INTERIOR MOUNTAINS

To share any info your have on backcountry skiing in the Interior Mountain, or to get the lowdown from others, check out our backcountry skiing forums on the region. Mountain ranges in the BC Interior enjoy a well-deserved reputation for having some of the best (and most) snow anywhere. Names like the Valhallas, Selkirks, Kootenays and Monashees conjure up images of breathtaking nature, epic days and deep, light powder snow. Storms brewing more than 400km away on the coast are to thank for this. Massive storms in the Pacific collide with the Coastal Mountains and deposit huge dumps of snow. These storms are ploughed east, passing over the dry Interior Plateau and Okanagan Valley ‘til they meet the cooler climate of BC’s Interior. The precip. then unloads on the various interior ranges in the form of dry, light snow. From late October to late March, the snow continues to fall (and accumulate) with temperatures usually hovering just below the freezing mark. No wonder the area is legendary. To get the scoop on avy conditions throughout the interior, check out the CAA forecasts for  Kootenay Boundary, South Columbia and North Columbia.

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BONNINGTON TRAVERSE

Bonnington Range Traverse / Grassy Hut Area / Steed Hut Area / Copper Hut Area / Huckleberry Hut Area

GOAT RANGE

Mt. Brennan / London Ridge

KOKANEE GLACIER PARK

Tanal Paek Area / Mount Robert Smith Area / Mount Geigerich Area / Mount John Carter Area / The Pyramid Area / The Key Hole / Gray's Peak

KOOTENAY PASS

Cornice Ridge / Baldy Rocks / Crags to Monk Creek / Lightening Strike

RED MOUNTAIN RESORT

Dog's Leg / Doggy Style / Hour Glass / Knife's Edge / Centre Chute / Y Chute / WWF / Gun Barrel Chute / Gun Barrel Ridge / DL's Trees / Mt. Roberts / Grey Mountain / Mt. Kirkup

REVELSTOKE

Mount MacPherson - The Fingers / Mount MacPherson - The Summit via the South East Face / Mount MacPherson - The Womb

REVELSTOKE MOUNTAIN RESORT

Door Chutes / Mt. Mackenzie Summit / Brown Shorts / Birthday Chute

ROSSLAND RANGE

Goat Chutes / East Face / South Ridge / Unnecessary Ridge / The Dark Side / Mt. Plewman Proper / East Plewman / Mt. Kirkup North Right / Mt. Kirkup North Left

ROGERS PASS

Tree Triangle / Pterodactyl / 7 Steps of Paradise / Paradise / Saphire Col / Asulkan Pass / Cheops Glades / NCR Gullies / Grizzly Shoulder / Balu Pass / Urus Trees / Practice Slopes / Lookout Col / Perley Rock / McGill Shoulder / McGill Pass / 8812 Bowl

TROUT LAKE

Alpha Creek

WHITEWATER SKI RESORT

Trash Chutes / Prospector A Shaft / Prospector B Shaft / Hummer A Shaft / Hummer B Shaft / West Ymir / First Choice / Dog’s Leg / Ymir Peak Bench / Scob’s Knob / Goat Slide / Five Mile / Acidophilus / White Queen / Black Queen / Evening Ridge / Whale’s Back