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Bonnington Traverse
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2016-03-30I will start off by warning you that is a brief recap of the Bonnington traverse and is seriously lacking in photography to be a proper trip...replies1views5651
2016-03-30
2015-08-24The Bonnington Traverse is a popular 4 to 5 day ski traverse just outside of Nelson BC and consists of four huts, Grassy Hut, Steed Hut, Copper...replies0views5737
2015-08-242015-03-10Anyone ski the Bonnington latley? Good? Bad? Indiffernt? Any info would be great!replies0views2905
2015-03-10
2014-09-10There is no better time than right now to get into the mountains and do a little recon for winter ski touring adventures. With Huckleberry Hut...replies0views10396
2014-09-102013-03-13Heads up for anyone doing the bonnington traverse. We saw the post below, made sure to leave nothing in the car and returned to drilled/hammered...replies6views3925
2014-03-28
2013-02-28When we first spy the hut it's the best feeling. We crank open the door and find a cold locker. But soon, wood chopped and fire lit, the house...replies0views4054
2013-02-282013-02-12Any one been in to the huts the last week or so, doing a trip at the end of the month and want to know if there is enough...replies2views3283
2014-03-05
2013-01-05Every second New Years a contingent of the Backcountry Skiing Canada team descends upon Grassy Hut for two days of ski touring in the Bonnington...replies0views5689
2013-01-05
2011-06-18There is lots of great skiing to be had at Grassy hut in the Bonnington Range and we have just posted 13 new routes for your skiing pleasure....replies0views3561
2011-06-18
2011-05-20Here's an edit I did of the Bonnington Traverse near Nelson, BC, from early April, 2011. It's a bit long but there's some good...replies0views3181
2011-05-20
2011-05-02Just back from 2 sunny days at the Huckleberry. The 20 cm that fell on Thursday has settled out to about 10 with the...replies0views5141
2011-05-02
2011-03-31Six o’clock in the morning and you’re buried in a sleeping bag. Two hut mates clomp around on the slat floor and take turns whispering...replies0views3410
2011-03-31
2011-03-25Picture this - You spend most of a day skinning up a powerline imagining and fantasizing about the amazing lines you are going to ride from the...replies0views3204
2011-03-25
2011-03-09Just got back from Grassy Hut. Was a great 3 days in the Bonningtons. The skin was a bit of a slug - the first 6 km were along a...replies3views3798
2011-03-11
2011-01-04A classic Kootenay new years eve trip to Grasy Hut mid way between Nelson and Rossland in the Bonnington Range of the Selkirks Mountians provided...replies0views3377
2011-01-04
2011-01-04We have just added the famous (at least locally) Bonnington Traverse to our quiver of routes under its own page called conveniently enough...replies0views3717
2011-01-04
2010-12-14It is still early season. Proven by the countless logs and tree humping needed to reach the base of Commonwealth Peak in Kananaskis....replies2views4218
2010-12-16