Backcountry skiing routes in British Columbia

Short ascent, great views and a cool descent. A popular freeride run in the powder mecca of Nelson, British Columbia.

Backcountry skiing through trees to Black Tusk Meadow area for jo-jo ing

A fantastic late-season ski to under the summit of Storm Mountain. It's 8 km and 1300 m up, so be prepared to sweat for your turns.

BCMC group of 10. Left parking lot ~09:15. Had lunch at a false summit then descended onto a ridge to access ~30• runs at noon. Did 2 runs in the best fractals I’ve seen this winter (actually fairly nice to ride on) and turned back at 14:00. Overcast with ~1mm of snow at the top. Riding out was a bit difficult near the bottom because there were lots of flat spots in the trail; even on a fast snow day they likely would need to be walked/skated.

First time out with Andrew. Met up in Maple Ridge at 07:30. Started ascent at roughly 10:30. Summit just before 14:00. Some untouched turns near the top-thin snowpack (about a foot near the summit) with a sun crust, faucets, and MASSIVE surface hoar on sun exposed aspects which may turn into a problem layer. Between 1700m-1600 the HS on SW aspects was so low that we decided to bootpack out. Back at Andrew’s truck for about 16:30... fortunately just after sunset-we both forgot headlamps!

A variant on a classic tour, not to be attempted unless it's been cold with lots of snow, because the canyon can be a bit touchy

French-Haig-Robertson traverse, a classic winter ski tour, with some avi risk and a lot of work required. In good conditions, it's stellar.

A classic traverse, but one which requires route-finding if to be done efficiently. It also has one or two spots were avi risk is a serious consideration. Pick the day, the conditions and the group wisely.

Backcountry ski at Kootenay Pass. Brilliant! The pow was wow.

A backcountry route with many options for yo-yo turns.