STS Couloir is an absolute beast of a run… and a notorious one at that. Nestled in the north face of Cheops Mountain (2581m) near the headwaters of Connaught Creek, the route offers 700 meters…
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Balu Pass, Rogers Pass: Old Faithful Ski Tour
Balu Pass is an ultra-popular ski tour that does live up to its hype. It delivers stunning views of the Connaught Valley and Cougar Valley, offers some cruisy skiing and is relatively straightforward, making it…
Catamount Peak East Face: An All-Time Descent
The east face of Catamount Peak is a Rogers Pass steep skiing classic. The absolutely massive face offers a sustained 40-50° descent that lasts for more than 400m. Don’t let those numbers intimidate you, it…
Video Peak North Face: Exploring New Territory
If you’ve been to Rogers Pass, you’re probably familiar with Video Peak and its hugely popular route down the SE face. To change things up a little, we decided on skiing down the Video Peak…
Teddy Bear Trees: Storms And Avalanche Closures
Teddy Bear Trees, located in Rogers Pass (Glacier National Park), offers an excellent continuous descent that weaves through sparse trees, mature timber and open clearings. If you can handle being exposed to the Grizzly Slidepath…
Rogers Pass Top Runs: Best Bang-For-Your-Buck
For those that are unfamiliar with the area, Rogers Pass is THE Canadian ski touring mecca, harbouring some of the best runs in North America. Well-known for its huge snowfall and truly wild terrain, its…
Jupiter Traverse: An Exhilarating Ski-Mo Epic
The Jupiter Traverse is known throughout the Canadian ski touring community as the ultimate ski-mountaineering classic of Rogers Pass. The traverse crosses the three summits of Mt Jupiter: Castor Peak (2886m), Pollux Peak (2777m), Leda…
Avalanche NW Couloir: The Definition of Steep
It’s steep, it’s sustained, it’s gnarly… it’s the Avalanche NW Couloir. Otherwise known as the “Vent Shaft”, this ski-mountaineering classic is a beast of a line that requires crossing a deep bergschrund, scaling a 50°+…
Cougar Creek West, Rogers Pass: One For The Books
Cougar Creek West, located in the Loop Brook area, wasn’t really on my radar until a few days before we completed the route. Accessed through a SE-facing couloir nestled between Ross Peak (2331m) and Mt…
Sifton South Couloir: The Risky Plan C
The Sifton South Couloir, or rather our “creative” variation on the ski-mountaineering classic, is a hell of a spicy line. To say the truth, it was our backup of backups, our plan C, after an…