Located in Squamish, the Sea to Sky Gondola opens up access to new terrain and hiking trails in the Stawamus Chief Provincial Park. Nestled between the already popular Stawamus Chief and Shannon Falls attractions, the gondola has been hugely popular since its opening in May 2014.
The Backyard Project – A New Web-Series From Arc’teryx
Our backyards are often overlooked for farther and more exotic adventures. From his house in Squamish, BC Arc’teryx athlete Justin Lamoureux sees 30 different mountains. Rising from sea level to 9,000′ these mountains are rarely visited during the winter. Follow along as he tries to ride them all in a single winter.
Squamish50 Race Report
With my longest training run being 30km, and having logged only 174km of total running for the entire MONTH of July, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t just a wee bit nervous about my second ever ultra race; the Squamish50 (I did the 50km course). Aside from just generally being lazy post-Vancouver Marathon, I pulled my groin bad playing soccer and was completely sidelined for two weeks.
Featured Campsite: Alice Lake Provincial Park
Alice Lake Provincial Park is located just north of downtown Squamish. There are 108 vehicle accessible campsites (55 with electrical hookup) and 55 of them are reservable through Discover Camping. There are also 2 shower stations within the campground with electrical outlets. Campfires are permitted, and there is a nice playground for young ones. If […]
Hiking Upper Shannon Falls Trail
Upper Shannon Falls, located in in Squamish, is a nice hike to get your legs going again after a long winter off from hiking. As a lower elevation hike, the snow will be gone from Upper Shannon Falls trail before many of the other tougher hikes along the Sea to Sky.
Hiking Panorama Ridge Trail in Garibaldi Park
Garibaldi Provincial Park offers several of the most amazing hikes in southwest B.C., and within the park itself no hike is more amazing than Panorama Ridge. The trail takes you up through a forest of Western Red Cedar and Douglas Fir trees, through meadows full of blooming wildflower, and provides one of the most incredible panoramic views you could wish for at the summit.