@PaulK's Forum Posts

Hanging Lake Trail uphill / downhill separation
Scott, it would help if the downhill was gladed. I don't know if that's authorized.

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Created 5 years ago

Who manages the Baden Powell Trail?
It seems we're playing a game with BC Parks, whereby you ask a question and it is not answered by them responding to a hypothetical question that was not asked. I rephrased the question by breaking i...

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Created 5 years ago

Who manages the Baden Powell Trail?
Thing is, i first wrote to BC Parks on January 3rd, 2019. It's now end of November 2020. I finally got a response but it did not answer the question. Baffling. Here's the response: Thank you for wri...
Why the F*#@$ is Garibaldi Park still closed?!?!?
Agree totally. I received a communication that said Garibaldi had snow so it was going to stay closed. (Came out of a meeting between FMCBC and BC Parks.)
2018 BCMC Crawford Creek Hut Proposal
We visited the proposed hut site in August. The first picture shows an unnamed peak east of the site. On bivouac.com it is named Cotard—where people are already dead, do not exist, are putrefying, or...

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Created 6 years ago

Pinecone-Burke Master Plan
Three of us met with the park planner for Pinecone Burke provincial park. We have taken a proactive stance on the development of the park master plan by submitting our vision for the park. We have con...

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Created 6 years ago

Who manages the Baden Powell Trail?
I received a reply from the manager of the south coast region that my letter was forwarded to the park ranger for a response.

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Created 6 years ago

North Creek heli dovetail
Reasonable priced ($600 per 1100 lbs) ski plane transportation to Pebble Glacier from Pemberton Airport 4 kms from the cabin available from Tyax Adventures 888-892-9288

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Created 6 years ago

Who manages the Baden Powell Trail?
I never received a reply to my letter of January 19th 2019 to BC Parks. I just sent it again.

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Created 6 years ago

Mountain Lake Access by Bike / Foot
The two Furry Creek connectors were both massively deactivated. You could still hike over them but it would be difficult to carry a bike.

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Created 7 years ago

Who manages the Baden Powell Trail?
I sent a letter to Jennie Aikman and copied you. She is the regional director for the South Coast region of BC Parks.

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Created 7 years ago

Who manages the Baden Powell Trail?
We need to clarify the situation with BC Parks. I 100% agree with you that it should be open year round to the general public without having to pay. In the past, the resort has taken the position that...

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Created 7 years ago

AlpineFx and InfoEx
I haven't seen a demo of the capabilities of either of these products so I would be hesitant to buying either sight unseen.

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Created 8 years ago

Whistler Blackcomb Donates Sales to Spearhead Huts
This is a public relations stunt - a foreign corporation trying to fix its plunging public image. Lap it up, folks. Meanwhile, we continue to have no action on Singing Pass parking at the park boundar...
2018 BCMC Crawford Creek Hut Proposal
Hi Scott. Watersprite Lake is family friendly, I've heard. Cloudburst is too close to Highway 99 and is really a day trip for most. Beverley has parking problems due to the WOP and Callaghan Countr...
2018 BCMC Crawford Creek Hut Proposal
The hut survey crew has just returned from the hut site survey. The team of Dave Scanlon, Gerry Egan, Mike Knudson and Kyle Tulk identified several possible locations close to water, with no foreseeab...
2018 BCMC Crawford Creek Hut Proposal
Liam, you are on the huts and trails committee. You're one of the people making the decisions. You are also able to communicate those decisions to the membership. We discussed Crawford hut at the meet...
2018 BCMC Crawford Creek Hut Proposal
Crawford Peak in shadow on far right. The hut would be in the vicinity of the sunlit slope on the far right on the south slope of Crawford Peak.
2018 BCMC Crawford Creek Hut Proposal
The proposed hut site is about 2 to 3 hours from Watersprite Lake on skis. It seems close but it is an entirely new watershed with a lot more intermediate terrain. It should be possible to summit Mamq...

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Created 8 years ago

Coordinator for wood stove at Mountain Lake hut
I'm looking for someone to work with the Mountain Lake hut refurbishment project this summer to select and install a wood stove at Mountain Lake hut. We are planning on fixing the roof this summer and...
Champion for Mountain Lake hut refurbishment
Thank you to Stefania Evangelista who has accepted the role of coordinator for the Mountain Lake refurbishment project. She will hone her project management skills in the role and provide the benefit...
Champion for Mountain Lake hut refurbishment
We need a champion to take on the Mountain Lake hut refurbishment project. Is there anyone that can take this on or recommend someone else? The consensus decision is to put on a new roof over the old...

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Created 9 years ago

Watersprite Lake access update
Report from April 18, 2017 by Dave Scanlon.   The Mamquam forest service road is as usual full of pot holes.   Now for the fun part. I have a GMC tracker and have driven the road in it's entirety in...
Upper Lillooet FSR road conditions
KM Activity along the Lillooet River FSRKM 2-37 Rough road. Attention to potholes required.Road maintenance occurring as required by Primary Permit Holder (Squamish Mills).KM 38.5 Boulder Creek HEF Tu...

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Created 9 years ago

Watersprite Lake access update
Report from the party at the cabin the weekend of April 2. The group reported you can drive to KM 16 which is 2.5 km beyond the power plant at Skookum Creek and elevation of 840 meters.