Beyond Our Peak

Backcountry winter camping requires specialized gear optimized for use in cold temperatures and capable of withstanding the worst of winter storms. Here’s an example. In 2018, I decided to winter camp in -25C weather with a three-season tent and an uninsulated sleeping pad designed for summer backpacking. The plan was destined to fail. 10 cm of snow carpeted the inside of my tent within 2… Read More The post Backcountry Winter Camping Gear For Alpine Touring appeared first on Beyond […]

Rogers Pass of Glacier National Park is synonymous with long days of steep face skiing, rugged uptracking and, of course, couloir skiing. For those unacquainted with the feature, what’s a couloir? According to CSAC, “A couloir is a steep and narrow vertical gully on a mountainside, typically with rocky sides. These are often used as climbing and steep skiing routes”. There you go! Rogers Pass… Read More The post Best Couloir Skiing In Rogers Pass For All Skill Levels appeared […]

For some mysterious reason, it took me 5 years to get up to Lookout Col. I’ve come close to it on my way to the Illecillewaet Glacier but never climbed its steep moraine until now. Lookout Col is an ultra-scenic day trip away from the well-maintained parking lot at its trailhead. While skiing the north moraines below the col is a wonderful plan, we opted… Read More The post Lookout Col: The Scenic Way To The Ravens appeared first on […]

When it comes to multi-day camping expeditions, the Bostock To Revelstoke Traverse is a forgotten gem of the Northern Selkirk Mountains. Spanning 91km between two scenic parks, Glacier National Park and Mt Revelstoke National Park, the route connects the Bostock Trailhead to the Meadows in the Sky Parkway, totalling a hair-raising 7000m of vertical gain over 5-7 days. The route follows the height of land… Read More The post Bostock To Revelstoke Traverse: A Forgotten Selkirk High Route appeared first […]

Ski guides don’t usually talk about getting caught in an avalanche. After all, their livelihood depends on managing clients through avalanche terrain, travelling safely, and avoiding avalanche incidents. Most simply brush it off but never forget about it. Well, I intend to change that. The reality is that we make heavy use of our beautiful, but dangerous backcountry terrain. Given our increased exposure to the… Read More The post Getting Caught In An Avalanche: A Wild Ride appeared first on […]