At the foot of Mt Macpherson in the Monashee Mountains, Burnt Knob is a fantastic run for featured below treeline skiing. Located just west of Revelstoke along Highway 23S, the route is conveniently accessed using…
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Greely Trees, Revelstoke: Slackcountry Tree Skiing At Its Best
Greely Trees is a fantastic old-growth forest, offering some of the best natural tree skiing close to Revelstoke Mountain Resort. Accessed using the resort’s lift system, this magical area lies just NE of Greely Bowl’s…
Ski Touring In Revelstoke, BC: A Backcountry Skiing Mecca
For the past seven years, I’ve called Revelstoke, BC, home – a place that, alongside nearby Rogers Pass just 70 km to the east, stands as a true backcountry skiing mecca. Nestled in British Columbia’s…
Ski Touring In Rogers Pass, BC: All You Need To Know
I’ve been ski touring in Rogers Pass (Glacier National Park, BC) for the last seven years, and I still have a few routes to check off my bucket list. Rogers Pass is known within the…
Bostock To Revelstoke Traverse: A Forgotten Selkirk High Route
Regarding 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…
McCrae Peak Backcountry Skiing: Wanderlust on Snow
I had just bought a new 4-season tent and I was dying to try it out in the alpine. And so, I turned to Google Earth for some ideas and the gears started turning. With…
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…
Douglas Sproul: A Cartographer’s Spiritual Journey
Author, publisher, and now cartographer, Douglas Sproul is the mastermind without a filter behind the best-selling ski touring guidebook, Rogers Pass: Uptracks, Bootpacks & Bushwhacks, as well as the associated map. Publishing his first book…
Highway Bowl, Revelstoke Mountain Resort: Chasing Big Lines
The North Pacific storms had passed Revelstoke and were well on their way to the southern Alberta Rockies, dumping more than 60cm over three days in Revelstoke. Eager to ski the deep stuff, Georges, Max,…
Joss Mountain, Monashees: Seeking The Halloween Powder
Adventurers at heart, Iannick Cyr-Michaud and I drove up a busy forestry road in search of more early-season Halloween powder. This time, we were looking for the perfect snow around Joss Mountain, located in the…