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David,

Thanks for the advice.  Do you have any details of the West Coast Trail -
any websites with any info?

I have the Lonely Planet guide which mentions it briefly.

Worth a trip?

Also: another reply warned me of La Nina and the possibility of a very
severe winter.  Do you know anything about this?

Alan.

David Crowe wrote in message ...
>As an avid vancouver hiker I can tell you that what falls as rain here in
>the city is snow up in the mountains.  Almost all the mountain trails are
>impassable from November until April however snowshoeing is rather popular.
>Your other option is to hike a low elevation trail like the famous West
>Coast Trail, it is available all year.
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>David Crowe
>
>Alan Sausse wrote in message <6vdtap$52q$1@barcode.tesco.net>...
>>I have been offered a very cheap flight to anywhere in Canada from London.
>>The price is �100 return (US$170, C$250) which is very very cheap indeed,
>as
>>I am sure you can see.  I have to take the flights between 11/1/99 and
>>10/2/99.
>>
>>I went to Vancouver in winter a few years ago and loved the place.  I'd
>like
>>to go back and one thing I'd really like to do is to explore some of the
>>country around Vancouver and/or Vancouver Island.
>>
>>Question 1: any suggestions as to where would be a good place to go?
>>Question 2: am I barking mad to want to go hiking in Canada in the middle
>of
>>winter?  I do know that the climate around Vancouver is fairly "British",
>>i.e. the winters aren't particularly cold (I wouldn't be going hiking in
>>Winnipeg in January) but that there's a lot of rainfall so it could be
dull
>>and damp even if I don't risk extreme cold.
>>
>>Has anyone had any similar experiences that they would like to share with
>>me?  I'd be very interested.
>>
>>If it really is a stupid idea then I'll just go skiing in Whistler for a
>>week.  It's a hard life, isn't it?
>>
>>If you are able to reply to me personally as well as by e-mail I would be
>>very grateful.
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>>AS.
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