Nick got invited to a last minute paddling trip to Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska. As a responsible adventurer, he wanted to have a good map to take with him that included information about the park, where to camp, landmarks, and place names. He also wanted to take it on his Garmin GPSMap 62ST – a very capable, waterproof …
A washout on a creek that regularly delivers torrents of mud and debris. So often the name of the creek is Mud Creek. The washout traps hundreds of campers and outdoor recreationists in a very popular backcountry area. SAR team and public safety members respond. The Ministry of Forests posts KML of the location, but on …
How do you plan an 1800 km backcountry ski trip? We have no idea. The longest backcountry ski trip the TrueNorth team has done is eleven days. However, what we do know is that any backcountry trip, of any length, needs a map. In this case, more than 100!. When we heard about the Traverse …
A few months back the Canadian Avalanche Association sent around a set of KML files showing avalanche terrain analysis of some popular backcountry ski and snowmobile areas in British Columbia. These files rate the terrain according to the Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES) in terms of simple, challenging or complex – terms intended to indicate …