7 nights of ski touring at the Burnie Glacier Chalet

January 13-20th     or     January 20-27th     2023 

Location - Burnie Glacier Chalet

The Burnie Glacier Chalet  is a remote chalet at 1013m elevation in the Howson Range near Smithers, BC. Tree-line is 1400-1600m at this latitude, so we're onto glaciated terrain quickly when the conditions permit. When it's stormy there is 600m of great tree skiing right above the hut 🙂

Prerequisites

  • Strong ski/snowboard skills to manage navigating crevasses and steep trees
  • Good fitness to skin up at least 1200m/day
60AAE919-EF35-4E2C-ADB8-0CC12B35E293_1_105_c

Guides

Alex Geary and Madeleine Martin-Preney

Itinerary

Day 1: Meet at 10:00am at the Storks Nest Inn in Smithers, BC (a short flight from Vancouver, no car required). From there we will travel to the airport to fly in a helicopter to the Burnie Glacier Chalet. Some guests will be transported to the staging area up a logging road. After lunch we will complete some avalanche rescue training and go for a short ski tour if time permits.

Days 2-7: Ski tours in the Howson Range.

Day 8: After a short ski tour, we will fly back to Smithers for connecting flights or starting the drive home.

7C89F97C-57A9-44B2-86E2-7CB5EF914F1F_1_105_c

Dates and Price

January 13th to 20th 2023            7 nights         5:1 ratio                  $3350 + 5% GST         

January 20th to 27th 2023            7 nights         5:1 ratio                  $3350 + 5% GST         

E-Transfer is the preferred method of payment, otherwise please contact me for credit card payments. Please make sure you have read through the booking conditions and completed the waiver before making a payment.

 

Included

  • Accomodation and food/cook at the Burnie Glacier Chalet
  • Return Helicopter flight to the Burnie Glacier Chalet from Smithers, BC
  • 5:1 guiding ratio with ACMG Ski/Mountain Guides

Excluded 

  • Travel to and from Smithers, BC
  • Accommodation in Smithers, BC
Climbing above the Lower Burnie Glaicier
Climbing above the Lower Burnie Glaicier

Equipment list

  • Shovel
  • Probe
  • Transceiver (3-antenna)
  • Ski Touring Skis or Splitboard
  • Skins
  • Personal repair kit specific to your equipment
  • Ski touring boots/snowboarding boots
  • Ski poles
  • Headlamp
  • Goggles
  • Sunglasses
  • Personal first aid supplies
  • Toque
  • Minimum 1L water bottle or Thermos
  • Gore-tex (or equivalent) jacket
  • Gore-tex (or equivalent) pants
  • Puffy jacket
  • Warm layers for upper and lower body adequate for below freezing temperatures and wind
  • Thick gloves
  • Spare gloves
  • Lightweight harness
  • 2 locking carabiners
  • 40L backpack
  • Ski crampons
  • Skin wax