| Taylor Lake |
Description: Very challenging skiing with many ardous sections.
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate
Description: A beautiful area with good access and reasonably easy skiing.
Description: A rugged and beautiful area. Requires a good skill set.
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate
Description: A spectacular area and a classic tour.
Description: Can be combined with the Dolomite peak route to make an extended tour in the alpine.
Description: A classic tour in the alpine. Best done in two days
Description: A challenging trail with in a beautiful setting. Very good telemarking in this area.
Description: An easy trail which exposes the beauties of Lake Louis.
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate
Description: Easy access to the trail to Skoki Lodge a long time favorite route.
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate
Description: Easily accessible alpine wilderness. This is a supurb touring area.
Description: A few tricky section are the price to pay for the spectacular alpine views.
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate
Description: Beautiful vistas and pleasant skiing. There are a number of options in the area.
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate
Description: Spectacular scenery and reasonably easy skiing combine to make this a classic.
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate-Advanced
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate-Advanced
Description: Fairly ardous but visually very rewarding.
Season: Late Fall, Winter, Late Spring
Level of Difficulty: Lower Intermediate
Description: A one or two day with some tricky areas.
Level of Difficulty: Intemediate
Description: Beautiful tour into the alpine with very steep skiing.
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate
Description: Easily accessible backcountry leading to Egypt Lake Hut
Level of Difficulty: Lower Intermediate
Description: A popular area with good snow.
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate
Description: Good telemarking and great views.
Description: Spectacular scenery and accessible wilderness.
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate
Description: Spectacular scenery and therefore a popular area. Very good skiing.
Description: Advanced skiing with some very ardous sections
| This area is heavily crevassed, and any group skiing there must be roped up and know how to use their rescue equipment. |
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate
Description: Mixed terrain ranging from easy to very challenging.
Level of Difficulty: Expert-Extreme
Description: This is best approached as a multi-day tour.
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate
Description: Consists of a long climb and the a great downhill on return.
Description: True backcounty adventure within easy reach of Banff
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate
Description: Nice ski area which is easily accessible
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate, Expert
Description: Hut to hut system with five huts avaiabled. Many multi-day routes are available
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate-Expert
Description: Good advanced skiing close to a major center.
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate
Description: This trail provides spectacular views. There is an excellent area for telemarking.
| Easy access, avalanche danger. Don't attempt this trail in bad conditions. White-out conditions are possible at any time above tree-line. |
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate
Description: This is a good area for telemarking
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate-Advanced
Description: Very good skiing most downhill accessed by lift.
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate
Description: High alpine area with reasonable access.
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate
Description: Rolling terrain and nice views charecterise this trail.
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate
Description: Rolling terrain with some challenging skiing.
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate, Expert
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate
Description: A beautiful vista is your reward for this long climb
| The easy access and the number of huts in the area make the ease of this backcountry ski area deceptive. Mountaineering skills are needed. |