Nature Notes from Paradise Meadows

Nature Notes from the Strathcona Wilderness Institute at Paradise Meadows & Buttle Lake, Strathcona Provincial Park

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Let it Snow

Snow continues to accumulate on the Forbidden Plateau, and the Comox District Mountaineering Club is enjoying it all! The latest snowshoe trek report and photos here.

An important component of backcountry safety is avalanche training -  Island Alpine Guides offers an ongoing & popular series of courses, check out the schedule here.

Monday, November 29, 2010

Sunny Sunday

Some beautiful photos of Paradise Meadows in the snow, during the latest snowshoe excursion by the Comox District Mountaineering Club to Croteau Lake. Another group went back-country skiing in the same area.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Start of Winter in the Meadows

Winter excursions in Paradise Meadows have begun in earnest - here is a link to a report & photos from the Comox District Mountaineering Club .