The McGill Main Chutes, located on the aptly named McGill Shoulder, is an absolute gem of the Bostock Area within Rogers Pass. If you can spare the energy for a 1200m climb, the descent down…
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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…
Grizzly Trees, Rogers Pass: Easy Access Powder Turns
Grizzly Trees, located in Rogers Pass of Glacier National Park, is an incredible naturally gladed area, a mere 1.5km from the Rogers Pass Discovery Center (RPDC). From treeline skiing to pillow smashing, it’s got it…
Skiing Avalanche Crest: Rogers Pass’ Top Run?
Skiing Avalanche Crest is quite simply a treat. Some may even argue it’s the top run at Rogers Pass. In fact, many do: it’s one of the most popular ski tours in Glacier National Park….
Begbie Shoulder: Skiing A Revelstoke Classic
Spanning from the summit of Mt Begbie, Revelstoke’s iconic peak, the Begbie Shoulder sports some of the town’s finest powder skiing through magical old-growth forest and steep, featured chutes. This gem of a ski touring…
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…
Grizzly Couloir, Rogers Pass: 3-Day Couloir Marathon
What could one do with three days off? There’s a myriad of possibilities but I was already set on a goal. A couloir marathon of course. Three famous Rogers Pass couloirs in three days. To…
Highway Bowl Revelstoke: 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 here. Eager to ski the deep stuff, Georges, Max and…
Skiing Rogers Peak on Halloween – Rogers Pass
I woke up one morning with an idea… a rather stupid idea, an overnight ski touring trip at Rogers Pass in Glacier National Park with one goal: skiing Rogers Peak before Halloween. It takes a…
Kokanee Bowl, Radar Bowl: Unreal Lift-Accessed Ski Touring
What a day spent in the Revelstoke, BC backcountry exploring Kokanee Bowl (to the east) and Radar Bowl (to the west). Splitboarder-extraordinaire Laurent (@laurent.saulnier), legendary photographer Phil (Phil B Lester Photography) and I went out…