The Canadian Avalanche Association describes a Size 1 avalanche as relatively harmless to people with a mass of 10 tonnes, a run of 10 metres and a force of 10 kilopascals. The CAA describes a Size 2 avalanche as on that could "bury, injure or kill a person". Typically with a mass of 100 tonnes, a…
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Bad decisions
Posted January 9, 2012
Is 6 too young?
Posted December 19, 2011
To teach your son about pole whacking?
I was chatting with my buddy Katie, when I look for Cole he's in full pole whack!
I didn't actually have to show him - he has developed this excellent technique completely independently! Made me proud!
This was the first ski weekend for my son and I at Mt…
SNOW!
Posted November 3, 2011
Like the title says - 7 inches in the parking lot at Mt. Cain when I got there today for a site meeting at 10 am!
The view on the drive up.
First tracks in the parking lot!
MOUNTAINS!
mmmmmmmmm...
pretty...
This is Roberts Lake - I've never actually stopped here before but I had to pee really …
Happy Endings
Posted September 28, 2011
I don't normally get to mix business with pleasure, but today was a pleasing exception. I am currently working with my favourite ski hill, Mt. Cain, to design and build a new sewage treatment and disposal system. Today was made all the better by the fact that I pulled my son out of school and took…
rain at Cain
Posted August 2, 2011
Not to be confused with pain at Cain, an altogether less pleasant Cain experience. I took my son up to Cain where we stayed in a borrowed cabin and generally checked things out. There is still a lot of snow. And bears - lots of bears...
enough to ski on still...not bad for July 30th!
Out fir…
Weekend Video
Posted April 18, 2011
It was a dark and stormy night...
Posted March 22, 2011
Really - it was. At least until we drove past Sayward. Then, all of a sudden, the rain stopped and the road was dry and we made pretty good time up to Mount Cain. No getting stuck this week as I had my new chains (which are awesome).
Saturday dawned cloudy and snowy, but we were still able to…
Holy Snow Batman!
Posted March 13, 2011
Dreaming of snow...
Posted September 21, 2010
I dreamt of skiing the other night
It was epic. There was powder. I saw myself at the top of a steep run and dropped in. The turns carved themselves through the standing waves of white surf as I flew to the bottom of the line…there were details. I was in my AT gear…I remembered pulling my skins …
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