Kootenay Backcountry Skiing

Ski The Kootenays

We offer guided small group Kootenay Backcountry skiing / splitboarding. We can facilitate single or multi-day bookings for your guided ski tours.

Nelson / Whitewater Backcountry

Experience Kootenay backcountry skiing and splitboarding in the Whitewater Backcountry.

Our ACMG guided ski tours will show you the best terrain around Nelson.

Kootenay Pass Backcountry

If you’d like to ski tour in Kootenay Pass. Our experienced guides will deliver the Kootenay Pass backcountry ski / splitboard experience you seek.

Discover a truly unique trip for you and your friends with private ACMG guide.

Sample the deep powder snow for which the West Kootenays are known. From December through April, the Kootenays deliver consistent powder skiing and ski touring.

Our ski tours take place in:

Kootenay Pass

Whitewater Backcountry and West Arm Provincial Park

Valhalla Provincial Park

Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park

Remote areas in the Selkirk and Purcell Mountains

Guided ski touring in the Kootenays.

Classic Descents: Classified

Trip Length: one day

Vertical: 1000m – unlimited. Three to five runs

Terrain: Below treeline to alpine, open slopes, glades, chutes, pillows, powder.

Season: Early December – early April

Max. Guest to Guide Ratio: 5:1

Certified Guides: ACMG ski guides who are expert riders. Our guides have extensive local knowledge of the terrain and snowpack. They are stoked to ski tour with you while delivering safe, fun day in the mountains.

Backcountry Skiing and Splitboarding in the Kootenays

Kootenay ski touring: Here’s what our guests have to say:

Check out this link for a trip report from December 2018: Teton Gravity Trip Report December 2018

In April 2018, Louise and Dana came and visited, here’s an account of their trip in Backcountry Magazine: Backcountry Magazine April 2018 Trip

Remote backcountry access ski/split-board touring allows us explore zones where you’ll seldom see a track. Within a short drive, there are numerous areas where we can take guests seeking another level of adventure.