Day 1: We meet at your accommodation in Clearwater. After leaving a vehicle at the trail end, we drive to the snocat which is parked eleven kilometers up the Wells Gray Road. After an hour snocat ride, you ski the last three and a half kilometers into Trophy Mountain Chalet. The chalet is located on the southern slopes of the Trophy Mountains at 7000 feet. The skiing from the front door is excellent as the terrain is fairly steep and the snow is deep. Today we take an easy ski to get familiar with the equipment and surrounding area.

Day 2 & 3: Lots of skiing in the Trophy’s, both in the alpine and in the trees, this area has complex terrain with numerous chutes, couloirs, and aspects. We can start with intermediate runs through scattered forest and, if we are up the challenge, continue to progress to more and more challenging slopes. Which ever we choose, we are certain to find some fluffy powder to play in.

Day 4: You traverse up over the Trophy Mountains, then ski the powdery north aspects into the Valley of the Lakes. Here you have lunch and skin up for the ski to the top of Eagle Pass. From Eagle Pass, it is a lovely downhill run into Moul Basin and Table Cabin, which rests at 6,350 feet. Table is a brand new squared log cabin nestled in the wood overlooking a subalpine meadow, This is challenging terrain and the ski will take five to seven hours at a leisurely pace.

Day 5: Incredible skiing on the northern slopes of Table, Discovery, and Trophy Mountains. The hidden Moul valley is known for having powdery slopes well into spring. Each day we choose our favorite slopes to ski and each evening make the downhill run to the cabin’s backdoor for a great supper.

Day 6: We ski up the east flank of Table Mountain. If the day is fine, we make the short trip to the summit for gorgeous views of the Monashees, Cariboos and the northern portion of Wells Gray Park. We now have a downhill ski to the head of the Phillip Lakes where we have lunch. From here we tour through the forest until we reach Phillip Lake and the marked trail. The last portion of our day is down a narrow road that has been groomed, making the trip to the valley bottom at 2400 feet a fast one.

Note: You will be required to carry some food (approximately 3 kilos) to Trophy Chalet and then on to Table Cabin. This trip includes excellent and hearty meals and snacks, CANSI (Canadian Association of Nordic Ski Instructors) and CAA (Canadian Avalanche Association) certified guides, chalet accommodation, transportation from Clearwater and safety equipment. There is a sauna in Trophy Chalet, so bring a towel!

Equipment:

• telemark skis and bindings, Alpine touring style is also fine, but light cross country gear is not acceptable.
• climbing skins for skis, backpack (60 litres or more)
• gaiters, two sets of socks (polypro inners and wool outers)
• 2 sets of long underwear, 1 pair warm trousers (wool or pile) - Gore-Tex or other wind/snow overpants
• chalet clothes (leggings and shirt or sweats and t shirt or similar)
• heavier shirt or sweater, pile jacket, down vest and Gore-Tex or other wind/snow jacket
• 2 pair gloves, 1 warm hat (wool), goggles, scarf
• personal gear, eg. glasses, special medications, moleskin, towels camera, film, waterbottle, flashlight
• camera, film, water bottle, flashlight, sleeping bag liner or sheets as blankets are provided

Note: On full service trips, we provide avalanche pieps, shovels and training.

Day 1: We meet at the Wells Gray Inn in Clearwater. After leaving a vehicle at the trail end, we drive to the snocat which is parked 11 km. up the Wells Gray Road. After the hour snocat ride, we ski the last three and a half km into Trophy Mountain Chalet. The chalet is located on the southern slopes of the Trophy Mountains at 7000 ft. The skiing from the front door is excellent as the terrain is fairly steep and the snow is deep. After lunch, we ski a couple of runs around the chalet to become familiar with the equipment and surrounding area.

Day 2: Explore the ski runs in the Trophy Mountains, both in the alpine and in the trees. Most of the skiing here is intermediate and the terrain is complex, with numerous chutes, couloirs, and aspects.

Day 3: We traverse up over the Trophy Mountains, drop into the Valley of the Lakes and cross Eagle Pass into Moul Basin. Our destination is Table Cabin, which is at the head of the Moul drainage. It is a brand new log cabin that sleeps ten. This is challenging terrain and the ski will take five to seven hours at a leisurely pace.

Day 4: Powder skiing on the northern slopes of Table, Discovery, and Trophy. The terrain right around the cabin is amazing with wonderful fall lines.

Day 5: We continue the traverse up and over Table Mountain and across Caribou and Fight Meadows to Fight Chalet which sits at the head of a 13km. long subalpine meadow system at 6400 feet. This day will take six to eight hours at a leisurely pace. These beautiful meadows are truly inspiring, high open and surrounded by mountains.

Day 6: We explore the Fight Meadow area, including Battle Mountain and 52 ridge. This fantastic place has something for everyone. If we’re up to it, and the weather is co-operative, our goal is the view from the summit of Battle Peak and the exhilarating ski down!

Day 7: We ski out to the Park road. This is a four to six hour ski, which crosses the edge of the alpine plateau and then heads down the side of the valley to the valley floor at about 2400 feet.

Note: You will be required to carry some food (approximately 3 kilos) to Trophy Chalet and then on to Table Cabin. The Fight Meadows Chalet is stocked with dry food. This trip includes excellent and hearty meals and snacks, CANSI (Canadian Association of Nordic Ski Instructors) and CAA (Canadian Avalanche Association) certified guides, chalet accommodation, transportation from Clearwater, and safety equipment. There is a sauna, so bring a towel!

Equipment:

• telemark skis and bindings, Alpine touring style is also fine, but light cross country gear is not acceptable.
• climbing skins for skis
• backpack (60 litres or more)
• gaiters, two sets of socks (polypro inners and wool outers)
• 2 sets of long underwear, 1 pair warm trousers (wool or pile) - Gore-Tex or other wind/snow overpants
• chalet clothes (leggings and shirt or sweats and t shirt or similar)
• heavier shirt or sweater, pile jacket, down vest and Gore-Tex or other wind/snow jacket
• 2 pair gloves, 1 warm hat (wool), goggles, scarf
• personal gear, eg. glasses, special medications, moleskin, towels camera, film, waterbottle, flashlight

Note: On full service trips, we provide avalanche pieps, shovels and training.

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