BC Backcountry Hut Report Day #1: Fast, Sluffy, Stable Powder in Stupendous Terrain

Miles Clark |

Report from January 3, 2024

Fourteen of us flew out to a remote backcountry hut in the Selkirk mountains of British Columbia, Canada, yesterday.

This is our 8th BC hut trip, and they’ve all been spectacular with great snow and terrific skiing.

Luck lead to us being the first group flown in.

Too many pillows. image: snowbrains

After going over the hut functionality with the hut keeper, we blasted out into the zone in a dense fog.

The snow was good.

Really good.

Tyler. image: snowbrains

Fast sluffy powder.

It’s also stable up here, which is rare for us.

Normally, we battle high avalanche danger on this trip keeping our skiing below treeline.

Headed home. image: snowbrains

Yesterday, we couldn’t see much and decided to stick to our modus operandi of below-treeline skiing.

We got in 2 runs, and they both delighted with superb snow quality.

3.6 miles and 2,000 vertical feet later, we were sated and smiley.

The Rockies. image: snowbrains

Hut life hit hard with Saunas, home-cooked chili, cornbread, and raucous conversation.

This is my favorite trip of the year.

Thanks, Canada.

Photos

Highway 1. image: snowbrains
Heli piles. image: snowbrains
The heli we flew in. image: snowbrains
212. image: snowbrains
Trees. image: snowbrains
Snowpack. image: snowbrains
Into the mist. image: snowbrains
Pillow clif. image: snowbrains
Greggy. image: snowbrains
The Rockies. image: snowbrains
Stream and hikers. image: snowbrains
America Dipper hunting. image: snowbrains
Dwanis nearly home. image: snowbrains
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