEmbxyGQ-Qzq3eiPlIsJIifLoguRntAPA6j0OSg0b1AkrQtb8u2JwiMEfpdM5OzAALpRl2u8U_gsdHcapgs9GOODBr9HqFj6vcWorEyC0FF4ZxUTeRvYzd33DufhcTCBPYI6J58yesk/s400/IMG_5997.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573978063277349378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">More great terrain and beautiful light! Photo Frank Weber</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIUORCh4t22cc1BxY76Gk5SfiNbeBiqTdhgem63Mb09xJz7mOM49QIwTg91AcdQCZ3ijRgRKoy9gcqvhLPo4u4IPm_fgXH4YETZO9hDZpnEw_aRbJ7txW7c8bnyHkb3NC7wxvuc-u3kY/s1600/IMG_5976.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIUORCh4t22cc1BxY76Gk5SfiNbeBiqTdhgem63Mb09xJz7mOM49QIwTg91AcdQCZ3ijRgRKoy9gcqvhLPo4u4IPm_fgXH4YETZO9hDZpnEw_aRbJ7txW7c8bnyHkb3NC7wxvuc-u3kY/s400/IMG_5976.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573978065983103746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Photo Frank Weber - Skier Chris Mccrumb</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Cariboo mountain powder the best in the world! Chris was so helpful during this trip, we told him the check is in the mail! Thanks Chris...thanks to everyone!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929234101036352844.post-76593415856344041532010-11-14T05:29:00.001-08:002012-03-18T12:39:55.723-07:00New Non-Motorized Designation for the North Blue Backcountry Ski Area<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJBIeJhqFHJ1Gq_VnJsEyeSxsrh29VXZ5nvAFf2gVUIFkuFnnHsKMPuhQ6PHt2M2fu765R2_AMkRYg4p_KZi2rSmHNlhCtELRGmVtw5jGtasxsO352j8_vVVESbNsTwtIMVmqivVj6-M/s1600/Winter+09%253A0425.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkGIL_ChaHydaKk717XGbiCOKATTfJsVm27lHtrqut8IPlERX8PQupmjAQ36vMCZBAg6ar-EfDZeW88lbfZV5N81Qs8NpwwL0hFEguq1DQ219o8gdQ2sFGzqjFKgKe2TbypMrpTkR1eY/s1600/DSC01709.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></span></div>The Banff Mountain Film Festival was a huge success and a great opportunity to get the word out about our Backcountry Ski Chalets and Blue River skiing in general.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZthQDQ2jP980VCqg745e0V9hsykrSYNT1DSeOO5BcKf-jSJYmNkaocSB1nmcLcEnvraBRL-wx0v5fhrbSRYrY6rl_XOE6-4lm9BUz_a_8lAw2URzrmKxHklpxqd98B1X9mu0atiQgSWg/s400/DSC02640.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539420758339714690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Setting up in the Eric Harvey Theatre at the Film Festival!<br /><div><br /></div><div>he North Blue River valley where our Chalets and Licence of Occupation is situated has recently been designated Ungulate Winter Range Habitat or "Protected Mountain Caribou Habitat".</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-aurMLvSceE5qImAwzPOV3B9CfgzqpJZFOh2trvNuRopHyKLJGLcKe2pgij18dY2YhpxgxS2Fm817jZip9x0ttwFtt-MbKkL3fFVYd1BdimuWL_JhPfjReg4lbYs7ZM7o_OazOVxNYqs/s400/DSC01493.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539420752737670978" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div>The trees around our crew tent from last winter are loaded with arboreal lichens...this is why it is protected Ungulate Winter Range specifically for Mountain Caribou.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This area is designated as "Ungulate Winter Range ID#3-004" This level of protection is specifically for preventing displacement of Mountain Caribou in their winter habitat". The high elevation forests that exist in the valley surrounding our chalets supports a rich source of arboreal lichens that are the primary winter food source for Mountain Caribou.</div><div><br /></div><div>The BC Provincial Government supported a fourteen member independent mountain caribou science team that convened in 2005, under the direction of the Species at Risk Coordination Office (SaRCO) to identify potential constraints to the maintenance and recovery of Mountain Caribou populations. A draft of the recovery plan was released in November of 2006. The primary concern under the public recreation component was the huge problem of public snowmobiling in core Mountain Caribou habitat.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkGIL_ChaHydaKk717XGbiCOKATTfJsVm27lHtrqut8IPlERX8PQupmjAQ36vMCZBAg6ar-EfDZeW88lbfZV5N81Qs8NpwwL0hFEguq1DQ219o8gdQ2sFGzqjFKgKe2TbypMrpTkR1eY/s1600/DSC01709.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkGIL_ChaHydaKk717XGbiCOKATTfJsVm27lHtrqut8IPlERX8PQupmjAQ36vMCZBAg6ar-EfDZeW88lbfZV5N81Qs8NpwwL0hFEguq1DQ219o8gdQ2sFGzqjFKgKe2TbypMrpTkR1eY/s400/DSC01709.