Powder should not exist in a Rain Forest and time travel is impossible. My how one’s perception can change with a visit to Mount Cain on Vancouver Island where the impossible is true and time stands still.
We all know that T-bars are out of favour, especially for boarders, and resorts have gotten rid of them? [...]
Fernie Trails and Ski Touring Club has operated the Thunder Meadows Cabin for the past 20 years. The cabin is located in the Lizard Range nested between Fernie Alpine Resort and Island Lake Lodge. The terrain is intermediate to advanced with substantial avalanche potential.
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We offer backcountry adventures in both Summer and Winter. Skiers and snowboarders find challenging runs in famous Selkirk powder. Hikers and mountaineers have opportunities to cross glaciers and climb an exciting selection of 9000’ to nearly 11,000’ peaks including Mt. Iconoclast, one of the highest in the Selkirks.
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Ice Creek Lodge is a backcountry ski and back country snowboard paradise located 60 kilometers northwest of Nelson, BC in the Southern Selkirk Mountain Range. The cozy and newly furnished timber-frame lodge is located just outside the western boundary of Valhalla Provincial Park, perched mid-mountain at an elevation of 6100 feet, 1850m.
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Amiskwi is a self-guided and self-catered lodge on the Yoho National Park boundary at 2,104 metres (6,900 feet). Spectacular scenery surrounds your hiking, skiing and snowboarding. The lodge has a fully equipped kitchen, wood heat, solar lights, and two indoor composting toilets. The wood fired sauna heats the water for two showers. Four upstairs rooms [...]
Battle Abbey offers exceptional Selkirk Mountain skiing right out the front door. The lodge is perched at 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) in the headwaters of Butters Creek. Below the lodge is 660 metres of exciting tree skiing leading to the valley floor. Above, endless alpine and glaciated bowls await. This eclectic, comfortable lodge offers all [...]
Al & Marion Schaffer’s Blanket Glacier Chalet, based in the snowy Monashee Mountains, offers the novice and more experienced backcountry skier quick and safe access to runs in the trees, on long glaciers and day tours. Our environmentally friendly three-storey, A-frame chalet, with shower and spacious sauna, offers a great base for economical ski weeks. [...]
What’s different about Burnie Glacier Chalet? Being the most northwest of all lodges in B.C, big stable snow packs are the norm from December to May. The terrain appeals to stronger skiers with many demanding, glaciated lines, rugged peaks and excellent tree skiing for stormy days. Introductory courses, advanced avalanche training and professional courses are [...]
Callaghan Country is a wilderness adventure playground in B.C.’s southern Coast Mountains - just 1.5 hours from Vancouver and only 25 minutes from Whistler - with ski touring, groomed XC skiing, snowshoeing, dogsledding and tobogganing. Stay at Callaghan Lodge (1,370 m, 4,500 ft.), an easy-access inn boasting spectacular scenery, epic snow, comfortable lodging, delicious meals [...]
Mainly catering to groups and clubs, Campbell Icefield Chalet offers great ski touring from 1,400 metres (4,500 ft) to a max of 3,300 metres (10,800 ft), with a longest run more than 1,500 vertical metres! Average settled snow base varies from 2.5 to 4 meters at the lodge with up to 5.5 meters on some [...]
