Elevation Gain: 629mDistance: 11.92kmTotal Time: 4 hours 24 minutesDate: January 10th, 2023 After a massive outing on Mount Brice, I was in need of a break. However, I was still keen to get out on my skis and do something in the coming days. Andrea was ready to join me and we settled on theContinue reading “Iago Peak”
Category Archives: Trip Reports
Mount Brice
Elevation Gain: 2,268mDistance: 33.82kmTotal Time: 11 hours 20 minutesDate: January 5th, 2023 Mount Brice is a bit of an obscure peak located in the odd void between the Skagit Valley and Manning Provincial Parks. Historically the area has been used for mining and logging, especially further North near Claimstake and Silverdaisy Peak. Brice itself, seesContinue reading “Mount Brice”
Spion Kop
Elevation Gain: 357mDistance: 6kmTotal Time: 1 hour 42 minuteDate: March 28th, 2022 Kelowna had one more nice day in the forecast, before I was slated to head back to Vancouver. So, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to do another summit with views around the Okanagan. My mom was keen to join in again andContinue reading “Spion Kop”
Black Knight Mountain
Elevation Gain: 524mDistance: 10.42kmTotal Time: 2 hours 41 minutesDate: March 27th, 2022 Black Knight Mountain some times referred to as Black Mountain, is the obvious summit guarding the western entrance of Highway 33 in Kelowna, BC. It’s visible from throughout town and despite living in Kelowna for 10+ years I never sought out to reachContinue reading “Black Knight Mountain”
Mount Last
Elevation Gain: 520mDistance: 12.70kmTotal Time: 5 hours 53 minutesDate: December 26th, 2022 Mount Last is the name of the true summit that resides a few kilometers above Crystal Mountain Ski Resort, which only occupies the lower flanks. It’s apparently named after two local residents who owned the area where the ski resort currently resides. IContinue reading “Mount Last”
Big Buck Mountain
Elevation Gain: 943mDistance: 22.22kmTotal Time: 7 hours 2 minutesDate: December 17th, 2022 Leading up to the week before Christmas, Andrea and I wanted to get one last ski tour in before she left on vacation. It was feeling like time to try a longer outing on skis, but we still wanted to keep the terrainContinue reading “Big Buck Mountain”
Zoa Peak
Elevation Gain: 800mDistance: 10.61kmTotal Time: 6 hours 46 minutesDate: December 5th, 2022 After a first, for us, ski powered ascent up Anif Peak we were eyeing up the next objective. The Coquihalla area has a number of straightforward ski ascents and we both needed another easy peak to build up our skills on. Zoa PeakContinue reading “Zoa Peak”
Anif Peak
Elevation Gain: 890mDistance: 11.39kmTotal Time: 6 hoursDate: November 29th, 2022 Now in the midst of acquiring a new ski touring setup, I was hoping to “spread my wings and fly”. Except, I was still figuring out the flying part. So, I’d need something easy to start. Thankfully, there’s plenty of options along the Sea2Sky. AndreaContinue reading “Anif Peak”
Flora Peak
Elevation Gain: 1,346mDistance: 11.44kmTotal Time: 7 hours 21 minutesDate: December 11th, 2022 I reached out to my friends Alex and Matt about joining along for a summit in the coming weekend and both were keen to get out. Alex’s brother Trevor would join along too and Jacob was already roped in, so the last thingContinue reading “Flora Peak”
Mount Sproatt
Elevation Gain: 1,094mDistance: 12.70kmTotal Time: 5 hours 45 minutesDate: November 20th, 2022 After two full on adventures up Rethel Mountain and Bryant Peak, I was looking to dial back the challenge and go for an easy fun summit somewhere. Just in time, Jacob had been asking about doing something together in the upcoming weekend, soContinue reading “Mount Sproatt”