Guided Backcountry Skiing at Sol Mountain Lodge
Come skiing in the Monashee Mountains! A comfortable lodge, a sauna, and great food all complement skiing powder all day with a group of friends, without crowds chasing after your line. A helicopter flight brings you into a remote corner of British Columbia and you start skiing as soon as you walk out the door.
Choices, choices
Both types of skiing: alpine and trees
Big alpine terrain is combined with what I consider to be the best tree skiing in Canada. There are so many trip options: summits, chutes, tree laps, loops. There are opportunities to ski steep when conditions are good and to keep it mellow when avalanche conditions dictate. Sol has a deep snowpack, with 3 metres or more of snow on the ground by January most years.
Storm skiing in Banana Belt
Is it a lodge or a hotel?
It’s hard to say! Sol is the most comfortable of the backcountry ski touring lodges in BC. A big drying room, spacious common areas including yoga room, commercial-grade kitchen, double occupancy bedrooms, two showers, and five indoor toilets. Solar and hydro power keep it green. There is limited internet available to enable us to keep in touch but mostly concentrate on our skiing! A sauna is adjacent to the lodge.
George in Peter’s Glades
The team
Mark Klassen has skied at Sol many times and will be joined by an experienced guiding team made up of two more certified guides. Multiple lodge staff including tail guides, a lodge manager, and chef keep things rolling.
The nitty gritty
description
4 to 8 day powder skiing trips to a helicopter accessed backcountry lodge.
Dates
December 28-January 3, 2024 - SOLD OUT - Get on a wait list
March 23-28, 2024 - SOLD OUT - Get on a wait list
Location
Monashee Range of the Columbia Mountains. The helicopter staging area is near Vernon, British Columbia.
What the trip includes
Three guides
Tail guides
Cook
Food
Lodge accommodation
Helicopter transfer to and from the lodge
Your ability
You should be able to ski in control in powder snow and in all types of terrain. If you have skied powder and are comfortable on a black diamond run at the ski area you will enjoy the skiing on this trip! You should also have some previous touring experience. Snowboarders are welcome if they are on a splitboard and have previous backcountry riding and touring experience. Please contact Mark if you are uncertain about whether your experience level fits this trip.
amenities
Electric power
Sauna
Internet free
Bucket haul water with a crane out of the lake (it's fun!)
Bucket showers
Outdoor toilets