Stake your claim to the white gold of the world famous Selkirk Mountains and ski into the New Year! Covering 40 square kilometers of the Kokanee Range in British Columbia, the area around Carlyle Lodge is home to 28 unique mountain basins with a glittering array of terrain. On your 8-day adventure, you’ll ski and prospect for the powder motherlode among mellow to steep descents, long pillow lines, subalpine glades, and old-growth forests. Get fresh turns in even if the weather is bad—the snow stays protected from pounding mountain winds at tree line and below. After a day out on champagne powder, your cozy lodge is waiting to be filled with laughter and clinking of glasses. Toast to the New Year at one of the highest and most luxurious lodges in BC!
Monte is a great guide! Very knowledgeable, fun and safe. I would recommend him to anyone wanting to get out in the back country or rock climbing. He can teach you skills or just show you a great stress free time in the mountains!
I have been on a number of backcountry ski/ski mountaineering trips with Monte & Black Sheep Adventure Sports over the past several years. These trips have included avalanche safety training (level 2), and multiple multi-day hut trips in some expert level terrain (such as the Tantalus range near Squamish, BC).
On all the trips Monte and his guides have displayed excellent professionalism, tuition, and decision making in the mountains.
In mixed ability groups, Monte will tailor the trip to all ability/fitness levels, ensuring everyone has a great time. Monte has also pushed me to tackle steeper terrain than I was used to skiing in the backcountry (both on the up and down).
I would not hesitate to go on more trips in Monte in future.
I’ve used Monte (head guide at Black Sheep) for 2 seasons now for backcountry ski-touring. He’s very experienced, inspires confidence, and ensures you develop your skills as you go while feeling safe. He’s also highly capable of finding fine powder lines, great views, and good company to ski with. Can’t recommend him enough.
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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 Canada, please refer to British Columbia Centre for Disease Control.
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What you get in this adventure:
What’s not included:
To enjoy the backcountry skiing tour at the Carlyle Lodge, you need to have at least a moderate fitness level. The Carlyle Lodge adventure offers intermediate to expert level of difficulty, which means that some previous backcountry skiing experience is required. There will be two guides on the trip and each one can team up with skiers on different levels. If you’re intermediate, your expert guide will help you improve your skills and coach when things get a bit more difficult. Don’t worry if you’re on an advanced to expert level, the terrain is challenging so you’ll still have lots of objectives to tackle! For the latter level, you’ll need to be in excellent physical shape.
To participate in this Carlyle Lodge skiing tour, you need to have at least some previous backcountry skiing experience. Levels for which this trip is tailored are intermediate to expert. Your guides will take care of the planning, oversee your technique and teach you how to manage the terrain. Whether on an intermediate or an expert level, you can be excited for some new challenges and polishing up your technique. If you’ve never backcountry skied before, we suggest joining guided sustainable backcountry skiing in Revelstoke.
For technical backcountry ski touring gear, you will need to bring:
For the Carlyle Lodge, we recommend bringing:
For personal items, we recommend bringing:
Keep in mind that no extra skis or baggage will be allowed over and above the ski level pack and 50L duffel weighing no more than 35 lbs (16 kg). Extra equipment may result in additional charges or exclusion from the trip.
All mandatory gear can be rented if you don’t have your own. You can rent an avalanche safety pack (transceiver, probe, and shovel) with your guide for $30 a day or $100 a week.
Other mandatory gear is available to rent, you can get your gear at the Roam Shop in Nelson or at the Kaslo Adventure Centre in Kaslo. Make sure to make plans on time.
Group sizes and pricing:
Ski touring at the Carlyle Lodge can be arranged for larger groups. Contact us to make arrangements.
Min. age requirements:
If your group has skiers under the age of 18, contact us prior to booking to make arrangements.
The starting point of your adventure is Kaslo, British Columbia. The nearest larger city to Kaslo is Nelson. You have several regional airports to choose from, including the West Kootenay Regional Airport, which is a 30-minute drive from Nelson. You can also fly into Kelowna International Airport, which is a 4-hour drive from Kaslo.
You’ll meet your guide and your fellow skiers in Kaslo. From there, you’ll fly into the Carlyle Lodge.
A $410 deposit is due upon Booking. We are only taking deposits for this trip at this point as we haven’t yet determined what the final price for the ski week will be as it’s still a few years out. The final price will be determined 12 months before the trip and anyone that has put down a deposit will be given the option to finalize the booking or get a full refund. We anticipate the cost to be around $2,930.
Monte is a great guide! Very knowledgeable, fun and safe. I would recommend him to anyone wanting to get out in the back country or rock climbing. He can teach you skills or just show you a great stress free time in the mountains!