Trip Reports

Recent Trip Reports

Every year we run dozens of incredible trips across western Canada and beyond. Here's a list of trip reports, complete with photos, for you to browse through.
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Fall 2022 Newsletter

Our 2023 newsletter has some stories, an intro to our new office manager, a brief message from Tom, a rundown of our upcoming trips and 2024 lodge trip availability, and an invitation to visit us at the Banff Film Festival!

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2020 Burnie Glacier Chalet

Jan 11-18, 2020

Like last January we had incredible snow conditions: deep light Selkirk powder, and first tracks in the truest sense: being the first group on an regular ski program at Selkirk this season, most of the runs we did hadn’t been skied yet this winter!

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Selkirk Lodge

Jan 11-18, 2020

Like last January we had incredible snow conditions: deep light Selkirk powder, and first tracks in the truest sense: being the first group on an regular ski program at Selkirk this season, most of the runs we did hadn’t been skied yet this winter!

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Valhalla Lodge

March 8-15, 2020

It was a blissful week in paradise. With no internet connection for the majority of the week we were unaware that the world was rapidly falling apart …

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Rembrandt Ski & Sail Slideshow and Photos

May 2019

This was our first of two Ski & Sails this past May, 2019. We had really calm weather this week, with cloud bands that made travel interesting but never impossible. It’s hard to beat the day we toured up into Tinayrebukta, my favourite little fjord. Or the traverse across the peninsula into Ny-Ålesund, a tiny research outpost at 79 degrees north, on the south side of Kongsfjord.

Skiing back down to the sailboat at the end of a day of ski touring on Svalbard

Svalbard Ski & Sail

May 2019

This spring I ran another two Ski and Sail weeks in the arctic archipelago of Svalbard: the first on the s/v Rembrandt van Rijn, the second on the s/v Noorderlicht, both traditional gaff-rigged schooners and perfect for exploring the coastal fjords of Spitzbergen.

Jeff Wexler dropping into a couloir at the top of Perfect Peak

Sorcerer Trip

April 20-27, 2019

For spring skiing it does not get better than Sorcerer Lodge. While it’s at the top of my list of recommendations for people to head to extend their ski touring season, it’s also one of the best places for high alpine ski mountaineering anywhere, and the end of April is the perfect window. With a great snowpack and no interruptions from heliskiing (the heliski season ends the first week of April) I’ve had consistently excellent experiences with Sorcerer in the last week of April and this was no exception.

Bow Glacier's Ice Cave made for an interesting diversion during our 2019 Bow Yoho ski traverse

Bow Yoho Traverse

April 1-7, 2019

The Bow Yoho traverse has in recent years become our most popular trip, and for good reason. This hut to hut traverse takes you through some of the most spectacular scenery and is an excellent variation on the Wapta traverse with superb, varied skiing.

Burnie Glacier Chalet looking down at Burnie Lake ski touring

Burnie Glacier

March 8-15, 2019

This was the second of my three weeks of ski touring at Burnie in 2019. Burnie is one of my favourite lodges — and one of my favourite places to be period.

Dennis up to his armpits in powder at Mt. Carlyle Lodge

Mount Carlyle Lodge

Feb 24-Mar 3, 2019

Mt. Carlyle Lodge in the southern Selkirks is a beautiful lodge surrounded by great ski terrain. I spent a week there this past winter with a group of regulars from Vancouver.

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Burnie Glacier

Jan 25-Feb 1, 2019

Here’s a selection of photos from this year’s January trip. We were actually able to complete the seldom-done Polemic Pass circuit, which might have been the earliest it’s ever been done successfully. We also made it to the top of Middle Solitaire, Loft Peak and Solitaire Ski peak and skied off the back side of Tom George. So even in January there’s much to be done with the right group and the right conditions — but the same can be said about any other month of the year!

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Ice Climbing in Field

Dec 28-Jan 1, 2018

This winter I got to take out three of my favourite kids ice climbing: Ruth, Rohan and Slade. Here’s a collection of photos of our adventures together!