Paradise Meadows swathed in fresh spring snow, March 14, courtesy G. Gustafson In this Issue: CONDITIONS IN THE PARK UPCOMING EVENTS VIMFF Friday March 22 View from my Backyard Saturday April 20 AGM & Denali Presentation Wednesday April 24 WORK Read more…
BELATEDLY WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY 2024 Mist remnants over Buttle Lake, February 12th In this Issue: WINTER CONDITIONS IN THE PARK UPCOMING EVENTS WORK WITH US THREE NEW ADDITIONS TO OUR COLLECTION OF RESEARCH ARTICLES WINTER CONDITIONS IN THE Read more…
The mountain tops started to receive their first dustings of snow at the end of September, only to come and go with the fluctuating temperatures.
Looking across Buttle to Wolf River – Sept 8th, 2023 GENERAL NEWS Some of major fires in the Buttle area continue to burn, in particular on Mount Con Reid and in the Wolf River watershed. The photo above shows the Read more…
Up to mid August the skies were mostly clear and the sun hot over the Plateau. The views from the Augerpoint Traverse below reveal the Strathcona alpine at its very best, with 360 degree panoramas and a spectacular final view to the west towards the Golden Hinde
The snow continues to melt rapidly – the Plateau area trails up to Circlet have only patches left. The Plateau Traverse from Paradise Meadows to Wood Mountain
Somehow two months have slipped by since the last Newsletter and the snow has all but disappeared from the Boardwalk in Paradise Meadows and the ski slopes of Mt Washington above. Trails below 1000 m asl, such as to Divers or McKenzie Lakes, are free of snow and over in the Buttle area…
Kings Peak in Winter (Garb, March 10, 2023) IN THIS SHORT ISSUE: VIMFF SHOW IN RETROSPECT REMINDER: SWI AGM on APRIL 12th at 7:00 pm SUMMER JOBS ANNOUNCEMENT SPP IN MARCH VIMFF SHOW IN RETROSPECT SWI is happy to report Read more…
Crossing Kooso Lake, January 2023 – courtesy Tim Penney In this edition : Winter in the Park Upcoming Events Call for Volunteers WINTER IN THE PARK The popular BackCountry Film Festival that we recently hosted presented a range of exciting Read more…
2023_01_18 Strathcona Park Wilderness Centre Glenn Gustafson There is a good base of snow up in the park at 1100m, entering from the Paradise Meadows access. Conditions have been highly variable to say the least over the past month or Read more…