Backcountry Ski, Backpack, Hike and Rock Climb in the Rocky Mountains and Selkirks

Backcountry skiing, backpacking, hiking and rock climbing with Wildtrips

Wild Trips Adventure Tours offers guided backcountry skiing, backpacking, hiking and rock climbing in the Canadian Rockies, Purcell Mountains and Selkirk Mountains.. We are based in Canmore, Alberta, the gateway to the Rocky Mountain National Parks. Wild Trips is run by Robson Gmoser and Olivia Sofer, who are both certified by the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides.

Wild Trips specializes in catered and guided week long backcountry ski trips at some of British Columbia's best backcountry lodges.  We run tours at Battle Abbey, Sorcerer Lodge, Selkirk Lodge, Fairy Meadows, Campbell Icefields and more.  We bring together years of backcountry guiding experience, the best backcoutry chefs, British Columbia's finest ski terrain and you.  Join us this winter for a fantastic backcountry ski week.  Click here for availability.
 
 
 
When its not snowing, Wild Trips offers adventurous backpacking tours, day hiking from Canmore and rock climbing.
 
Wild Trips provides it's clients with personalized, fun, safe and off the beaten path adventure. Whether you want to join one of our organized programs or choose your own adventure on your own schedule, Wild Trips Adventure Tours is here for you.

Wild Trips is based in Canmore, Alberta, one of Canada's premier mountain resort towns. Located on the east side of the Rocky Mountains at the gateway to Banff National Park, it is an excellent place to stage your mountain adventures. The Columbia Mountains are two hours west by car and Canmore is right in the Rockies. The town is also located in Canada's best limestone climbing region.

Latest News

Max at Battle Abbey


Melt Down

We're melting down at the Abbey this week.  Overnight temps of +5.  Lots of mush everywhere, peak to valley.  Its not so good for skiing but great for watching big wet avalanches and the afternoon beer drinking is not so bad either.  We skied Typee on Sunday and now we are skiing the local high country because we are too scared to go low in the valleys and get underneath anything.  Once it cools off, it should be great for the corn season.  Snowpack is down to 330cm.  I haven't seen it this warm at this time of year before.

Time to bury the Greenroom Weather Plot Snow Stake

Ok, now that Ullar or Jesus, or whoever else may be in charge of these things, has buried the Woodlot snow stake, 300cm tall, its time to work on burying the Greenroom Weather Plot stake, at 400cm tall.  This stake is right in front of the lodge.  The snow creep has bent it over a bit, so its not quite vertical anymore.  It needs another 10cm of snow to cover it.  The last dump dropped 70cm of settled snow in about a day and a half, so if the recent trend continues, that stake is a goner.  I have never seen the lodge this buried.  The snowbank on the east side

Last Week at the Abbey

Last week was a week of snow, wind, deep powder, avalanches and quite a few runs down the Woodlot.  We did get over for some great runs in Never Never with 70cm new snow over the old bed surfaces.  Max kept us entertained with his Jolly Jumping.  Plus we almost hit 3 mters at the Woodlot Plot, get the champagne ready....  any day now....

Thanks for the pictures Geoff.

Not Quite the 3 Meter Party Tonight

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So, we skied down into the Woodlot today and there is 289cm on the stake.  11cm to go to bury the thing.  Its snowing like hell right now, maybe tomorrow...

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