How do you choose ski touring boots? There’s so much that goes into them these days that it makes it hard to pick one from the crowd. To tell the truth, modern ski touring boots…
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, Rogers Pass: 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…
Swiss Couloir, Rogers Pass: 50 Degrees Of Gnar
Swiss Couloir, located in Rogers Pass, is a line I’ve been aching to check off my bucket list for close to a year now, ever since I first toured up the Rogers area in Rogers…