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The Icefall Traverse

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By Conor Hurley ACMG ski guide Arctos Guides Director/Lead Guide The Icefall Traverse is one of the only hut to hut traverses in Canada. It starts via helicopter out of Donald, BC and finishes at the Rostrum cabin or Icefall Brook with…

BC Backcountry Lodge Review

A candid BC Backcountry Ski Touring lodge review. Over the years, I’ve had the pleasure of working at numerous backcountry ski touring lodges in British Columbia.  This BC backcountry lodge review aims to give you an idea of the terrain,…

Backcountry Ski Lofoten

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Backcountry Ski Lofoten The Fiskund takes skiers through the fjords to explore the Lofoten Mountains. Imagine a place where an archipelago of glacially chiseled islands protrude into the aqua marine waters of the North Atlantic.…

Castor Peak Ski Tour

Castor Peak Ski Tour We routinely do the Castor Peak ski  tour as part of our Golden Backcountry Camps Climbing Castor Peak above Saphire Col, Rogers Pass, Glacier National Park, BC From the Asulkan Parking lot, its approximately…

Cathedral Peak Ski Tour

Ski Mountaineering in the Canadian Rockies The Cathedral Peak ski tour is a great objective on our Golden Backcountry Ski Camps Looking down the Ascent Couloir Cathedral Peak is a classic Canadian Rockies Ski and Splitboard Objective A…
Rogers pass backcountry skiing, Youngs Peak traverse

Youngs Peak Traverse

Youngs Peak Traverse is definitely on the menu for our Golden Backcountry Ski Camps.   Cresting the Illecilliweat Glacier, Rogers Pass , Glacier National Park, BC The Youngs Peak Traverse is a Rogers Pass classic. The ~1750m…

Hilda Hut Backcountry Lodge

Hilda Peak The Hilda Hut backcountry lodge is a comfortable lodge with great skiing. Hilda Hut Backcountry Lodge has multiple drainages, multiple aspects and a nice variety of trees, avalanche paths and alpine terrain. There…

Wisdom Tooth Ski Tour Kicking Horse Slackcountry

Wisdom Tooth Ski Tour Kicking Horse Slackcountry  Steep couloirs and open powder shots define the Dogtooth Range.  The Wisdom Tooth Ski Tour Kicking Horse Slackcountry is a great tour we can do as part of our Golden…

Lilly-Dome Traverse Ski Tour

Lilly-Dome Traverse Ski Tour The Lilly-Dome Traverse Ski Tour is a classic Rogers Pass ski tour.  Ski touring up the Lilly Glacier, bootpacking up the Dome Notch and skiing the Dome Glacier makes for a great day of backcountry skiing in…

Canadian Rockies Backcountry Basecamp

In early March, we set up a Canadian Rockies Backcountry Basecamp. A Canadian Rockies Backcountry Basecamp is a great way to explore remote backcountry skiing.  During a period of good stability, we eased over to a quiet part of the…