It is the end of July, the Yukon summer is not completely over, we should still have 2 or 3 weeks of warm temperatures. But, the night is back, oh not the real dark night, nothing compare to the long winter night, but compare to the endless days of June and July, it makes a…
Are the ski conditions still good? Do people really still care? In town there is no more snow left, bike trails are nice and dry. A lot of people are in mountain bike and canoe mode right now. But, for real skiers, the season is just at his best. Even after a very mild winter with…
I have spent the last days with a good team skiing at Haines Pass. Spring is very early this year, now we have the snow conditions we normally have in early May. Does it mean skiing is not possible, or not good?. Of course not, I usually ski till at least mid-may from the road…
The winter is passing by so fast. with mild temperatures and low precipitations, it seems like I am still waiting for the winter to show up. But, when I came back to town yesterday, it seems like spring is well set-up in the valley with the first swans already swimming on the unfrozen Marsh Lake.…
After more than 3 years of work, I am happy to announce shortly the release of my new publication, a guide book about backcountry skiing in the Haines Pass area. Between the Yukon and the Alaskan coast, the Chilkat Pass ( also known as Haines Pass) is a unique place for skiing. In the 164…
Not a lot of posts for 2016, since the beginning of the ski season. I have been too busy skiing but also working on big projects, news will be published soon. But, conditions are not too bad ans skiing is good with powder skiing almost everyday.
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.
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…
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, 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…