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Purcell Mountains
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2017-07-30One of the many relatively pointless activities I enjoy is trying to ski in every month of the year. Preferably in powder, but sadly...replies0views3015
2017-07-30
2016-11-11Powder Creek Lodge Opening Early! Interested in some Kootenay Cold Smoke??? We just returned from a recon mission to the lodge. Snowpack 120cm at...replies0views2240
2016-11-11
2016-11-11My phone alarm went off at 5:00am. I jumped out of bed, quickly brushed my teeth and started packing. I couldn’t pack the night before...replies0views3286
2016-11-112016-10-11Planning an early season trip to Jumbo. Does anyone know of someone who you can pay to sled you to the trailhead? If so is there a number or...replies0views2255
2016-10-11
2016-01-28Our intrepid crew spent January 18 to 22, 2016, skiing our butts off and staying in the comfortable Jumbo Cabin located at Jumbo Pass, British...replies0views7568
2016-01-282015-12-06Last minute offer! Powder Creek Lodge has 5 spots open for an add-on week Dec 12-19th for only $850 per-person (plus GST, self-guided,...replies0views1830
2015-12-062015-11-26Women's Ski & Yoga Week at Powder Creek Lodge April 16-23, 2016 guided/catered/yoga instructor Check it out...replies0views1966
2015-11-26
2015-06-18Loki is a prominent fixture on the East side of Kootenay Lake directly across from Kaslo. With it’s Everest looking summit ridge rising head...replies0views4844
2015-06-18
2014-11-04After much deliberation about where we could seek some ambitiously early turns without imposing rather sketchy October glacier travel or barely...replies1views3235
2014-11-05
2014-09-17Hello Powderhounds! Shelley and I are stoked to be taking over the ownership and day-to-day operations of Powder Creek Backcountry Ski &...replies1views3327
2014-09-17
2014-06-13Thank you so much Rab and Backcountry Skiing Canada for the awsome jacket and shirt. I appreciate the effort that went into this competition...replies0views2044
2014-06-13
2014-05-02Spent a few days in April at McMurdo Hut enjoying a mix of great weather, good powder, and good friends. Skied off the summit of summit of Cony...replies0views4581
2014-05-022014-03-29Steep And Deep: Finding Paradise In My Backyard By Pueo Tinglin I had always wanted to go snowboarding in Alaska. In all the pro ski...replies1views2935
2014-03-292014-03-28Thanks to Columbia Valley Hut Society ( CVHS) for the opportunity to stay 4 nights in this hut. Good enough for 3 guys. A lot of snow for a lot of...replies0views3474
2014-03-282014-03-27Steep And Deep: Finding Paradise In My Backyard By Pueo...replies1views2388
2014-03-27
2014-03-09Just finished up an epic ski to Heather Mountain in the Dogtooth range. No snowmobiles, just long slogging suffering. Epic, as in it was 13hrs of...replies0views3126
2014-03-092014-02-19My best days on skis always involve exploration. This was another one of those days. Great weather and a group keen to check out new terrain. We...replies0views2160
2014-02-192014-02-192013-2014 turned out to be a great year for backcountry skiing the Purcells. Here's a short recap from the season of touring in the...replies0views4353
2014-02-192014-02-19Another good day touring out of Kimberley. The original goal was to tour up into an area none of us had previously checked out. Unfortunately the...replies0views2248
2014-02-192014-02-19Yet another good adventure ski touring from Kimberley. I don't usually rally for ski touring once it gets down to -20, but with bomber avi and...replies0views2396
2014-02-19
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