Slice of Life: Celebrating life at the North Shore
We are on the North Shore, climbing Oberg Mountain. I pause briefly to examine a wildflower and am surprised to look up and find that my two sons – who seem only capable of moving at a ...
The Vancouver Sun25d
Hikers beware: Icy, slippery conditions on North Shore mountain trails
Hikers are being warned about icy, slippery conditions on North Shore mountain trails, and they are urged to wear mountaineering crampons instead of micro spikes if they go off marked trails.
The Georgia Straight10y
North Shore mountains lure skiers, snowboarders, and showshoers
Snow has created a winter wonderland on North Shore Mountains. In response to the white stuff, Grouse Mountain has opened the Cut today to mid-station. This comes after skiers were permitted onto ...
The Vancouver Sun5y
Japanese camp unearthed in North Shore mountains was likely an escape from racism, until internment intervened
One hypothesis is that Japanese-Canadians moved to the camp around 1918 to escape 'explicit racism' and lived there until February 1942, when they would have left for internment camps. Since 2004 ...
The Georgia Straight11y
High avalanche risk in North Shore mountains due to new snow
For the first time this year, the risk of avalanches in the North Shore mountains is rated as high. In its latest bulletins, the Canadian Avalanche Centre forecasts this level of danger in the ...