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539796497536824018" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a>Cariboo tracks in the narrow valley bottom of the North Blue River - Snowy Mountain Tenure<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJXuCGvgNicXgy5Jjgl5raJAKOzu4lhrHlS-sWHTcl-dmV0tJu3rIopFxS78igDNDDokAWgxU_XgXnMzmLI0PRe1FvgCfpk6FkVVlJs9KWmwxNVThAN-3up07W6eefet-8XScYeEsINU/s1600/DSC02582.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJBIeJhqFHJ1Gq_VnJsEyeSxsrh29VXZ5nvAFf2gVUIFkuFnnHsKMPuhQ6PHt2M2fu765R2_AMkRYg4p_KZi2rSmHNlhCtELRGmVtw5jGtasxsO352j8_vVVESbNsTwtIMVmqivVj6-M/s400/Winter+09%253A0425.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539796518237946994" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div>Trees heavily laden with Caribou Food in the North Blue River headwaters.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17xjNrcSP7W7_M3WLPiGwtlBuxURYpwzfGdvf3_3TB7J5NPsPTTrNMF_DVqgzDj9aLyR54EVtbpm-RnSSdhB27Aio35QMzn4UB75csuJKDzes3XS6nAPZLU4SfLrPHp7-Z3FP7dEbyPc/s400/Caribou+Antler.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539796510370664930" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div>Caribou Antler - Cariboos</div><div><br /></div><div><div>During the spring we have observed that the Mtn.Caribou love to eat the fresh herbaceous shoots such as fireweed, groundsel, arnica when they emerge in the spring. In late spring the animals stay in the valley bottom where these plants are coming up in the natural openings. Unfortunately, we also see them munching heavily in the cut blocks where their winter food source used to grow.</div><div><br /></div><div>During the summer the animals have a route that they use during daily migration between tree line and the valley bottom. This route is also used to escape predators from the narrow valley bottom during early and mid-winter. They also move up in elevation as the snow recedes or when the females separate from their group to give birth to young in late spring.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the winter the family group that inhabits the valley bottom in the North Blue stay in the Old Growth forest in the lower middle section of the valley where they utilize the abundant and rich winter food source of lichens.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Below is a Mountain Caribou leg we found in March of 2010 in the North Blue River valley...we did not find the remainder of the carcass. It is suspected that the demise of this "Endangered Animal" was either due to a low elevation avalanche or predatory hunting by Wolverine.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSUtr4DFUEkRTlICcmT2z7g-uoClYDmpVduZvOsjXCWbl7ZTXCOvhpkYj6AwaRoicEeqtE3TYlkUpRk2f2tpanYa9sRGRVMLW3RY7YEoiN59K9LnhE8iD4GRIrC8JhjDAS2DdnvsFh3k/s400/Caribou+Leg+%25231.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539423430404103266" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></span></div><div>In the North Blue River the Mtn.Caribou use the lichen rich old growth forest to sustain themselves throughout early and mid winter. In early December we can also find large groups of animals feeding above the trappers cabin on the north facing slopes.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Mountain Caribou is listed as "threatened" if populations don't stabilize or recover to a sustainable level this ungulate could easily slip into the "Endangered" category. There are less than 1800 animals left in the world. The Mountain Caribou is a sub-species of woodland caribou, most closely related to the now extinct Peary Caribou.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Below are Wolverine tracks a few hundred meters above our Chalets from last February. The North Blue snowpack is not conducive for travel by Wolf packs as the snow is usually too deep and unconsolidated. Good for us not so good for wolfs. </div><div><br /></div><div>However, the Wolverine exist in this valley in very high numbers...they also prey on vulnerable Mountain Caribou. The Wolverine is currently listed as a "species of concern" in Canada by Cosewic.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqe64Hf6bYaAbv7k87HIy_PckHe27GKJKbL4gJOl0JMBnYCbg5u84-rYjis1x1EyiogZ8fRzK3qpHj4UpBTcOClW78gqVL7Y0_v4c5r-vV5wbzuqQZHeKAxp8py64aQsI-Yk4MWw-LJg/s400/DSC01507.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539426285443588530" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Below is just a small sample of the fine ski terrain of the North Blue...</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4sVUMesUO8-DiMSZOatAE8_WTOckgmXI7AtJ1o6G4zkfozGckUcCGBeNiAuJhgBTj8i-9GRvxvsf3_SY4VTaaM5OEZSqj1AlZ7H1ZHhexgL6HZuKMuKT8XopwZrG2sY9CcuqFFxnk88/s400/DSC01503.