Event Category: Skiing

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    We will have 5 weeks of awesome informal ski practice starting Tuesday Jan 23, intended for ACC members wanting to improve their downhill ski technique in order to access the backcountry as part of future ACC trips. The sessions will take place at Cypress ski resort every Tuesday night  starting at 18:30 and all levels […]

  • Description This trip is intended for those with little-to-no touring experience. Anyone can sign up but preference is given to beginners who have not been on a beginner trip with the ACC this year.   Notes: -Please fill-in the sign-up comment box describing your fit with the requirements below – I wont chase people for […]

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    This seminar is intended to answer questions you may have about backcountry skiing: Where are the best places near Vancouver? What equipment do I need? How to learn to do it safely. Jay MacArthur would host this event annually as a crash course into ski touring locally.  It was a presentation that he ran for […]

  • The purpose of this day trip is to train the winter leader mentees to organize and lead ski trips. Some intermediate tourers are welcome to join. I will be coaching the leaders-in-training; for everyone else, this is a good opportunity to observe the thought process for leading trips.   Requirements: -Ski black runs under any […]

  • Yes I know, snow could be more and better but here I suggest Iago pk on Coquihalla Summit. Leave YVR 6 am, back in the evening of the same day. Ski up Iago, do as many laps as we feel like it (and have time). Some flexibility exists depending on group’s desire and conditions (e.g., […]