Our ride to the lodge!
Heli safety talk before boarding.
Before skiing off in groups, we had an avalanche safety refresher.
Shovels, probes, and beacons out and ready!
Whitecap is surrounded by avalanche terrain, so knowing your gear and best practices is essential before heading out for pow runs.
The McGillvray Pass Lodge was built in 1972 and is the home of Whitecap Alpine Adventures, owned and operated by Lars Andrews (pictured).
Becca, a Cordon Bleu-trained chef and our cook for the week, made magic in the kitchen every day for our group to enjoy - while still getting her time on snow between meals.
The ever-important boot room.
Skinning up for our first run down Home Run.
Daily flurries made for some very fun skiing.
But the sun made its appearance as much as possible throughout the trip.
A glimpse through the trees.
When the sun comes out, the views will stop you in your tracks.
Big snowfall and windy conditions make for giant cornices flanking the entrance to some lines.
The plentiful snow and playful terrain in Telephone Gullies is amazingly fun.
When I say epic skiing, I mean it.
Going up for one more Home Run.
I had to stop and just stare for a few minutes...
It's hard not to smile ear-to-ear when you're shredding this terrain.
Every night the entire valley was coated in a new layer of blower powder - and every morning we hurried out and up to play in it!
Boot packing our way to a new zone on our final day.
Looking down into Middle Finger before dropping.
Dropping into Middle Finger for one of our final (and best!) runs of the trip.
The snow was perfect and Becca showed off her style on the last run.
Glorious British Columbia snow!
Looking back up at Star Peak. You can see our tracks down Middle Finger on the right.
The buttress of Star Peak.
As customary for the 21+ crowd, the shotski comes out after the final run of the trip!
The last moments of snow before loading into the heli to go back to town.
The view looking out of the helicopter as we approached our parked cars and the long drive home.
The trip was over, but I couldn't help but stare longingly back up towards Whitecap just wishing that I could go back...