The Alpine Club of Canada (ACC) has officially announced plans for a new state-of-the-art backcountry hut in Mount Robson Provincial Park, marking a major milestone in a project over 20 years in the making.
Read more New Alpine Hut Coming to Mount Robson
After weeks of stable conditions across much of western Canada, a significant shift in avalanche danger is underway. Avalanche Canada is warning backcountry users that new snowfall is accumulating over weak, persistent layers, creating dangerous and highly unpredictable conditions. With this sudden change, now is the time to adjust your approach and step back from …
Read more Avalanche Risk Rising – Time to Step Back and Adapt Your Mindset
A night in the backcountry can be unexpected – accidents happen. In the controlled environment of a ski resort, patrol is just a phone call away. But in the backcountry, where conditions are unpredictable and help is far from immediate, the difference between an inconvenient delay and a survival situation comes down to preparation—and the …
Read more A Night in the Backcountry
The 2025 Natural Selection Tour is kicking off its inaugural round with an electrifying Duel matchup in the pristine backcountry of the Callaghan Valley, just outside Whistler.
Read more Natural Selection Tour Heads to Whistler for Epic Duel Matchup
It was only a matter of time before someone asked the inevitable: "Can we make skiing uphill even easier with electric skis?
Read more Are We Ready for Electric Skis in the Backcountry?
For the first time, the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides Ski Guiding Manual is available to the public for purchase.
Read more New ACMG Ski Guiding Manual Available to Public
The Alpine Club of Canada (ACA) is offering a skiing experience in Rogers Pass that's normally reserved for heli-accessed lodges!
Read more Rogers Pass Powder Camps
@TisTheSkison had an epic trip to the Bill Putnam Hut at Fairy Meadows for a first descent and steep powder skiing. @TisTheSkison commented, “After Cam (one of the owners of Paradise Skis) won the ACC lottery, we rallied the troops for an epic adventure! This video showcases the lines that we skied and shows the …
Read more A First Descent & Steep Powder Skiing
The shuttle is available to backcountry tourers and nordic skiers for an early morning start at Callaghan's renowned high elevation skiing.
Read more Callaghan Lake Backcountry Snowshuttle
Enjoy this 7min film detailing the life and times of Abbot Pass Hut, narrated by Chic Scott, with some extraordinary images from The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies.
Read more The Life and Times of the Abbot Pass Hut
The hut had to be removed this past spring when it became unsafe due to climate-change-induced site erosion.
Read more Plans announced to replace the Abbot Pass Hut
In Glacier National Park, crevasses remain open, or only thinly bridged, in many areas where they are not typically a major concern by this time of year.
Read more Low snow – High Crevasse consequences