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539423432242022738" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>We have engaged land managers, politicians and local stakeholders to formalize our commercial activities in the North Thompson. Receiving the first non-motorized multi-season commercial licence of occupation tenure in the North Thompson in the past 40 years. This also a first for a crown land tenure in the entire Cariboo Mountains that is self-propelled.</div><div><br /></div><div>The north end of the Snowy Mountain Tenure...and the eastern boundary of Wells Gray Park will see additional mountain huts to facilitate excellent access to huge amounts of skiing terrain. Combine your spring ski trip to the North Blue with a traverse of the Southern Cariboos Haute Route...Summits and Icefields author Chic Scott.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubHXbwarLwAoZoBjFFBHHr16tB2UvnjnJWE_oFGy5Hosp0UGV3XTdO7kPeetu3LRugQd1fTHY65LJY0OB8e2082QK2zQ1qyrY011UBatppNVqE-GakL9xNm83S5be4Yjoc_J4wyKpvDA/s400/IMGP0876.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539432107652848034" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></span></div><div>So come and ski the Cariboos deep powder and long runs...we will guarantee you will not be disappointed. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929234101036352844.post-73585338416137304892010-10-15T06:52:00.002-07:002012-03-18T12:43:54.201-07:00<div>Dave, Conrad and Steve.G warming up at beer thirty in the Alpha tent. We can't quite put our finger on it but those who come to work in the North Blue are captivated by the place...they just want to come back. I think it's the energy given off from the Old Growth forest, maybe its the power of the snowy mountains...maybe it's the purity of living under the stars...or the sound of the Blue River rushing towards the sea...perhaps it's the magic of wilderness. There is a deep human desire to feel bare in the rawness of nature...something primal deep inside each one of us...It is there inside you too!</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8BmsD2yNPwPTr7_Of36BMeR97RCmr2M2zuSq28AzaMrunKsZx4i47esH9WF64g3TLgXVedbqgGuNgdE7Gcy8TpUGFTeez7nJ3UhyUw-RHp4t3v4KNhezQWy2CVEgAL0cBtu-ruSH1J94/s1600/DSC02407.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8BmsD2yNPwPTr7_Of36BMeR97RCmr2M2zuSq28AzaMrunKsZx4i47esH9WF64g3TLgXVedbqgGuNgdE7Gcy8TpUGFTeez7nJ3UhyUw-RHp4t3v4KNhezQWy2CVEgAL0cBtu-ruSH1J94/s400/DSC02407.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528272787619081170" /></a>Ryan just after shredding his pants on....something. Here is the footbridge crossing the mighty North Blue River half way between the trailhead and the Chalets.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENAX_g6wWp74XZG3kHJR5jrWdbI5TNwWCNIdFPV4UHAsK3vPvyAGu0Iy5D1VnGUFtcMr2mysrETvHpNAkTEZGGrYUYMx40_dSZEVVVM9yhQ4VwlSldHoDLxc3u3zJBT-k0WKK8Ls_a2U/s1600/DSC02403.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg85llyqjID8Gj7x5lFl1z2eabP7d4h7xaz-2jWIeVGueRiDMpnAVFcsY7lDNobQn3ZNqAb6GwAjdO59ozjv0p-yv8h8wrC1tvXHePDxIrjW68vVBdAth8I4KpZMcJ1zbF5Buf6_4kXpw/s1600/DSC02466.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg85llyqjID8Gj7x5lFl1z2eabP7d4h7xaz-2jWIeVGueRiDMpnAVFcsY7lDNobQn3ZNqAb6GwAjdO59ozjv0p-yv8h8wrC1tvXHePDxIrjW68vVBdAth8I4KpZMcJ1zbF5Buf6_4kXpw/s400/DSC02466.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528272774588895906" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;">Supporting the local economy with jobs and product purchases.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENAX_g6wWp74XZG3kHJR5jrWdbI5TNwWCNIdFPV4UHAsK3vPvyAGu0Iy5D1VnGUFtcMr2mysrETvHpNAkTEZGGrYUYMx40_dSZEVVVM9yhQ4VwlSldHoDLxc3u3zJBT-k0WKK8Ls_a2U/s400/DSC02403.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528272783541665378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929234101036352844.post-84813206550424891362010-10-14T18:30:00.000-07:002010-10-15T06:33:49.423-07:00<div>Below are some photos of the sleeping Chalet as of October 13, 2010. Rustic luxury in backcountry BC. More snow coming to the high country this week. The snowpack will begin to lay in... but what will winter bring this year? One thing we know for sure, this area of BC's backcountry has cooler temps and fewer rain events producing a more generally stable snowpack. This is partly due to the immense amounts of snow the area receives. We have the fattest snowpack next to the coast range....can you tell we're excited?....Winter is coming soon to Blue River!