March 23 update
The Best Powder Skiing of the Season https://www.powderhighwaybackcountry.com/content/images/size/w960/2025/03/IMG_5849.jpg People often ask when is the best time to ski in BC;...

March 15 Update

After a week where 50+ cm fell with moderate to strong winds and warm temperatures; finally, the skies cleared, the temperature cooled and the winds subsided.
The majesty of the Howson Range...

Clearly there is still some debriefing that needs to happen. I am happy to make some time for that, perhaps we could organize a Google Meeting at some point in the next few weeks? I am not going to...

I've got one spot left on a April 14-21, 2025 Lyngen Ski and Sail trip. I'd rather not have it go empty. If you're thinking of a trip like this feel free to make an offer. If you're a freelance...

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Sunny pow was the solution to -20.

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Cold Snap https://www.powderhighwaybackcountry.com/content/images/size/w960/2025/02/IMG_5251.jpeg Temperatures have...

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RAIDE TOURTECH BIB REVIEW
27 January 2025/in Gear Review/by Conor HurleyThe Raide TourTech Bibs are built for ski tourers who look to go further. They offer a great balance of breathability and...

Powder Highway Backcountry Conditions Report
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Weekly for the most part; the last week of Feb and 1st week of March will be missing as I’ll be at Burnie.

This is where you’ll find updates this year:
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I’d recommend staying with Kompani Lofoten. They’ve got their own island lodge just east of the Troll Fjord. I brought a group there a few years back and was really happy with the quality of the...

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Please feel free to make an offer.

Two Spaces left on a Lyngen Alps Ski and Sail trip April 14-21 sailing from Tromsø. Get a spot for $500CAD less than the sticker price if you book before Jan 1. $5200CAD gets you eight days of...

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Full Update Here
Ski conditions have been fantastic lately—the snowpack has continued to settle and the temperatures have remained cool over the past week. Rogers Pass has received incremental...

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Here’s a quick synopsis of what’s going on the Powder Highway

I believe when the transceiver is in backup mode it’s actually in transmit; however the signal is suppressed the transmit until you stop moving for 2min or whatever you set the interval. This is for...

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Check out back up mode on page 22 in the link above. It seems to address the issue of inadvertently switching to send. ...

I’ll be doing weekly conditions updates about what’s happening in the backcountry of the Powder Highway

Yesterday in the Goat Range—it’s still early:
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The big take away is the need to pick out a representative test profile site. You’re looking to test a layer’s propensity...

Yes, couloirs are collection zones. Snownis often blown into them from adjacent slopes.

If they are steep enough, they shed frequently, thus weak layers have a hard time persisting in them. ...

Yikes, that’s tough thanks for the heads up. I wasn’t aware of background preferences…I use black on white. Cheers

Avalanche Forecasting 101

Avalanche forecasting boils down to understanding how weather, the snowpack and terrain will interact. Then you add the human element to it. It’s really that simple. ...

Nice TR, looks like you nailed the weather! The Villarica summit closure went into effect last year when it erupted...which put a bit of a curveball in my trip plans. Since then a law was passed...

So far as I can tell, the lodge burned down. The Mapuche folks who have taken over the ski area built the ruka last March and are now running it as a backcountry ski area—it costs 10000CLP to ski...

I would recommend booking directly through any of the local guiding services instead of 57hrs. A quick google search will yield a fine selection of local businesses who will offer you far superior...

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We went ski touring in Chile ?for the third year in a row over the past ten days. True to our style we went with a small group of...

Chilean Volcano Trip Sale

$500 off the regular price, which is $3900USD.

$3400USD gets you nine days in Chile, eight nights accommodation in double occupancy rooms, ground transportation,...

THE VALHALLA-RUBY TRIPLE CROWNhttps://i0.wp.com/arctosguides.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/img_3185.jpg?resize=773%2C1030&ssl=1The 1300m first climb of the dayThe Valhalla-Ruby Triple crown is a...

VALHALLA/RUBY RANGE GRAVEL



https://i0.wp.com/arctosguides.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/img_3147.jpg?resize=773%2C1030&ssl=1The 17km 1250m descent into the Slocan Valley The Ruby Range lies...

I am always happy to share some beta, send me a DM or an email and I’ll send you a GPX file for the route. Glad to see some other people stoked on rides like this. What’s a Jong anyway?

THE THREE RANGE ROUTEhttps://i0.wp.com/arctosguides.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/img_3004.jpg?resize=1030%2C773&ssl=1Climbing up Springer Creek The Three Range Route is an incredible gravel ride...

As far as LQ goes, the tree skiing is phenomenal. I found it had more options than Hilda during a big storm cycle with elevated hazard.

The alpine terrain is good there too, though with...

This summer, I am going to share one ride a week to show what incredible gravel riding we have here in the Kootenays. Hopefully, it will give folks some ideas for some great Kootenay bike adventures....

Sign up for one of our multi-day trips in Canada, Chile or Norway and save 10%; this includes backcountry lodge weeks at the Burnie Glacier Chalet, basecamps, the Chilean Volcano ski mountaineering...

Thanks — You got it, we traversed the headwaters of Beatrice creek west of Beatrice Lake.

Apologies for the inverted format of this TR, but the file sizes were too large to fit into one post. The TR reads from the first post in the thread up.

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Looking north from Mt Meers...

A northwards slide down Snow Creek brought us up to another steep forested climb to get back into the park. A quick descent a cruise through a sun-alpine valley and then a traversing descent brought...

https://i0.wp.com/arctosguides.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_2398.jpg?resize=773%2C1030&ssl=1Not as glamorous as alpine...