Butters Lake Ski Traverse :: Alpine Club of Canada Mountain Activities

Butters Lake Ski Traverse

Dates & Price
April 9 (eve) - April 17, 2010
Cost per person is $2195 + GST

The ACC schedule wouldn’t be the same without a week-long ski traverse to challenge the more advanced skier. This winter we will be traversing the final segment of the coveted Bugaboos to Rogers Pass Traverse: Butters Lake to Rogers Pass. Over the course of the week we will be traveling approximately 50km plus some side trips to bag some summits and ski some slopes.

After flying into Butters Lake we will climb up through the Battle Range and onto the Duncan Neve. From here we will climb over the ridge on Sugarloaf and eventually gain the Grand Glacier. A big climb will gain the Deville neve which we will follow and descend via a couple of rappels down to the cozy Glacier Circle Cabin. After climbing out of Glacier Circle to the Illecillewaet glacier we will either traverse over Youngs Peak and descend the Asulkan or continue down the Illicillewaet. A food cache near the Kirkpatrick-Wheeler Col will help keep packs lighter for the first portion of the traverse.

This traverse will be spectacular, mountainous and challenging, and will provide the opportunity to climb some major Selkirk summits such as Mt. Butters, Mt. Sugarloaf, Grand Mountain, Mt. Wheeler, and Youngs Peak.

Several variations on the route are possible depending on conditions.

Level of Difficulty

This camp is designed for those with substantial mountaineering experience, considerable experience traveling on glaciers and winter camping. Participants must possess strong/advanced downhill ski skills, have excellent fitness, and be able to travel long distances with a backpack weighing up to 22kg (50lb).

Information package:

Information Package

Gear List

Info on sign up process

2009 Planned Itinerary*

April 9 (eve) - Meet at Kicking Horse River Lodge in Golden, B.C. at 8:00 p.m.
April 10 - Fly into Butter Lake
April 11 - 17 - Traverse out to Rogers Pass
*Subject to change and it is recommended NOT to book a flight immediately following April 17 in case of delays along the traverse due to weather.

Included

Guiding throughout the camp
Tent-based accommodation for the week (double occupancy)
Helicopter transportation to Butters Lake
Shuttle transport from Rogers Pass back to Golden
All meals starting with dinner on April 10th and ending with lunch on April 17th
Breakfast on April 10th
All group gear

Not Included

Transportation to/from Golden (participants will be expected to use their own vehicles to carpool)
Lunch on April 10th (please bring a bag lunch)
Dinner or accommodation on April 9th or April 17th
Personal gear (see equipment list)

Staff:

ACMG Guide Jeff Relph		Camp Manager - Matt Mueller

Jeff Relph is an ACMG/IFMGA Mountain guide based out of Golden BC. He has spent the last 20 years passionately pursuing his love of the mountains. He has been fortunate enough to climb and ski throughout North America as well as in Europe and the Himalaya. Jeff guides year round spending the majority of his winter as a heli ski guide for CMH while the summers are spent alpine climbing, mountaineering and exploring some of the most beautiful places around.		Matt has spent the past 17 years climbing and traveling in the mountains of western Canada and beyond. Several years ago he decided to leave a “real” career and switch to the guiding profession. In the time since this change of course, he has honed the craft of mountain guiding and all the related skills that come with it. At the moment, Matt faces the final round of exams on his way to being a fully certified UIAGM guide. On a more relevant note, he has enjoyed many trips to the mountains with good friends and fantastic experiences. Always looking for more, Matt is as excited as anyone to be heading out on future AAC trips

Other great winter trips offered by the Alpine Club of Canada:

	Banff Mountain Film Festival - Ice Climbing November 9 - November 13, 2009		Wapta Traverse - Week 1 March 20 (eve) - March 27, 2010
	Rockies Ice February 14 - February 19, 2010		Balu to Bostock Ski Traverse April 1 - April 4, 2010
	Marmot Women's Ski Camp March 5 - March 9, 2010		Wapta Traverse - Week 2 April 3 (eve)- April 10, 2010
	First Summits Winter Mountaineering March 11 (eve)- March 15 (eve), 2010		Butters Lake Ski Traverse April 9 (eve)- April 17, 2010
	Kokanee Powder Week March 13 - March 20, 2010		Peakbagging on the Columbia Icefield May 1 (eve) - May 8, 2010

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