Deep December Days - Duffey Lake.

Made a quick edit of a few video clips from a recent Duffey Lake trip with friends, skiing powder in the heart of winter. I hope you enjoy!

Duffey Lake Pow!

All the best! -R

Duffey/Duffey/Whistler.

In Squamish there is polarization in the winter. In Dec I'll sometimes wake up, make a coffee and head out the door, dog in tow, for a cruise around the local tributary. Wearing a light sweater, loamy forest beneath waterproof shoes, the coffee is still warm in its ceramic cup when I get home. Drive 30 min North from Squamish and things change, big mountains start to appear and the snow line, ever lowering has occasionally dotted the roadside in white humps that look like they belong there. A bit further yet and Whistler is reached, further still and you will come rubber neckingly into the Duffey Lake area. Glaciation is at work here and so are huge amounts of snow fall. Ski tourers flock to an area with so much terrain accessible from the road, like a coastal version of Rogers Pass - except,well...bigger!

I had a chance to join a veteran group of locals in that great zone skiing powder, looking for views and enjoying the wonderful winter mountains. Thanks to Linda, Ellie, John, Ryan, Francis and Chris for letting me join in and for the great company.

Linda and John.

Uptrack through sub-alpine on the Vantage Ridge Spur.

Chris, with snow beard of happiness.

Chris.

Duffey Lake.

Lunch. This group makes the best alpine sandwiches I've ever seen.

Marriott Basin.

Chris.

Ryan entering the white room.

Alpine glory.

Also had a nice day with friends in the Spearhead range lately. We toured up from the top of the Glacier Chair on Blackcomb, up and over to Spearhead Peak, down the Spearhead Glacier and up and down the "Stairmaster" couloir. We then popped up into Corona bowl and as fast as we could, got to the Dublin Gate for some tasty apres ski malty beverages. Nice to get out despite the low visibility.

Feeling our way down the Spearhead glacier trying not to fall into the Shrund.

Ross Berg, International man of mystery and the most likeable guy on Instagram.

Great buttery turns down the Stairmaster.

Thanks to Ross, Cori and Scotty for a great day.