Marcia Beckner

A shout out for a snowy March

What an amazing year it has been to ski and skate on the foreshore this winter.

View of Shuswap Lake from the summit on the Four Corners tour, one of many beautiful skis available at Larch Hills ski area.

Wonderful adventures to be found in Larch Hills

How wonderful the conditions have been in the Larch Hills with the recent multi-day dump of snow

View of Shuswap Lake from the summit on the Four Corners tour, one of many beautiful skis available at Larch Hills ski area.
A happy Gullan Hansen, oldest participant in the Reino Keski-Salmi Loppet at 82 years, is greeted by her son Tom at the finish of her 17-kilometre race.

Larch Hills Ski Area alive with loppets, happy skiers

If you have never skied out to Town View make this the year to do it.

A happy Gullan Hansen, oldest participant in the Reino Keski-Salmi Loppet at 82 years, is greeted by her son Tom at the finish of her 17-kilometre race.

Success of ski events due to volunteers

It was a wonderful Christmastime in the Larch Hills with great tracks and welcoming moderate temperatures

Saying sayonara to the ski season

It wasn’t meant to be a four-hour outing but with a brilliant sunny, warm day, corn snow, excellent skis, and no deadline

Ski season not over yet

With this wet, ugly weather here in the valley, one may think the skiing in the Larch Hills is over.

Members of the Larch Hills ski team pose inside an igloo constructed at Frodo’s Bog.

Ski team gets taste of igloo building

What excitement on the hill on Saturday on Frodo’s Bog when Peter Mair and Hermann Bruns shared their knowledge of igloo building

Members of the Larch Hills ski team pose inside an igloo constructed at Frodo’s Bog.

Pirates take over Larch Hills

For some of the kids at the Pirate Loppet last Friday, this was only their third time on skis. For some it was their only

Eli Decker was the fourth Bantam Boys finisher at the first Okanagan Cup event in Revelstoke.

Fantastic days for skiing

What a brilliant Christmas holiday season at the Larch Hills!

Eli Decker was the fourth Bantam Boys finisher at the first Okanagan Cup event in Revelstoke.

Fantastic conditions, events

Spectacular conditions in the Larch Hills with this recent snowfall!

Grateful for early trail work

“Ignore the weather in town! We had a great time today in the misty woods and meadows!”

Skiers are pleased to see snow accumulating at the Larch Hills ski area.

Good base at Larch Hills

With the recent snowfall, combined with the previous rains, which were snow at higher elevation, we have a good base

Skiers are pleased to see snow accumulating at the Larch Hills ski area.
Craig Burns, Fred Green, Elaine Holmes and Randy Arsenault rehearse a song for the Leonard Cohen Tribute concert

Capturing essence of Cohen

Artists lend their voices to performing arts centre fundraiser.

Craig Burns, Fred Green, Elaine Holmes and Randy Arsenault rehearse a song for the Leonard Cohen Tribute concert
George Zorn and Keith Cox take snow measurements in the Larch Hills.

Water skiing, snow skiing and hiking

It was an opportunity which we couldn’t let pass. An April bid for the summit in the Larch Hills

George Zorn and Keith Cox take snow measurements in the Larch Hills.

A chance to remember Reino

It’s always good to factor in extra time when one is heading up to ski.

Larch Hills skiers shine in Ottawa races

At the Eastern Canadian Championships at the Nakkertok Ski Club in Ottawa, Larch Hills racers garnered a great number of podium finishes

Another fabulous loppet

“You can’t beat this!,” remarked my friend Vic as we were strapping on our poles to leave the chalet for a long ski on Monday

Magical Christmas break

What a wonderful Christmas break for skiers in the Larch Hills!

Time to think snow

I would like to report powder snow in the Larch Hills and trackset ski trails throughout…

Kudos for Midget event

We certainly had quite the cold spell early February but it didn’t affect the enthusiasm for the BC Midgets Championships