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYOX4n_vnMPJkdYqEoxDs7Rh-xqB7z3sjgrSQigI-nL1uB67FuHcg6nO9GAhottLhyphenhyphenBPddBPi_B04zXWvbKPXQ6KNsjuhB1RKCPDLURvRChI2FftC51EfskdRfFdZ4gLdEj9q9-cer82I/s1600/DSC02452.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYOX4n_vnMPJkdYqEoxDs7Rh-xqB7z3sjgrSQigI-nL1uB67FuHcg6nO9GAhottLhyphenhyphenBPddBPi_B04zXWvbKPXQ6KNsjuhB1RKCPDLURvRChI2FftC51EfskdRfFdZ4gLdEj9q9-cer82I/s400/DSC02452.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528263164957552946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLW6EYe72_igvDHhglMGzurvIWW5BUnbn43J5tR9lY0nS9B1SQNCQIlowBtIBn0O-uSyi7LDAzOueliThCSW2e9-_tZ7J1sSDzqFfYNLdn-AhEgFEjYMQi8Sk8GAmu8yQn8N2BUdEPkXI/s1600/DSC02456.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLW6EYe72_igvDHhglMGzurvIWW5BUnbn43J5tR9lY0nS9B1SQNCQIlowBtIBn0O-uSyi7LDAzOueliThCSW2e9-_tZ7J1sSDzqFfYNLdn-AhEgFEjYMQi8Sk8GAmu8yQn8N2BUdEPkXI/s400/DSC02456.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528081449435052258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyGPZZNO2_xlQQuKN_v12YNkwAx25MjLvRdelZFCEuS-bVLcs7k-6mt9Xv1JbjHHxpxv0u3dJjGpd2LCLzKhyZSu4-FfNRLGgpj0IvrSK_6Fn5jQP2lCkQQfoqES8mt5V1A5YCDak4Wo/s1600/DSC02450.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyGPZZNO2_xlQQuKN_v12YNkwAx25MjLvRdelZFCEuS-bVLcs7k-6mt9Xv1JbjHHxpxv0u3dJjGpd2LCLzKhyZSu4-FfNRLGgpj0IvrSK_6Fn5jQP2lCkQQfoqES8mt5V1A5YCDak4Wo/s400/DSC02450.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528081445624020498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibMCXBjS35tktsoMU3NUPFsGrhqsrRlNuTEH_5XYOfOXMZRPxIawDxEzRX5cJMhudTAzQYLSLe6yehWsU1LpeZ9KLuCzpBsp_gqwxF_df0pf4EnopegvsAUTWs2JWB2HQLQPL3rfTeAlo/s1600/DSC02457.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibMCXBjS35tktsoMU3NUPFsGrhqsrRlNuTEH_5XYOfOXMZRPxIawDxEzRX5cJMhudTAzQYLSLe6yehWsU1LpeZ9KLuCzpBsp_gqwxF_df0pf4EnopegvsAUTWs2JWB2HQLQPL3rfTeAlo/s400/DSC02457.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528081442895158770" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929234101036352844.post-35396051123053657392010-10-14T12:57:00.000-07:002010-10-14T18:17:14.682-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY3W5GvNhtxtBdIxLWXmen5MwZYzdkyafCLDckIK5vtcGn5xzQpAY84JJiGI5xyYeZgGucr7iOpY8nEz0S_TJZMJ7ZDTXHvc3B7xfZWEhQXAUeaXF1TaEoFhsSNp-Xkj8eiOeD__C8q4w/s1600/DSC01796.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6Twx5Er8RKj8Gk3oIl3-bfa72TddjYhyM0Oq7tTDZ8Pe8JiF-N-Mv149lwmcZffanTXoJXoGvM-e91DuJHvsbFxcyDV-EEhyphenhyphenNgSOg8CZA3OD7Uuj6SE5_TFIvd9yb_exsyxbPTQJUs0/s1600/DSC02385.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6Twx5Er8RKj8Gk3oIl3-bfa72TddjYhyM0Oq7tTDZ8Pe8JiF-N-Mv149lwmcZffanTXoJXoGvM-e91DuJHvsbFxcyDV-EEhyphenhyphenNgSOg8CZA3OD7Uuj6SE5_TFIvd9yb_exsyxbPTQJUs0/s400/DSC02385.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527996286641433522" /></a>The delivery truck having a wee problem, this load contained about 18 000 lbs of building materials. Amazing truck and even more amazing driver. Thank you Huey!<div><br />The snow line is beginning to drop in the Cariboos. The wind has picked up bringing the sharp crispness of winter in it's wake. The construction crew just spent another nine days working on the sleeping chalet in the North Blue. The flash flood that occurred at the end of September just about severed the thin thread that links us to the outside world...our road almost washed out. It also wreaked havoc at the Bone Creek project. The cold wet weather of September left a foot or more of fresh snow in the alpine. A cell of intensely warm air drifted through the region then it was immediately followed by a day of torrential rains. The snowpack runoff combined with the heavy rainfall was too much for waterways to bear pushing the limits of culverts, ditches and eventually road and trail beds.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZawqsI9Qs1C0odMY5wm7GH1ZPNdxBLuwzbfWlaxFXi1ovsn1lT1T_vVj-rgXdYm34nExQBJMzaOIjMa_htEeeVGJjl5Z9q3j5F66W-2E0w5GR3rip7KXMepm9u7_z1Y-BAVMtCUSPIU/s1600/DSC02433.JPG"><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZawqsI9Qs1C0odMY5wm7GH1ZPNdxBLuwzbfWlaxFXi1ovsn1lT1T_vVj-rgXdYm34nExQBJMzaOIjMa_htEeeVGJjl5Z9q3j5F66W-2E0w5GR3rip7KXMepm9u7_z1Y-BAVMtCUSPIU/s400/DSC02433.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527999280371621282" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><div>The second floor of the sleeping chalet with master builder Dave working until late in the evening.