In the heart of the Yukon
Now on the TV screen, from the series In the Heart of the Yukon, the full documentary is also available online. Click on the picture below to watch the full movie.
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Summer skiing in Canada
Winter is over, summer is on…but in the Yukon, because of the amazing terrain we have, ski season is never completely over. With the help of Icefield Discovery, we headed up on the Kluane icefield. Our mission was to test some of the new 2015 models from ZAG and from Ceramic sportswear Sand our goal…
off the beaten path, skiing in the Yukon
Is skiing in the Yukon like skiing somewhere else? you could find an answer in the following video. Click on the link below and enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AszI3VR26o Note: If you would like English subtitles, please select the subtitles/CC icon (bottom right on youtube window).
A new ski season will start soon in the Yukon
A new ski season will start soon, keep your tools ready. So far nothing very exciting but snowpack is building slowly. It is still impossible to ski decently from the road because at lower elevation there is not enough snow. But if you are motivated enough to boot pack, bush pack, a little bit higher…
Canada Day
How to celebrate Canada Day in the Yukon. Summer is wonderful in the Yukon. Days are endless, sunset are followed by sunrise and you can enjoy the midnight sun. We decided to gain a bit of elevation in the middle of Kluane national park for a couple of ski sessions. Thanks to Icefiel Discovery and…
Friends visiting part 2
More picture from a nice trip we had in Haines Pass, between Yukon, Alaska and British Columbia. The good snow provided us some easy travel. Snow conditions and the weather we very good. We had time to enjoy the nice surrounding. Temperatures were good. Good freezing conditions at night but sometimes largely above Oc during…
Friends visiting part1
Before completely switching for summer mode, it was still time to enjoy spring ski conditions. Put some friends together in a cabin nearby nice mountains, give them good skis and a bit of snow. And if the weather is cooperative, you will have a lot of fun. The goal of this trip was not to hit…
New snow
Finally, we got some new snow. Conditions are getting better. Easter week-end is closer than ever, time for skiers to go out. Another week spent skiing in the Chilkat pass area. Snowpack is still very thin for the season but we got some new snow. Haines Pass area received between 20 and 40cm of new fresh…
Good skiing
Few pictures from last week in Haines Pass area. Weather was great then slowly getting warmer, cloudy and eventually the snow came. Conditions were not as good as they should be at that time of the year, but we found some nice slopes with correct and sometime good snow. It was not necessary to go…
Spring
Spring is in the air. Days are getting longer and longer, temperatures are climbing up to 0c, snow starts melting a bit down in the valley. I started the day with nice northern light dancing in the clear sky, followed by a nice sunrise. At Haines Pass I met with 2 skiers from Austria, Mark…