After a week of torrential rain in the Interior BC, June 15th came by with a 6-hour weather window, suitable for mountain climbing. I felt it. Freddy felt it. Guillaume felt it. The summer solstice…
How To Choose Ski Touring Boots: Fit & Features
How do you pick the right ski touring boots? With so many options on the market, it can feel overwhelming to choose the perfect ski touring boots. The truth is, modern touring boots are engineering…
The Wapta Traverse: A Jaw-Dropping 6-Day Ski Tour
The Wapta Traverse, or Wapta, as we call it, is a multi-day hut-based ski-touring trip that crisscrosses the Continental Divide, dipping into two protected areas, Banff National Park and Yoho National Park. Sounds like fun,…
Sapphire Col Traverse: An Alpine High
The stars lined up. The clouds were sitting high in the skies, the avalanche hazard was known and the plan was set. We headed out in the rugged terrain of Rogers Pass to traverse the…
Skiing Avalanche Mountain, Rogers Pass: The Burn
After two and a half months of endless storm cycles burying the BC Interior region with snow, we finally got the lasting high-pressure system we deserved. Blue skies, sunshine and an all-time stable snowpack were…
Afton Southeast Couloir, East Variation: High Exposure
I was shuffling through the legendary ski-mountaineering guidebook, Rogers Pass: Bootpacks, Uptracks & Bushwhacks, when my gaze stopped on the Southeast Couloir of Mt Afton, specifically the east variation. I studied the pictures for ages….
Ski Touring Ghost Peak, Revelstoke: Counting Minutes
Ski touring Ghost Peak is not for the faint of heart. It’s a long day out in the further reaches of the Revelstoke backcountry, requiring high endurance and mental fortitude. Just my cup of tea….
McGill Shoulder Rogers Pass: Stiff Slabs and Bare Ice
The day after skiing the Womb, I convinced Cedrik to ski a Rogers Pass classic, Camp West, spanning from the McGill Shoulder, the southern arm of rugged Mt McGill. We mostly knew what was waiting…
Ski Touring Mt Macpherson: Glacial Day in The Womb
Ah, ski touring Mt MacPherson, the one peak that caught my eye when I first arrived in Revelstoke circa 2018. Topping out at 2427m, the summit fans out into a series of twisting gullies, steep…
Cougar Creek East, Rogers Pass: A Break in the Storm
Interior BC weather has been brewing something gnarly for the last three weeks. Finally, after three consecutive storm cycles, we got a break in the weather pattern. Blue skies and 60cm of fresh snow was…