</div><div><br /></div><div>The bedrooms each have a window looking out at the wild snowy peaks of the Cariboos. Each room is small but provides a private space to rest in the glory of powder skiing nirvana. Downstairs there is a cozy wood stove to sit and enjoy the views or read a book by. The facilities are starting to really take shape and this dream to have a cabin in the mountains is slowly becoming a reality.</div><div><br /></div><div>To be honest we just love and live for powder skiing. We can describe what we are selling with all the applicable superlatives that get slung out into backcountry skiing advertising campaigns...we have fallen victim to that. Here you will only understand what makes this place different and worthy of the most discerning backcountry skiers, if you come to experience it.</div><div><br /></div><div>We can tell you it's the best and the biggest and the deepest and all that...but really we are first and foremost skiers so this place was chosen for the outstanding ski terrain. We are wilderness lovers and we know.... there is something extra special about the the secret Cariboos.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoIUtcpDcbrwWZ7jHjBqhKfHJw6xr1YDMrhmSUwZ9f_fhMSM_k4s2XY44Ov3bHoGZlnrjCBZDpJ8gCeeJDlQHNWfKi-tRXaUuPZUAR39kqab2QH2M_n3DG8WhNvQQ3WfW4Yy1LIOFfPA/s1600/Dana+Pow+2.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoIUtcpDcbrwWZ7jHjBqhKfHJw6xr1YDMrhmSUwZ9f_fhMSM_k4s2XY44Ov3bHoGZlnrjCBZDpJ8gCeeJDlQHNWfKi-tRXaUuPZUAR39kqab2QH2M_n3DG8WhNvQQ3WfW4Yy1LIOFfPA/s400/Dana+Pow+2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528007078614658850" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /></div><div>This is our first operational season the bits and pieces are coming together to give us a solid and successful beginning. </div><div><br /></div><div>Blue River backcountry skiing will get into your bones....Blue River will get into your bones...most people find it hard to leave...and they always, always can't wait to come back.</div><div><br /></div><div>Come join us and we'll take you someplace very special.</div><div><br /></div><div>There is no turning back....</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY3W5GvNhtxtBdIxLWXmen5MwZYzdkyafCLDckIK5vtcGn5xzQpAY84JJiGI5xyYeZgGucr7iOpY8nEz0S_TJZMJ7ZDTXHvc3B7xfZWEhQXAUeaXF1TaEoFhsSNp-Xkj8eiOeD__C8q4w/s1600/DSC01796.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY3W5GvNhtxtBdIxLWXmen5MwZYzdkyafCLDckIK5vtcGn5xzQpAY84JJiGI5xyYeZgGucr7iOpY8nEz0S_TJZMJ7ZDTXHvc3B7xfZWEhQXAUeaXF1TaEoFhsSNp-Xkj8eiOeD__C8q4w/s400/DSC01796.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528008898566639394" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoIUtcpDcbrwWZ7jHjBqhKfHJw6xr1YDMrhmSUwZ9f_fhMSM_k4s2XY44Ov3bHoGZlnrjCBZDpJ8gCeeJDlQHNWfKi-tRXaUuPZUAR39kqab2QH2M_n3DG8WhNvQQ3WfW4Yy1LIOFfPA/s1600/Dana+Pow+2.JPG"></a></div><div>The snowcat in waiting....delivery with comfy heated passenger box coming this November. </div><div><br /></div><div>Snowy Mountain Alpine Tours and Chalets will be exhibiting at the Banff Mountain Film Festival and Trade Show November 5-8th, 2010.</div><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929234101036352844.post-178961605471407992010-09-25T08:28:00.000-07:002010-09-25T09:23:07.528-07:00A Glimpse into the Past...Blue River BC<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZEx4Tmuj0JyeOpMIhAO7JWjEreow1kzH6X3Op2oA3VEkafXiiXSfrNtZm66CxdqkzMO3MDapmq9-XfvkiDNAhVdTdN52ZYBQX7W4FM5SnzWkFRlRHhnLAD-Ef6UIkhFglRzfylVMqASA/s1600/Early+season+powder+near+Clearwater,+BC.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZEx4Tmuj0JyeOpMIhAO7JWjEreow1kzH6X3Op2oA3VEkafXiiXSfrNtZm66CxdqkzMO3MDapmq9-XfvkiDNAhVdTdN52ZYBQX7W4FM5SnzWkFRlRHhnLAD-Ef6UIkhFglRzfylVMqASA/s320/Early+season+powder+near+Clearwater,+BC.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520880396749919826" /></a>Brenda rippin' the pow in the Cariboos<div><br /></div><div><br />Blue River BC was established as an outpost for trappers and prospectors prior to the establishment of the CN Rail Line. <div><br /></div><div><div>Most folks understand this history of Blue River, BC, however what is not widely known is that Blue River is one of the primary birthplaces of "Backcountry Skiing" in Western Canada. We know lot's about the Canadian Pacific Railway legacy of bringing organized mountain vacations to the Rockies and Selkirk ranges in eastern BC around the turn of the past century. What most people don't realize is that next to Revelstoke, Blue River was the hub of backcountry skiing.