Rogers Pass Powder: Asulkan

A Skiing Experience Normally Reserved for Heli-Accessed Lodges

Rogers Pass Powder: Asulkan

A Skiing Experience Normally Reserved for Heli-Accessed Lodges

Maximize your skiing this winter in this world-class destination

Immerse yourself in a world of reliable powder and massive vertical terrain

Stay closer to skiing in our spectacular, high altitude Asulkan Hut

Get the most out of your visit with our knowledgeable guides

Trip Description

Rogers Pass is one of the undisputed capitals of North American ski touring, known for its reliable powder, massive vertical, and varied terrain. Our Asulkan Powder Camp is a fully guided and catered long-weekend adventure (Friday to Monday) based out of the stunning Asulkan Cabin. With its high-alpine location and quick access to challenging ski mountaineering objectives, this camp is designed to maximize your time in the mountains. Let our experienced guides lead the way while you focus on skiing, not logistics.

This camp is best suited for experienced backcountry skiers or splitboarders with intermediate downhill ability, AST 2 (or equivalent) avalanche training, and several seasons of touring experience. A high level of fitness is required, as you’ll be tackling big objectives in complex alpine terrain. If you’re ready to take your touring to the next level, this is your chance.

We’ve taken care of the details so you can focus on the skiing. Your group will enjoy exclusive use of the cozy, propane-heated Asulkan Cabin, perched at 2,100 meters with sweeping views over the valley. High-quality, backcountry-specific meals and snacks—provided by specialized Bow Valley caterers—will be portered in to keep your pack light and your energy high. The hut is fully stocked with sleeping pads, cooking and eating utensils, and all the comforts needed for a remote, yet comfortable, alpine basecamp. Evenings are spent enjoying hearty meals, good company, and resetting for another epic day in the mountains.

Itinerary

An objective in its own right, the Asulkan Cabin is located at the head of the Asulkan Valley in Glacier National Park. The 3-5 hour approach (potentially longer with fresh snow) take you up almost 1000m in elevation and sees you travelling through complex avalanche terrain. Once settled at the hut, some of the classic nearby objectives include:

The Seven Steps of Paradise
Asulkan Pass
Pterodactyl
Sapphire Col
Dome Glacier
Tree Triangle (for bad weather days)

Day one

Meeting time will be at 7:50 AM PST (Vancouver, Revelstoke), which is 8:50 AM MST (Calgary, Golden) at the Rogers Pass Visitor Centre. Those who need to can pick up their permits and if the group is interested, you will get an orientation from the guide and/or Parks Canada staff on the area and how the winter permit system works. You will then travel up to the Asulkan Cabin and, conditions permitting, have some extra time for turns/moderate objectives en route or upon arrival at the hut.

Day two & three

Each morning will see the group setting off early for one of the classic objectives of the upper Asulkan Valley. Our guides will select which objectives to target based on conditions, weather and group input the night before. If conditions are favourable you can expect to reach a ski mountaineering objective with beautiful views, before enjoying powder right back to the doorstep of the hut.

Final day

Conditions permitting you will enjoy a final morning of Rogers Pass powder before skiing back down the Asulkan valley. Upon returning to your vehicles you will have an opportunity to debrief the camp with your guide. We aim to try finish the day around 5pm at the latest to give people time to return home that night.

Location

Your Gateway to Rogers Pass Powder Paradise

The rugged and varied terrain surrounding Glacier National Park offers exceptional opportunities for ski touring. Situated at 2,100 meters, the Asulkan Cabin provides a unique sense of isolation and sweeping views over the valley below. Its prime alpine location eliminates the daily commute from the valley, making it easier to reach and succeed on many of the area’s high-elevation objectives.

Guides & Staff

Our ACMG certified ski or full mountain guides will ensure your adventure is both safe and enjoyable. Our guides will be welcome to answering questions about the region as well as everything from ski technique to gear.

Guide Selection Pending

Guides for this trip are still being confirmed.

We sell Tugo® Travel Insurance suitable for both ACC Adventures and personal trips

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Details

* Camps are subject to minimum enrollment in order to run.

Adventure Hazards

Terrain

Terrain is uncontrolled, unmarked and not inspected, risks include but are not limited to: Cornices, Crevasses, Cliffs, Trees, tree wells, forest dead fall, and tree stumps, Creeks, rocks and boulders. Holes and depressions below the snow surface. Variable and difficult snow conditions. Variable and difficult walking terrain. Snowcat roads and road banks, fences and other man-made structures. Snow immersion. Impact or collision with other persons, vehicles or objects. Extreme variation in trails or terrain. Encounters with domestic or wild animals. Loss of balance or control, slips, trips, and falls. Becoming lost or separated from the group.

General Hazards

Risks include but are not limited to: Slips, trips and falls indoor or outdoor. Equipment failure. Infectious disease contracted through viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi which may be transmitted through direct or indirect contact. Negligent first aid. Negligence of other persons, including other guests. Negligence of the guide including failure to take reasonable steps to safeguard or protect you from, or warn you of risk, dangers, hazards, on participating in ACC activities. Changing weather conditions including but not limited to high winds, lightning, forest fires, effects of high altitude including pulmonary edema and cerebral edema, incomplete warnings or instructions, negligence of other people, including trip coordinator and other guests. Negligence includes failure on the part of ACC Guides (if applicable) to take reasonable steps to safeguard or protect you from or warn you of the risks, dangers and hazards of wilderness activities.

Avalanche

Risks include but are not limited to: Avalanches can occur in the terrain you will be entering. Caused by natural forces, or by people travelling through the terrain (skiing/snowboarding). Anyone caught in an avalanche is at risk of personal injury, death, and/or property damage or loss.

Communication and Rescue

Risks include but are not limited to: Communication can be difficult and in the event of an accident, rescue and treatment may not be available. Adverse weather may also delay the arrival of treatment and transport out of the field. If an Injury occurs in challenging terrain movement to an evacuation point may be slow.

Boots and Binding Systems

Risks include but are not limited to: Even when set up correctly, a ski binding might not release during every fall or may release unexpectedly. The ski boot/binding system is no guarantee that the skier will not be injured. Non-DIN-certified bindings, such as pin/tech bindings, present a higher risk of pre-release and/or injury as they are not designed to the same safety standards as a DIN-certified alpine binding.

Unlike alpine ski boot/binding systems, snowboard and some telemark boot/binding systems are not designed or intended to release and will not release under normal circumstances. Using such a system increases the risk of injury and/or death when caught in an avalanche.