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Whistler Skiing with Kids
This is Big Bro’s 3rd season skiing. We spent the first two seasons on our local mountains, and we saw some dramatic improvements from not willing to take more than a few steps to linking turns. With him turning 5 and starting kindergarten this year, we took advantage of the free Epic Schoolkids pass. This…
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Lower Gold Creek Falls Hike
Quick Facts: Lower Falls Trail in Golden Ears Provincial Park is very popular because it’s very easy and the views are pretty great. The parking lot, although not small, doesn’t quite hold up to the popularity. In recent years, BC Parks has started a free day-pass program to limit the number of visitors to Golden…
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Train Wreck Hike
Quick Facts: The Whistler Train Wreck trail is known as one of the most kid friendly hikes around the area, with an exciting wreckage site at the end. There’s a sizable parking lot at the trailhead near Bayly Park, but surprisingly no washroom facilities nearby. Given the increasing popularity of the trail, this seems like…
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Skookumchuck Narrows Hike
Quick Facts: The hike in Skookumchuck Narrows Provincial Park is perhaps the most famous of all hiking trails on the Sunshine Coast. It’s an fairly easy 8km hike to the Narrows, where impressive whirlpools at ebbing tide and standing rapids at flooding tide can be viewed. The volume of tide water in the entire Sechelt…
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Smuggler Cove Hike
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Smuggler Cove, modified as a 2km out and back hike to the first fork on the map. Difficulty: moderate Traffic: heavy, with lots of dogs Facilities: pit toilet a trailhead View: cool boardwalk through wetland and nice views of Smuggler Cove at the end. After the fork, it wasn’t clear how…
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Everett Crowley Park
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Everett Crowley Loop, 2.1km with 19m elevation Difficulty: easy, stroller friendly if you stay on the graveled loop Traffic: heavy, lots of dogs Facilities: minimal. There’s a washroom placed strangely across the park on the other side of Kerr St, away from the rest of the park View: obstructed views of…
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Robert Burnaby Park
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Robert Burnaby Park Loop, 2.1km with 63m elevation Difficulty: moderate, with more technical sections through the woods Traffic: light Facilities: flush toilet available near the tennis court, picnic tables, playground, sport facilities, swimming pool View: wilder than expected network of trails, crossing small streams Overall score: 7/10 For an urban park,…
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Brunswick Point Trail
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Brunswick Point Trail, 11.3km with minimal elevation Difficulty: very easy, stroller friendly Traffic: light Facilities: no toilets View: Fraser river estuary, lots of birding opportunities, surprisingly great views of surrounding mountain ranges on a clear day Overall score: 7/10 Brunswick Point Trail is a great hidden gem at the eastern tip…
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Rolley Lake Camping
Rolley Lake Provincial Park features a sizable frontcountry campground close (but not immediately adjacent) to the small and paddler-friendly Rolley Lake, with luxurious amenities including hot shower, flush toilet, and a playground. We put this campground high on our to-visit list, and at the first sight of warmish weather this spring (14 degrees to 21…
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Rolley Lake Hike
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Rolley Lake Trail Difficulty: easy on the Lakeside Trail (but not stroller friendly), and moderately difficult on to Rolley Falls Trail Traffic: light Facilities: pit toilet at parking lot, picnic tables View: nice lake surrounded by lush forest. Small waterfalls mostly hidden from view. Overall score: 7/10 April 2021 Lakeside Trail…
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