You’re never too old for LEGO building! Our annual Big Kids LEGO Building Competition is back on Tuesday, December 5. This year’s theme is “Build Your Dream Backcountry Hut (or Campsite)”, so start thinking about what you’d like to see in your own hut! There are only 25 spots for competitors so preregistration is encouraged. […][...]
A couple weeks ago we took a look at how the UBC Varsity Outdoor Club built their cabin in Whistler before it was taken over by the AMS. We’re continuing our look at the VOC this week with the construction of the Brew Huts. Following the student referendum in 1980 that awarded the UBC-VOC $30,000 […][...]
For almost 50 years the Himmelsbach Hut has sat perched near Russet Lake at the head of Singing Pass. The hut was built by the British Columbia Mountaineering Club (BCMC) and named after carpenter and long-time Whistler local Werner Himmelsbach. Construction of the hut was scheduled in September 1967. Dick Chambers, a member of the […][...]