Paul that's a good idea using the ladders. When the flow isn't as furious as it is now I imagine you can put the ladders right into the water. Seeing as the paranoid creek bridge isn't a long walk f...
If the log is really 3 feet in diameter, then it would be pretty simple to build a 12 or 18" wide deck on top of it with no other support. Personally I wouldn't bother to build a flat deck any wider...
From the pictures it seems that the single log is already in place.
What about just a simple handrail on one side with expanded steel sheeting on the top of the log for traction? That would be less s...
What about July Mountain? The ski terrain looks pretty sweet. Access looks reasonable for overnight trips - 6-8km from the highway with some creative trail building to link up the meandering roads.
Here are the two dwgs I did in Feb. Gerry's costing is based on this design
Foundation , Cabin & Fixtures under $ 30 000.-
That looks pretty good. I like the central aisle in the loft with the c...
With respect to funding, I think a cabin project like this should be pretty much a shoe-in for a MEC access grant. Applications are due March 10th and September 10th of each year. The VOC recently g...
For those who are unfamiliar with the area, I'll try to annotate a few of the photos
This is the main ski area above the lake on Martin Peak. Skiing off the summit or the shoulder is an excellent 4...
I would just like to say that for those who do not approve of what we the building committee are trying to accomplish, you are very welcome to do what we have done. you may do your own research, fi...
I bet you could get one of our local avalanche forecasters to do an avalanche risk assessment. Cam Campbell and Peter Marshall were happy to accompany me on a field day to do a avalanche terrain asse...
If you were to build a carbon copy of the Brew Hut it would not last very long.
I don't know - I think the Brew Hut is actually pretty strong. It's 2x6 platform framing, with double sheathed wa...
Which map are you referring to?
Also I've been working with OpenStreetMap quite a bit recently. If you have GPS tracks of the new trail segments I could upload them. The old roads are all easily tra...
At the Executive Committee meeting Tuesday evening we were told that every nice watershed along the Duffy has a hut. This may not be true. Check out "Joffre Creek North" on the web - On the net it...
Last Saturday we hiked to the Watersprite Lake.It was my third time to the area. We checked for the best permanent trail route.
It is an easy 3-4 hr. hike with overnight gear. We still could walk a...
I'm keen - we have a 3 year old and a baby. The best little kid friendly hikes we did last year were Brew Lake from Roe Creek (about 3km each way, not steep), and Tricouni meadows east from the end o...
I'm curious - why go the long way around after crossing paranoid creek? The terrain along the old route and along the ridge looks less steep to me than the proposed new route by the creek.
I think 75k is not too far off for that size. In 2004-5 I helped build the new VOC Brew Hut. Our total cost was about 20k for a hut half the size, and we cheaped out on materials And did all the lab...
I also think the site is better suited to a smaller hut for 8-12 people, especially for winter use. VOC Brew hut is in this size category. It's 12'x20' with a full loft - half the size of the propos...
4. How is the surrounding terrain up there 'graded' for avalanches? I was told the skiing terrain is mostly serious avalanche territory up there.
Hi Werner,
I went to Watersprite Lake and Martin P...
FMCMC is soliciting member clubs for grants right now
Pre-IPP Chris Michalak and I skied Martin Peak as a day trip. It was late march or early april and we parked about 1-2km before the Skookum Creek bridge. I recall the road had been plowed to the int...
Is there still a second gate higher up after Furry Creek FSR branches off from Britannia FSR? Or will that old gate be left open?
There appears to be a new locked gate at the start of Britannia FSR. Does the BCMC have a key to this gate (or the lower Furry Creek gate by the golf course) to access the Mountain Lake Hut?
Ben did the BCMC submit an official comment on this tenure proposal?
Powder Mountain Catskiing has applied for a commercial recreation tenure for snowcat skiing next to the brew hut. I estimate that the tenure expansion proposal includes 60-70% of the good ski terrain...
Password replication makes it a real risk. If I use the same password for banking and for the BCMC website, and the BCMC site exposes my password, then I could have a big problem. Personal data can...