Flow State Experiences
Backcountry and ski touring operators near Revelstoke
Backcountry and ski touring operators we have checked with a genuine connection to this destination, in and around it, grouped by where each one actually works. A busy or seasonal operator is never left out. Dates, programs, prices and booking all stay with the operator.
Revelstoke
Guided ski touring and splitboarding · Selkirk Mountains, British Columbia
Revelstoke Backcountry Guides
Private ACMG and IFMGA guided touring days for skiers and splitboarders who want to earn their turns.
Private guided day tours and multi-day trips in Rogers Pass, the backcountry beyond Revelstoke Mountain Resort, and their own heli-accessed tenure with a private hut. Guiding, route choice and avalanche assessment are the product; gear and travel arrangements stay with the operator.
- Access
- Revelstoke-based. Guests usually meet at the Revelation Gondola plaza at Revelstoke Mountain Resort or at the Rogers Pass Discovery Centre.
- Season
- Winter and spring, conditions dependent
- Availability
- Private trips are booked directly and fill through the powder months.
Guided ski touring and avalanche courses · Selkirk and Monashee mountains, British Columbia
CAPOW
Canadian Powder Guiding: private touring days, avalanche courses and catered lodge trips.
Private guiding in Rogers Pass and the backcountry around Revelstoke Mountain Resort, avalanche skills courses, and four to five day catered trips at Blanket Glacier Chalet in the Monashees, reached by a short helicopter flight. They also run a guest house in town.
- Access
- Revelstoke-based. Day trips stage from town or Rogers Pass; the Blanket Glacier Chalet trips fly in from a staging area west of Revelstoke.
- Season
- Winter and spring, conditions dependent
- Availability
- Chalet weeks and courses have set dates and fill early.
Guided ski touring · Selkirk Mountains, British Columbia
Selkirk Powder Descents
Private ACMG guided single and multi-day touring out of Revelstoke.
Private guided touring in Rogers Pass, on local peaks such as Mount Macpherson and Mount Begbie, and in lift-accessed backcountry terrain. Single days and multi-day itineraries, built around the group and the conditions on the day.
- Access
- Revelstoke-based. Meeting points are arranged in town or at the trailhead for the day.
- Season
- Winter and spring, conditions dependent
- Availability
- Private days are arranged directly with the guide.
Guided ski touring · Selkirk Mountains, British Columbia
Revelstoke Ski Touring
Long-running local outfit offering private guided touring and heli-assisted trips.
Private guided backcountry touring around Revelstoke and Rogers Pass, plus heli-assisted trips. One of the longest-running touring operations in town, working from a Revelstoke address.
- Access
- Revelstoke-based, with a town office on Dogwood Drive.
- Season
- Winter and spring, conditions dependent
- Availability
- Their published material is not updated every season, so confirm current-season trips directly before planning around them.
Backcountry touring lodge · Selkirk Mountains, Albert Icefield area
Selkirk Lodge
Guided, catered touring weeks at 2200 m.
- Access
- Helicopter from Jumping Creek, about 45 km east of Revelstoke
- Duration
- Multi-day
Backcountry touring lodge · Selkirk Mountains, northeast of Revelstoke
Durrand Glacier Chalet
Selkirk Mountain Experience: guided weeks with hut-to-hut days to two satellite chalets.
- Access
- Helicopter from Revelstoke, about 15 min
- Duration
- Multi-day
Backcountry touring lodge · Monashee Mountains, near Revelstoke
Blanket Glacier Chalet
Run by CAPOW Guiding: guided, catered trips.
- Access
- Meet at Revelstoke Airport; helicopter
- Duration
- Multi-day
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