Thank you Olivia. We had so much fun in the backcountry with you. You taught us new skills and tricks and showed us a part of Canada that we wouldn’t have seen if it wasn’t for you.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for making our trip so wonderful. We can’t wait to come back!
I love ski touring anytime, but spring skiing in April and early May are my favorite times. The days are longer and warmer. We can travel much greater distances and ski lines you'd never think of in the winter.
There is usually sunshine, peaks to climb and additionally we always seem to find powder on the north slopes. I love it!
Wow...the trip was such an amazing experience and far beyond what I was expecting (it's difficult to capture expectations on the first time for a trip such as this). Yourself, Jeremy, Michael, Rick and Alex could not have been more accommodating and you were all such true professionals at your jobs. Thank you for your kindness, your knowledge, your focus on safety and your warm smiles which started and ended each day. It was also awesome to have Max there providing a level of energy only available to a five year old. Ha!
Oh yes...and also thanks for the INCREDIBLE POWDER SKIING!!!
I hope to return in 2 years and re-live the experience.
I recently had the pleasure of spending a week ski touring with my daughter at Battle Abbey. The first trip to the Abbey can be intimidating and my daughter was no exception. Not my first trip there but the first with Olivia guiding. Very early in the trip Olivia established an easy rapport with the quests and her comfort and competence in the mountains became obvious. Both of which instilled confidence.
The intimidation factor gave way to anticipation. Anticipation for both the next up track and the views to be had as well as the thrill of the next decent. My hat is off to Olivia and guides like herself that possess both the personality and the skill that make our backcountry trips safe and enjoyable.
My group of friends from Seattle visited Battle Abbey last January and it was the first trip there for all of us. Word of the Abbey's excellence had traveled south of the border and, our high expectations were far exceeded. What followed was one of the most relaxing, scenic, satisfying and just plain fun weeks any of us can remember.
The terrain surrounding the hut is so varied and of such excellent quality that one could ski there for months straight without getting bored. Olivia and her co-guides worked tirelessly to provide safe and enjoyable travel, and we were blessed with superb skiing almost every day.
The culinary creations of Ellie the cook were particularly memorable, and alone would be worth making the trip for! Needless to say, a week at Battle Abbey is an experience not to be missed and impossible to forget.
Hard to convey it all with a simple thank you...awesome food, awesome guiding- so thanks again. See you next year!
Thank you for an amazing week! You have once again created an incredible adventure for all and more importantly made us laugh as we conquered our different trips. You Rock! See you soon.