The view from Blackcomb, Canada
On piste at Whitsler/Blackomb Canada
Erich Lyttle, Scott Miller, Jan Buskirk, Kirt Shrader, Matt (assume the position) Zafino
Man of the mountain, Whitstler, B. C.
Jan at Blackcomb, B. C.
The view, Whistler, B. C.
Matt, Scott, and Jan in a whiteout, Blackcomb, B. C.
Moguls, Blackcomb, B. C.
Still learning, Blackcomb, B. C.
Frozen leaves, somewhere in British Columbia
Blue glaciers at Glacier National Park, Canada
Home for the night, British Columbia
Ewes by the side of the road, Golden, Canada
Ready to run, Golden, Canada
Road salt for breakfast, Golden, B. C.
Ben and Matt and a big mess
Our $75 Canadian chopper arrives!
Pilot Lance Cooper flies us to Assiniboine
The jet ranger
We will ski this valley in a couple days
Matt enjoyes the ride
Touchdown at Assiniboine
Mt. Assiniboine, Canada
Continental crest, Mt. Assiniboine provincial park
The (unoccupied) ranger hut, Mt. Assiniboine
Hauling fire wood, Mt. Assiniboine
The Arnica Cabin at Mt. Assiniboine Provincial Park
Ramparts, Mt. Assiniboine Provincial Park
Breaking trail at Mt. Assiniboine
Stormy vista, Mt. Assiniboine
Mt. Magoog , Mt. Assiniboine Provincial Park
Mt. Magog and its steep couloirs
The couloirs, Mt. Assiniboine Provincial Park
Small stream, Mt. Assiniboine Provincial Park
Pause in the action, Mt. Assiniboine
Wintery view, Mt. Assiniboine Provincial Park
Putting on the skins at the Arnica Hut, part of the Naiset Hut collection
Home sweet home in the Arnica cabin
Master chef at work
Might be edible?
Tequila tasing in the hut
Despite all the buildings, we were completely alone
Rime ice
Into the blizzard
Wind crust
Clear dawn
Rocky mountains for sure
Rosy dawn over Mt. Magog
The Magog hanging glacier on Mt. Magog
Square topped mountain
In the starting gate
Breaking trail with a heavy pack
Deep snow
Our tracks
Bridging the gap
Au revoir, Mt. Assiniboine
This is a good sign. Assiniboine Pass
Down into the valley
Cold camp in the tent. Bryant Creek trail
Breakfast in the tent
How many spilled pots of water does it take?
Day two of the ski out
Tough turns in tight conditions
Finally down into the valley
Looking back up Briant Creek
Bryant Creek Cabin
The boy scouts
Just before the hypothermia set in
Evening approaches
Still a long way to go
Almost night and not done yet
My home for the evening! Mt. Shark trailhead
Dinner al a commode.
Matt finds his lodging
What a comfortable sleep in somebody else's van
The van at dawn
Looking back at where we've been
Canadian ridgeline
This is the weather we wanted earlier. Mt. Shark