</div><div><br /></div><div>Since the early, early 1900's prospectors and trappers who made it to Blue River were from many different countries including the Scandinavian countries. It was one of these Norwegian immigrants that brought backcountry skiing to Blue River, while surveying the rail line for CN. These intrepid explorers felt right at home under the extensive alpine lands surrounding Blue River. Seeking out to establish a high elevation cabin they choose one of the nearest peaks to build their mountain getaway, around 1916 at an elevation of 5200 ft. This established Blue River as a "skiing destination" decades before the development of Mike Wiegele's helicopter skiing venture. </div><div><br /></div><div>This <b>private</b> mountain cabin is still owned by the family today and it stands as testament to the early history of backcountry skiing in Western Canada. Ski clubs from around BC made their way to Blue River to experience the immense amount of snow and fine powder skiing of the Cariboos. Many members of these early ski clubs made their way up the mountain on foot and skis to the cabin on the lower slopes of Mt.Cook. This historical and magical place is where I began backcountry skiing two decades ago.</div><div><br /></div><div>It remains in my heart as a sacred place in the nearby snowy mountains.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4929234101036352844.post-15361499853014396132010-09-18T07:25:00.000-07:002010-09-18T12:40:43.038-07:00The Beta Season<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDcPd3dqxHrV3DYhhQ5Sta1DXxRniYeolAXqaYunW57sldb0qQoJaG6MqC2udyVh4mNqTylt1saKlj-YKDTDM_xwwsxPNEx7wLZ_RCNNF-2AjsOceRu1-4bVbsRdLqXFxrlNsftcHAKZY/s1600/Yurt+photo.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDcPd3dqxHrV3DYhhQ5Sta1DXxRniYeolAXqaYunW57sldb0qQoJaG6MqC2udyVh4mNqTylt1saKlj-YKDTDM_xwwsxPNEx7wLZ_RCNNF-2AjsOceRu1-4bVbsRdLqXFxrlNsftcHAKZY/s320/Yurt+photo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518277372776865266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4sC4zepYA7AqUBXXNdcDihgJitZX2Qa8eWV7wOG7i_eE7egUzF5P5-PI6EfxB3aC18Lxcx8wEyjrlLld5kRCNreo1mO4ij5gDqUeRG8B35Z5TDmW5SnX4GyFjM8z-gtzCbX2NCormdQ/s1600/DSC02176.JPG"></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial, fantasy;">Thirty two heli sling loads later...and were still not finished! Two nine day sessions with the crew and we have our 27ft Yurt ready for our Beta season. We are busy constructing the sleeping/sauna chalet this fall and getting ready for another deep powder winter. We want to provide El Nina with the best hospitality ever, hopefully she will be our special guest for this upcoming season in the North Blue.</span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, fantasy;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4sC4zepYA7AqUBXXNdcDihgJitZX2Qa8eWV7wOG7i_eE7egUzF5P5-PI6EfxB3aC18Lxcx8wEyjrlLld5kRCNreo1mO4ij5gDqUeRG8B35Z5TDmW5SnX4GyFjM8z-gtzCbX2NCormdQ/s1600/DSC02176.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4sC4zepYA7AqUBXXNdcDihgJitZX2Qa8eWV7wOG7i_eE7egUzF5P5-PI6EfxB3aC18Lxcx8wEyjrlLld5kRCNreo1mO4ij5gDqUeRG8B35Z5TDmW5SnX4GyFjM8z-gtzCbX2NCormdQ/s320/DSC02176.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518273628230130418" style="text-align: center;float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbx9Gbbic02lSR9a5BvkCSNciE8gp16ubmCkWJV2qP12jCbz0Fj-nhnj4FEZCDqfPrfz8zYkiR6SAfhKtQKn8jRa-fmbWlq73T2Mcmh2KI0BSvJ25j57O7PXNOkEuzR8fK1UlA9i66e80/s1600/DSC02219.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We experienced a short delay this summer when a wildfire sparked up at 18.km in early August and cut off our access. Travelling up to the North Blue that day and seeing the smoke our stomachs sank thinking we're already going up in smoke! We soon discovered the awesome response by Clearwaters' Initial Attack fire crew made short work of that fire! Good thing we brushed and improved the road last fall as they accessed the area much quicker. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, fantasy;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbx9Gbbic02lSR9a5BvkCSNciE8gp16ubmCkWJV2qP12jCbz0Fj-nhnj4FEZCDqfPrfz8zYkiR6SAfhKtQKn8jRa-fmbWlq73T2Mcmh2KI0BSvJ25j57O7PXNOkEuzR8fK1UlA9i66e80/s1600/DSC02219.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbx9Gbbic02lSR9a5BvkCSNciE8gp16ubmCkWJV2qP12jCbz0Fj-nhnj4FEZCDqfPrfz8zYkiR6SAfhKtQKn8jRa-fmbWlq73T2Mcmh2KI0BSvJ25j57O7PXNOkEuzR8fK1UlA9i66e80/s320/DSC02219.