Next destination: Revelstoke!
We decided to next head east away from the coast and into the interior of BC to the Columbia mountain ranges. These are made up of the Selkirks, Monashees, Purcells and Caraboo mountains - all of which are much colder than the coastal range and tend to hold much lighter, drier snow = deep powder. We met up with our friend Dave who lives in Revelstoke and who acted as our personal ski guide for a few days showing us around the RMR slack country.
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| View from the summit of Revelstoke resort |
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We had a great few days in the resort and touring the surrounding backcountry. Since there was elevated avalanche danger, we stuck mostly to the trees.  |
| View from the summit of Revelstoke resort |
Marie and I also headed out to Roger's Pass for a day. This area is right in the middle of Glacier national park, and is a major transportation corridor through the Selkirk mountains. The pass was originally discovered at the turn of the century by none other than Mr. Rogers, while working for the Canadian Pacific Railway trying to find a route through. It is an area with a long history of mountaineers from around the world coming to climb the surrounding peaks. Now it is just filled with ski bums looking for some of the best skiing in the interior.
| Looking down Grizzly Shoulder |
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