Nice picture of the tarn, Ben!! I'm keen to go check it out closer. Tentatively: Tue July 28 and walk the ridge towards the Anderson Range. I'll post it as a trip. The area has tons of potential.
Alla...
July 20 trip to Watersprite Lake to check out summer access, potential cabin site, and terrain higher up.
Drive in took around 35 min from hwy 99. Better than average potholed FSR easily accessible wi...
That's very interesting, Paul, as the current plan for the Watersprite hut is to make the arches ourselves, unless we can find a supplier to make them at near the same cost (obviously a form of donati...
Hi Paul and Scott,
I attended the last 2 Committee meetings to see if I can help. At the July 6 meeting there was a discussion about foundations. The plan is to have all cabin structure attached to 6x...
Thanks Todd, I've started dealing with Front Counter for Crown land. That's one of the questions that I need answered along the way. Is there a better way to approach this?
Hey Ben, thanks for the note on parking. That's good to know.
Looking down from Llama to the West ridge, it looks like there may be a small tarn down in the flat area, but I want to go check it out fi...
Take a look at Llama! I hiked up Zupjok and then to Alpaca and took several pictures of the terrain along the way. The West ridge of Llama has a shoulder with great potential for a base camp. Easy ter...
Bought a BD Vapour helmet on-line from Monod in Banff: $132 -10% + GST = $125. Delivered at no cost by Canada Post to my home in 3 days. MEC Vancouver price is $132 + tax = $148.
The BCMC discount wor...
Excellent book by Chris McNamara of Supertopo "How to Big Wall Climb" is available on-line (http://www.supertopo.com/packs/howtobigwall.html )... Step by step exercises to hone your skills and speed i...
Here's a map of what I think may be possible on the Iago side of the Coq.
Red: where most people go now.
Blue: areas that could be done from a base camp
Blue stars: 2 tentative (early stag...
Hey Andrei, I have started looking into the application process for a tenure on Crown land. I expect that this will be lengthy. Meanwhile, I plan to spend some time scouting locations than I'm not alr...
Thanks Ed, I think that what you describe is a very good analysis for a traditional general mountain cabin. Perhaps we need to approach a cabin in the Coquihalla differently, more as a ski cabin than...
Thanks Paul. I also have mixed feelings about kerosene from a stay at Wendy Thompson. The good part about it is that each party brings their own fuel, which tends to reduce waste as people won't gener...
I'm all for it, Paul, as long as it's in reasonable enough shape and that it makes some economic sense. Something will need to be done with it anyway if it's to be replaced. We don't want a cabin grav...
Thanks for all the feedback!
Lots of good suggestions and, understandably, also some valid concerns.
I tend to agree that Zoa is too limited and problematic longer-term with the potential ski hill. Ju...
Permission to build a trail: why not post on-line the Section 57 application if it's been submitted or is being worked on?
My biggest issue with the Watersprite Lake cabin process is the lack of infor...
Has anyone researched no-electricity pellet stoves as an alternative for heating (http://www.wisewaypelletstove.com for example)? I see 3 potential stove options: wood, pellet (no electricity type), a...
Hey Scott, I haven't skied near July Mtn, have you? The snowpack drops quickly past the toll booth, so I'm wondering what it's like. Also wondering about whether snowmobiles go there and if not, how e...
I have started looking into the feasibility of the BCMC building a cabin in the Coquihalla region and am looking for feedback from fellow members on some of the early ideas. So please read-on and don...
Great to see the drawings, Ed. Very nice and very helpful.
I would agree with Scott that the amount of space allocated per person is high. The Wendy Thompson Hut is reported (by ACC Whistler) to sleep...
Good decision to postpone. More reasonable schedule = better project.
The plan is to inform membership after decisions are made by the small Committee, and have a single overall approval of funds in N...
Hey Paul,
Does your "visitor nights" estimate include BCMC members? If so, do you assume that BCMC members would pay to stay at the Watersprite Hut? That would be an important departure from the past...
Hey Scott,
A clarification on the BCMC Hut survey from last year... I wrote the survey myself and it was intended as a first step in gauging member's attitude towards the BCMC Hut Policy and potential...
"There have been some ideas thrown around regarding the Watersprite Lake process. Some negative, some positive. I would just like to say that for those who do not approve of what we the building comm...
I should have added that when asked what percentage of the club's money the cabin project would utilize, the answer was "I'm not sure, I don't know"... The guess from David Scanlon is around 60%, whic...