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Head to Revelstoke and learn how to make your adventures and life more eco-friendly! Learn all about greener options for travel, a mostly 100-mile diet, and carbon footprints as you explore the endless opportunities and feel the adrenaline on some of the best slopes in the world. Revelstoke wilderness offers a myriad of breathtaking and challenging slopes, couloirs, and glades. After you’re all skied out for the day, head back, relax and see how you can make the world a better place.
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Fly into Kelowna and meet your guide Greg Hill. Greg will pick you up in an electric car and your green adventure will begin! Drive for 2 hours to Revelstoke where you’ll be dropped off at your accommodation which will be organized with your guide. Relax and get acquainted with Revelstoke. Your guide will help with your meal, one mostly sourced from within 100 miles and get ready for some ski touring. Also if you haven’t already, you can fill out a Carbon Calculator and see where you are at with your carbon emissions!
P.S. If you’ve always wondered what it’s like to drive an electric car, you can rent one on Turo.com and explore the area over the next few days! Your guide will explain how it works, where you can charge it, and give you some tips and tricks.
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Your guide and environmentalist Greg will pick you up in the morning and take you (electrically) to the historic Rogers Pass. After an hour of avalanche training, it’s time to get skinning! Hours of informal conversation on the environment and adventure will bring you to the top of an untracked run of the best powder skiing you have ever experienced. Spend the day searching for more deep powder and head home. Head back to your accommodations and relax in the hot tub. After local appetizers, Greg will present on “5 ways to lower your carbon footprint”, followed by dinner where this conversation can continue.
Ascent: 1000+ m
Descent: 1000+ m
Max elevation: 2400 m
Hiking: 7-15 km | 4-9 mi
Driving: 150 km | 90 mi
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Head deep into the Monashee Mountains or another spectacular range in the area and ski amongst massive old-growth trees and up into the alpine. By skiing the incredible snowy slopes, you will notice the Columbia river coursing below and the Revelstoke Dam creating the renewable electricity powering this adventure in so many ways. Enjoy a relaxing evening eating a meal from locally sourced ingredients and reminiscing about the day.
Ascent: 1000+ m
Descent: 1000 +m
Max elevation: 2400 m
Hiking: 7-15 km | 4-9 mi
Driving: 20 km | 12 mi
Electric Snowmobiling: 30 km | 18 mi
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Return to Rogers Pass for some more fantastic skiing! Skin and hike your way to a summit, pull your skins and ski. Once you feel all skied-out for the day, head back to town and eat at Woolsey Creek. Over the dinner you will calculate the carbon footprint of this vacation and then explore and discuss possible offsets with Greg.
Ascent: 1000+ m
Descent: 1000+ m
Max elevation: 2400 m
Hiking: 7-15 km | 4-9 mi
Driving: 20 km | 12 mi
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All great things come to an end, but we’re sure you’ll come back as soon as possible! Ideally, you’ll leave satisfied with your skiing and armed with new knowledge to live a greener and better life.
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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 Revelstoke, BC, please refer to Revelstoke’s official 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 you get in this adventure:
- An experienced, certified ski guide with extensive knowledge of the area
- Three full days of backcountry ski touring
- Presentation on 5 ways to lower your footprint and guided help on lowering your personal footprint
What’s not included:
- Technical backcountry ski touring equipment
- Transportation to and from Revelstoke
- Accommodations at the Explorers Society Hotel
- Dinner during your adventure
- Food and snacks during your time on the slopes
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In order to enjoy this backcountry adventure, you need to have a moderate level of fitness. You will be on your feet for a full day. While there is terrain for all skill levels in Revelstoke, you will need to manage controlled descents in variable conditions. All participants should feel comfortable on challenging blue or black-level resort runs and be able to carry a loaded daypack while skinning up variable degrees of terrain.
For the enjoyment and safety of everyone involved, participants must be approved to participate in advanced backcountry skiing tours either through a previous trip with the guiding service or through recommendations.
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Backcountry skiing isn’t just for pros looking for the ultimate thrill ride, it’s also beginner-friendly, meaning anyone with challenging blue or black-level resort experience can have fun in the backcountry. If you’ve never backcountry skied before, heading out with a guide is your best bet. They’ll take care of the planning, introduce you to the basics, like skinning uphill, and teach you how to manage the terrain. They also have the experience and avalanche training to keep you safe.
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For technical backcountry ski touring gear, you will need to bring:
- Alpine touring skis, telemark skis or splitboard with skins (can be rented)
- Touring boots and poles (can be rented)
- Avalanche safety equipment (can be rented):
- Digital, 3-antenna avalanche transceiver or beacon
- Lightweight snow shovel
- Avalanche probe
For personal items, we recommend bringing:
- Helmet
- Sunglasses or ski goggles
- Gloves and hat
- Wind and waterproof shell jacket with hood (Gore-Tex recommended)
- Ski pants (Gore-Tex recommended)
- Down jacket or vest
- Synthetic or wool base layers, underwear and socks
- One triple-action locking carabiner or two conventional locking carabiners
- Repair kit and Leatherman for your equipment (can be shared between several people)
- Water bottle and 1L of water
- Thermos with a warm beverage — optional
- Food you can eat on-the-go
- First aid kit
- Sunscreen
- Daypack large enough to carry all items listed (around a 30-40L backpack)
- Camera — optional
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All mandatory gear can be rented if you don’t have your own. You can rent:
- Avalanche safety pack, including backpack, beacon, shovel and probe can be rented from Revelstoke Powder Rentals.
- Alpine touring or telemark skis, touring boots and poles can be rented from Revelstoke Powder Rentals
- Splitboards can be rented from Revelstoke Powder Rentals
The rental gear location is 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.
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Groups and pricing:
- For this adventure, the max client to guide ratio is 6:1.
- It takes a minimum of 3 people for this tour to run.
- The cost per person doesn’t decrease as the group grows.
Ski touring in Revelstoke can be arranged for larger groups. Contact us to make arrangements.
Min. age requirements:
- Everybody over the age of 18 is welcome to book this backcountry skiing adventure.
- Minors may be permitted to join private tours on a case-by-case basis.
If you plan to ski with anyone under the age of 18, please contact us prior to booking to make arrangements.
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Kelowna International Airport (YLW) is only a two-hour drive from Revelstoke, BC. Your guide will meet you there and drive you to Revelstoke where your green adventure begins.
Once you and your guide agree on the details, your guide will suggest the best place to meet.
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