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This cozy heli-accessed ski lodge in the Selkirks offers unforgettable adventure for all intermediate and advanced skiers looking for some adrenaline and abundant cold smoke powder. Explore the epic alpine terrain around the Selkirk Mountains and have fun on the challenging powdery slopes, considered some of the best in the world. Spend your evenings in a warm and comfortable Selkirk backcountry lodge offering world-class hospitality with an in-house chef, and use your days for guided adventures in deep snowpack!
Temperatures are ideal for low density cold smoke powder
Try out fantastic glade skiing at high altitudes
The snowpack frequently reaches up to 10 feet
Take a helicopter ride to the Selkirk mountains ski lodge and spend a week ski touring with an ACMG-certified guide on day trips from the hut. Make the most of your days by enjoying the diversity of the terrain, try out fantastic glade skiing at high altitudes or explore the more challenging alpine terrain with your guide. After a day of pure fun, relax in the very comfortable Selkirk Mountains ski lodge, hang out with friends and enjoy delicious meals prepared by a chef!
On Saturday morning, you’ll meet with your guides at 7 AM and head to the staging area. Then, it’s a helicopter ride to the Selkirk mountain lodge, where you’ll get situated and have a safety briefing before heading out for a day of ski touring in the area. With miles upon miles of terrain, this ski trip at Selkirk Lodge will provide you with a myriad objectives to explore over the coming week.
Be prepared to spend whole days out with the group. The guides will make every effort to accommodate each member, but also try to set a pace and choose objectives that work for the whole group. Try to make an effort to accommodate the group’s needs and be as organized and punctual as possible. It’s best if everyone can get out the door on time and have a smooth day on the slopes.
You will spend the next six days touring the surrounding backcountry terrain. Your days will be customized to match the skill level and objectives of your group. Depending on the objectives, your days may start earlier and end later, but they will generally look like this:
You’ll wake up at 7:30 AM, have breakfast and get ready. Gear up, go over safety considerations, put on your climbing skins, and climb above the hut to the agreed-upon location. You’ll explore new terrain or revisit favorite runs from previous outings. Depending on the group, you will ski between 1,100 and 1,500 meters per day. At 11 AM, you should be at the skiing location for the day, where you’ll spend the day shredding powder and stopping for lunch and breaks as needed. Your guide will plan each day according to the weather and avalanche conditions in the backcountry, as well as the group’s wishes and goals for the day.
As the sun starts to set around 5 PM, you’ll go back to your lodge for a gourmet dinner prepared by a professional chef. Depending on the lodge, you could steam in the sauna, do some yoga, or just warm up next to the fireplace while admiring the starry sky from the deck. Enjoy your favorite beverage, discuss goals for the next day, get to know your group, and retreat to your bedroom for some well-deserved rest.
After breakfast, pack up your gear and prepare for a helicopter ride back to the staging area, where your cars will be waiting. Say farewell to Selkirk, BC and head back to civilization.
57hours is committed to providing safe outdoor adventure experiences. We require all guides using our platform to have a COVID-19 safety plan and to make the details of that plan accessible to travelers. In most cases, group sizes will be reduced, guides will avoid overcrowded locations, and other safety measures will be met depending on the location and activity.
We also expect clients to respect local regulations and take measures to protect themselves, guides and the communities they’re travelling to. For more information on COVID-19 measures in BC, please refer to the Government of British Columbia website.
Please contact us if you have any questions or require further information. We are happy to provide you with the most up-to-date information!
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What’s not included:
In order to enjoy this guided backcountry adventure at the Selkirk Lodge, you need to have a very good level of fitness. You will be skinning for a few hours every day and skiing in variable terrain. You must be able to manage controlled descents in challenging conditions and have the stamina to ski tour for multiple days in a row. All participants should be very experienced on groomers and be able to carry a loaded daypack.
This adventure is reserved for solid intermediate to advanced skiers with previous experience in backcountry skiing. At a minimum, you should be capable and happy to ski up to 1100 m/day give or take. Ski runs will be on average of intermediate difficulty. This is hard to translate into ski resorts, but generally, this means that you are comfortable on all Black Diamond runs even if it means taking your time, and in a variety of conditions (icy, deep powder, breakable crust). There are also opportunities for days in the 1300-1500m range with plenty of pitches of advanced difficulty as well as steeper tree runs and rugged alpine snow conditions involving hard and sastrugi surfaces. Days are customized to the experience level of the group, but backcountry experience is necessary.
For those looking to take their first foray into backcountry skiing, there is plenty of terrain in the surrounding area to spend the day with a private guide and learn the fundamentals of backcountry skiing.
Snow safety gear (can be rented):
Ski touring gear (can be rented):
Glacier gear:
Personal Items:
Hut gear:
Please Note: All bedding, pillows and duvets are supplied by the lodge
Group Gear (supplied by the guides):
Packing note: Please pack in small bags. Your luggage (excluding daypack and skis) should easily fit into a 40L duffle. Please avoid bringing excessive baggage by taking a look at the gear list. Please do not pack in hard sided or rolling suitcases. Please leave your ski bags (if you have them) in your car.
All mandatory gear can be rented if you don’t have your own. You can rent:
Ski rental locations are in Revelstoke and should be picked up the night prior to your outing. If you need to rent gear, let us know and we can help make arrangements.
Group sizes and pricing:
Min. age requirements:
If you plan to ski with anyone under the age of 18, please contact us prior to booking to make arrangements.
To get to Revelstoke, you can fly into Kelowna International Airport which is 2.5 hours away. From there, you can rent a car or take a bus to Revelstoke. Another option is to fly into Calgary International Airport which is 4.5 hours away. You can rent a car, take a bus or opt for a private transfer from the airport to your accommodation in Revelstoke. You will need to make your own way to the staging area, where you will meet your backcountry guide and head to the Selkirk Lodge.
You will meet your guide at the staging area at 7:30 am on the first day of your trip. The staging area is at the Jumping Creek Water Bottling Plant on the Jumping Creek Forest Service Road, about 45 km east of Revelstoke. From there, a helicopter will transport you to the Selkirk Lodge.
When in British Columbia, make sure to check out other backcountry lodges for amazing powder getaways!
Secure your spot for the following season with a 10% deposit! This tour gets sold out very quickly, but with early-bird booking, you’ll be the first one to know. Pick the month that suits you best and we’ll let you know once the dates are live—don’t risk missing out on your bucket list adventure!
For regular dates, a 50% deposit to secure your place is due upon booking. Once your guide confirms your booking, your trip departure is guaranteed. Final payments are due 120 days before your trip starts.
If you need to cancel a reservation, please do so in writing (best by e-mail). Once your booking is confirmed, you and Sawback Alpine Adventures enter into financial obligations and they cannot refund payments or release you from your contractual obligations. Therefore, it is highly recommended buying cancellation insurance to cover your losses for the case that you can’t participate or have to interrupt your trip “for any reason”.
Sawback Alpine Adventures do reserve the right to change guides, particular lodging or the itinerary or venue should unforeseen circumstances (guide sickness, hut or route closing etc.) force them to do so or should the physical condition of the participants, weather or mountain conditions make a continuation as planned too risky. Sawback Alpine Adventures will not be deemed to be in default for any delay or failure to perform their obligations under this agreement resulting from acts of God, the elements, war, acts of government, civil or military authorities, natural calamities, catastrophe, fire, flood, accidents, epidemics, shortage of transportation, or any other like events beyond our reasonable control.