Backcountry SkiingWinter Wonderland

The mountain environment around Squamish offers abundant ski touring adventures. A favourite destination is the Elfin Lakes hut or the Red Heather hut in the Diamond Head area of Garibaldi Provincial Park, offering a wide range of terrain and backdrops that even the nearby Whistler backcountry can't top.

Spend the day enjoying laps on Paul Ridge, or use the hut as a base camp to explore the gargoyles, Mt Garibaldi & Mt Atwell. The area is also a snowshoeing hot spot.

A favourite backcountry challenge is the traverse of the Garibaldi Neve which brings you from Diamond Head to Garibaldi Lake.

There is also great backcountry skiing to be found on Mount Garibaldi's Brohm Ridge and in the Cloudburst Mountain and Tricouni areas of the Squamish/Cheakamus Divide.

Cool Links

Canadian Avalanche Association

Alpine Club of Canada