Remote Northwestern British Columbia Ski Mountaineering and the Burnie Glacier Chalet

Climb to the peaks and carve your turns through endless miles of untouched powder snow in vast, remote wilderness ski terrain: that's ski mountaineering! In this land, there is no lack of snow, and trail-breaking is part of the exhilirating experience: there is rarely anyone else around. We guide trips that traverse such out-of-this-world places as the Stikine Icecap or the Frankmackie Icefield between Bell II and Hyder, Alaska. And we are also happy to take you on a day trip based in the beautiful Bulkley Valley, around Smithers, in northern British Columbia, Canada.

• Transfer your ski-lift technique to the steep and deep. The coastal mountain ranges of northwestern British Columbia rate alongside some of the great mountain ranges of the planet. The length and steepness of backcountry ski runs are second to none, yet crowds are non-existent and there is plenty of wildlife.
• Try the great King Louis run down the front of Hudson Bay Mountain in the beautiful Bulkley Valley - 1800 vertical metres at a constant 34 degrees, from peak to pavement in Glacier Gulch.
• The spring snow is magnificent in the Howson Range, where large glaciers loom above deep forests of hemlock and fir. And you can ski with more abandon, knowing that there is a wonderful warm ski hut at the bottom of the runs. The backcountry ski season season lasts from December through to the end of May here, and the hospitality is warm throughout.

You should be an advanced skier in reasonable shape to ski in our mountains. Guided backcountry ski trips range from one-day adventures anywhere in northwestern BC to three-week expeditions in places like the St. Elias Mountains. Ski trips based at the Burnie Glacier Chalet are a full week: Sunday to Sunday.