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518273617514492594" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQU1zDRsZu6zFTNdAy-3OuZC4fvSKphgm_Ct5S1Ab6PL8FOxjSKtfUmmAIufvXBeKhR67SuUCNWrKnlpRjLc3AsITCQQuI75eC2RcnumzDMwaR6TiWjdUs7C8Vuox1qPIgqxcW5gLMkA/s1600/DSC02173.JPG" width="566" height="425" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, fantasy;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;">The construction crew enjoyed meals created right here in the work camp kitchen...including salmon phyllos, moose meat balls with huckleberry ketchup and our favourite flambayed single malt bananas. Lee Ann never disappointed us with her magic meals...Our ciders and beer stayed cold in the mountain stream during the blistering hot days and we all looked forward to the cool evenings and mornings.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, fantasy;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI8L1uZqo3v4gC-7ZM2jh9feNBETINWYmLY7reKDZjQdqmPD42Q6kNzuyQ8zgHHtGlwnST0eCEPy8GyIKOhb5XaMYWI9Ve39zteBi8ras5umLJ2ZdD4OKCcHnA5ppbXBruP-LgNkOolvc/s1600/DSC02155.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI8L1uZqo3v4gC-7ZM2jh9feNBETINWYmLY7reKDZjQdqmPD42Q6kNzuyQ8zgHHtGlwnST0eCEPy8GyIKOhb5XaMYWI9Ve39zteBi8ras5umLJ2ZdD4OKCcHnA5ppbXBruP-LgNkOolvc/s320/DSC02155.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518263987491762034" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSLWTbroIh00fvLJtYAV_7lRFjlbl6K0cWdntJJ8ZaADVvuDITdWzUjdVeJerT0UJf7h34YlIefAYBo8TCIU1ah_HNnWGTSlhRM8otjU0YM1guTCLwe1ztQR1OHC5JNI2r4qCjhc4wtU/s1600/DSC01907.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSLWTbroIh00fvLJtYAV_7lRFjlbl6K0cWdntJJ8ZaADVvuDITdWzUjdVeJerT0UJf7h34YlIefAYBo8TCIU1ah_HNnWGTSlhRM8otjU0YM1guTCLwe1ztQR1OHC5JNI2r4qCjhc4wtU/s320/DSC01907.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518263972784489186" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;">The lower valley in the North Blue has Old Growth cedar trees that rival those in Carmanah....almost. We counted the rings on a an old snag near the chalets' and it appears to be around 500 years old!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;">You can see Brenda hiking the Mountain Caribou trail just west of Mt. Nelson....this is the most amazing trail. We followed it and found ourselves easily hiking up through the forest to TL in no time. We could see that this wildlife trail is a vital link between upper and lower elevation habitats. Both Caribou and goat hair hang in thick bunches on the tree branches and bushes.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, -webkit-fantasy;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;">The second fly in was shrouded in the thickest forest fire smoke we have ever experienced in the North Thompson....they say the smoke stretched all the way out to Saskatchewan. It was unreal and at times we only had a few hundred meters of visibility.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;">Check out our new website and don't miss out on skiing the Cariboos...deep powder skiing, sighting the elusive Mountain Caribou and ripping in the best tree skiing on earth. Come join us and we'll name a run after you!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, -webkit-fantasy;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUx178kMPasOVpWRhKYL3eEIlP-xEBXmiBo9c5JIwPAqMbiDB4a4OQ9oRowec_qukqffp6ZIXiC3BS8tcnPdGi9j3acsoulvl2SNZXncKrq-eogxJpJNS-dLxw3ccNRqk8X8k0egBhXUA/s1600/6Day+Traverse+and+Lake+Louise+037.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUx178kMPasOVpWRhKYL3eEIlP-xEBXmiBo9c5JIwPAqMbiDB4a4OQ9oRowec_qukqffp6ZIXiC3BS8tcnPdGi9j3acsoulvl2SNZXncKrq-eogxJpJNS-dLxw3ccNRqk8X8k0egBhXUA/s320/6Day+Traverse+and+Lake+Louise+037.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518269792778335906" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 221px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtkl3rBh2EB-mhsokvCnIBmUtuI-G2l3rulUTMfXatJDeXaupJdGp0dPEYaUYf1qlCxFd8XrY-IpamAXSp58HN5h4U6svjWed1GotUN3PQCW3Bhwa3aPFa1Nn_GOww4PQgontnv9OiSGc/s320/SMAT+Tenure.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492655351232612642" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Welcome to the Snowy Mountain Alpine Tours blog. We are a backcountry adventure travel company that delivers guided backcountry skiing, hiking, avalanche safety training and mountain skills clinics in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. Our base of operations are the communities of Blue River and Clearwater in the beautiful North Thompson Valley, fortunately situated smack dab between the Cariboo and Monashee Mountains.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663333;">What is new?