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Backcountry Hut Ski Tour

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This new backcountry lodge offers exciting ski touring and ski mountaineering possibilities. Backcountry huts are the ultimate in a ski touring holiday. They offer the best powder snow that British Columbia has, based from a remote mountain hut.

Icefall Lodge offers the longest ski touring runs and highest peaks that you can ski tour from any hut in BC. In addition it can access some of the largest glaciers in BC. A 10 minute ski tour gets you into the alpine and in 45 minutes from the lodge you can be skiing on the glacier. Not only does this area offer great alpine ski touring, but there are long tree runs for those snowy days.

The 15 minute helicopter ride takes your group and supplies into the lodge for the week. The large area, over 200 square km, ensures that you will have plenty of terrain to choose from. The remote location, which borders on Banff National Park, ensures that there will be no crowds. Icefall Lodge is located on the western side of the great divide and receives massive amounts of snowfall and a long ski season. Evidence of this is seen in the large glaciers surrounding the area.

After a day of power skiing there is the warm lodge and gourmet food waiting for you. The lodge is comfortable but does not have many modern conveniences such as running water and electricity. There is an indoor pee toilet and a shower. The lodge has a wood stove to relax by and to dry out gear. There is also a sauna to take the chill off of the day. The remote aspect of a hut based trip ensures a unique atmosphere in the lodge. You will be sharing the lodge, far from civilization, with only a small group of friends.
AMENITIES & SERVICES
Property Amenities
Restaurant Business Center Steam Room
Bar Internet Connection Wheelchair Accessible
Room Service Conference Facilities Animal Friendly
Laundry Service Swimming Pool Concierge Desk
Storage Areas Gym Travel Desk
Car Park Sauna  
Additional: Gourmet cooking included in the trip. Alcohol is not included


Meal Options
Non-Veg (all) Vegetarian Organic
Non-Veg (fish/chicken) Vegan Ayurvedic
Diabetic Low Salt Low Fat/Cholesterol
Kosher Hindu Muslim
Additional This is a remote backcountry lodge that you will share with a small group of friends. It has a small waterfall out the back door and views of glaciers out the front.
ACTIVITIES & SKILLS
Required Skill Level   Experienced
Required Equipment Optional
Our Certificatons   All ski touring trips are guided by certified mountain guides or ski guides. Certification is through the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides ACMG or the International Federation of Mountain Guides Association IFMGA.

Ski & Snowboard Styles
FreeStyle Boarding Cross-country Skiing Alpine Skiing
FreeRide Boarding Telemark Skiing Carve Skiing
FreeCarve Boarding FreeStyle Skiing Speed Skiing
Kite Snowboarding Ski Jumping Heli/Cat
Off Piste HalfPipe  
Additional: Ski touring and ski mountaineering

PRICING & CONDITIONS
Starting Price  
$1600.00 per Person/Package
Season Availability    December to May
Policies & Conditions    A waiver must be signed to participate on the trip. A non refundable deposit of half the trip price is required to book the trip. See the web page for further details.
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HOLIDAY OVERVIEW
Activities Cross-country Skiing, Mountaineering, Skiing
City Golden
State British Columbia
Country Canada
Duration at least 8 days
Group Size 5 to 12 people
Accommodation    Chalet
Meals All Meals
Flights Not Included
Airport Transfer    Not Included
Local Transport    Not Included
Insurance Not Included
Season December to May
Start Price   $1600.00 per Person/Package
LINKED AREAS & SERVICES
Purcell & Selkirk Mountains of the West ...
Rogers Pass, Selkirk Mountains
Bugaboo Alpine Adventures
Icefall Lodge
 PICTURES
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The Portal. This north facing run offers sheltered powder and is a short ski tour from the lodge
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This run from the summit of Mount Kimmel (10,300 feet) to Icefall Brook (3400 feet) offers one of the longest ski runs on the continent. Don't forget that you have to ski tour back up.
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The sun doesn't always shine. When it snows, the tree skiing is at its best. Icefall Lodge has many tree runs to choose from.
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Icefall Lodge offers large areas of glacier skiing. These provide wide open slopes and spectacular scenery. The glaciers also allow a longer ski touring season, and better snow at higher elevations.
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