Prince George Section of the Alpine Club of Canada

The PG Alpine Club is proud to partner with the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival! The festival will be live from Feb 19-28. Prices increase tomorrow! Get the early bird special while you can. ... Use our link below to support the PG Alpine Club and enjoy this year's selection of amazing films the VIMFF has to offer. https://tickets.vimff.org/PGACC

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COVID-19 affects us all. Be kind, be calm, be safe. We have continued to suspend all in-person activities in compliance of the BC provincial mandate. Future decisions will be made following guidelines from the Provincial Health Officer. We continue to follow what our club is doing nationally, as well as provincial closures and guidelines. We will decide about the feasibility of future trips as more information becomes available. We recognize many of our members will continue ...to enjoy the outdoors in their own bubbles. We would like to bring attention to the significance of Search And Rescue calls in a pandemic. SAR volunteers are following health protocols that impact search responses. This past summer, there was a record number of SAR related events in BC. The high level of calls can put a strain on their members, with the added challenge of protecting themselves from COVID-19. Consideration of risk should always be at the forefront and there are some basic tips and planning skills available on the AdventureSmart Program website. https://www.bcsara.com/adventuresmart/ We’d like to share mountain travel recommendations we have seen from other groups related to risk management during the pandemic: Respect closed areas Make conservative decisions regarding terrain selection. Keep the difficulty level low and stay well within your abilities. Keep your mountain activity to your local community. Avoid travel to smaller communities and towns even if you are not intending to make a stop. Ensure that physical distancing measures are still taken. Do not carpool with people outside your ‘bubble’. Consider early return times as a buffer for unexpected incidents. Be prepared to spend the night out in an emergency. Leave a trip plan. For more preparation info check the AdventureSmart app - https://www.adventuresmart.ca/land/surviveoutside.htm

Viking-Sugarbowl Traverse Saturday, February 29th, 2020 This will be a very full day of touring with fantastic views if the... weather cooperates. Approximate distance of touring will be 16km, with at least 1km of up. We will depart Prince George well before dawn (6am or earlier), taking two vehicles so that we can shuttle vehicles. Splitboards are welcome, but be prepared to be in split mode for most of the day. Group size is limited to 6 people. ACC Backcountry ski requirements are applicable - all participants must have a 3-antenna digital beacon, shovel, and probe, and know how to use them in the event of an avalanche. Ski helmets are strongly recommended. Contact Chris for more information and/or to sign up. Trip leader: Chris Wagner [email protected]

April backcountry ski trip: Two day guided ski traverse with Hyland Backcountry Services Limited in the Babine Mountains on April 25th and 26th of 2020. Participants need to have a good and reliable standard of fitness for long days, be of intermediate skiing ability in mixed terrain/conditions, and have all standard back country skiing equipment, including ski crampons. With four participants the estimated cost is $300 per person plus accommodations/food/fuel. ... Travel to Smithers would be on a Friday. Specific objectives will be determined closer to date based on weather, snow conditions, interests of group, and advice of guide. For this trip to go we need four participants to commit with payment to trip leader before January 31, 2020. Preference will first be given to ACC PG Section members, and is now open to all genders. Contact Andrea Robertson via FB or by telephone at 250-563-2276

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