</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">We are very pleased to announce BC's newest and </span><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">largest <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">backcountry skiing venue</span></span></span></b></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> and the first guided backcountry ski operation on crown land in the Cariboo Mountains! The tenure sits at the eastern edge of BC's fourth largest protected wilderness area, Wells Gray Provincial Park. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, fantasy;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFyV56yPRzSI0gzB9-JRQ00cbUJtvTrbV6Jyzeq_RUJKijBZqprm1fL2KCzuB-ZHVusLXQEQfnTVp3VO0dndBbyq8CNjLdu9QNRpeKvoM-BH_ozU06W4-k288vSORtrKeGcOzaPid0bgU/s400/North+Blue+tenure.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492669567157302818" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Our backcountry chalets will support wilderness skiers and hikers in Rustic Luxury. These accommodations provide access to over 100 square km of mountain terrain.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, fantasy;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha5UIxWWKX0NzovhG02t432b14atFrZ_YGsBj-M4P7A3WIhZLSqYF2rna6Mo2bwp9wMlbjp8sbaUO8ZI-OWMRH_vHmW5H6afrw0RI-EsBMnwYjv3ex0Dw7qqKtHiUAIVblSUoAVT2vxUc/s1600/Home+Sweet+Home.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha5UIxWWKX0NzovhG02t432b14atFrZ_YGsBj-M4P7A3WIhZLSqYF2rna6Mo2bwp9wMlbjp8sbaUO8ZI-OWMRH_vHmW5H6afrw0RI-EsBMnwYjv3ex0Dw7qqKtHiUAIVblSUoAVT2vxUc/s320/Home+Sweet+Home.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492677524914408162" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> The Cariboo mountains possess the highest concentration of many things "wilderness" including very, very deep and dry powder snow. At a higher latitude than most other BC backcountry lodges this area possesses unique Old Growth tree skiing forests in huge amounts. Picture 30m spacing between trees <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;">that were born before your great, great, great, great, great (you get the picture) uncle<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial, fantasy;">, the perfect incline for deep powder and a 4.0 m settled snowpack. There is no touring on the flats here to get to the goods either, each chalet (think hut to hut) is placed carefully, to take advantage of direct access to bread and butter runs.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;">Wells Gray Provincial Park..backcountry skiing? Until now there has been essentially no easy access to the goods. Being situated along the eastern boundary provides groups access to huge areas of unskied wilderness including the Wavy Range. With no recorded ski touring exploration here you are guaranteed to have fun!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, fantasy;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOhMe2fzfUGC5-5-FDJhtrav2k-G0B8nOB9JmBBhqm5zSDWq-uYWG7g92ZiDRax75dyUsExbviezxEyrihc6JC5nYmFXvC1Wx54N6IEi8iSSv-EHoTe7xwNFu9ueja-aFBwYoJewBxdM/s1600/Tree+Skiing+North+Blue.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOhMe2fzfUGC5-5-FDJhtrav2k-G0B8nOB9JmBBhqm5zSDWq-uYWG7g92ZiDRax75dyUsExbviezxEyrihc6JC5nYmFXvC1Wx54N6IEi8iSSv-EHoTe7xwNFu9ueja-aFBwYoJewBxdM/s320/Tree+Skiing+North+Blue.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492674045434142610" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial, fantasy;">Summer here is incredible, the alpine and sub-alpine zones contain a vast area of alpland, hundreds of lakes and glaciers that beckon for exploration. Even though we live here, we have only scratched the surface of this magical wilderness area. Oh! Did I forget to mention that the forests are also protected from harvesting for Mountain Caribou habitat...thanks to the BC Liberal government! You gotta love it!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, fantasy;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJNapP1NAAW6OyqE1zA6kCW_IVdMuMkqrfQzWQGd_z4V21tJP69frk5DcC0bsZPnPBXgVFyaTtU-gF7iIlJ6Ozg_UJ-nYasXvgkebq5ssYyREhGNVuniRXyB8I6h0Xr_Z8QW0gFNS1GA/s1600/Enchanted+Lake.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJNapP1NAAW6OyqE1zA6kCW_IVdMuMkqrfQzWQGd_z4V21tJP69frk5DcC0bsZPnPBXgVFyaTtU-gF7iIlJ6Ozg_UJ-nYasXvgkebq5ssYyREhGNVuniRXyB8I6h0Xr_Z8QW0gFNS1GA/s320/Enchanted+Lake.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492675605363101154" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, -webkit-fantasy;">www.snowymountain.ca</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0