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SKI TOURING
GUIDEBOOK
Welcome to
alpinetouring.com, a site dedicated to
touring the world's greatest mountain ranges.
It is also the
best
place to purchase the Kullu Valley ski tourer's guidebook.
SKI TOURING INDIA'S KULLU VALLEY
The
world's first and only skiing guidebook to the Himalaya, targets the
Kullu Valley in northern India, in the mountains around Manali. It
arrived at the end of 2003 after six years behind a keyboard and
contains indispensable route information on a variety of brief day
tours to complex multi-day expeditions on some of the most spectacular
terrain imaginable.
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An intriguing and comprehensive guide to
a
beautiful part of the world.
- 'The Ski Mag' (winter
2003)
Campbell Spooner at alpinetouring.com
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B.C.'s
GRAND TRAVERSES
Week long, and multi-week long ski traverses
through remote, glaciated terrain appears lunacy to many people. However,
to some ski tourers the thought of crossing mountain ranges on skis is the
highlight of the year, a grand adventure, with similar planning,
commitment and drive required to a high altitude peak. Canada's province
of British Columbia abounds in some of the greatest, most spectacular ski
traverses on the planet. Here is a selection of some of the finest.
Northern Selkirk Traverse
10-18 Days
Rogers Pass
to Mica Creek
A logical passage through the super rugged,
snow-caked Nth Selkirks, with 2 awesome huts. The route passes through the
Adamants and next to Mt Sir Sanford as well as many other icefields and
deep valleys.
Jordan Range Traverse
6-8 Days
Revelstoke
(Jordan R) to Downie Creek
A concentrated group of high peaks and glacial bowls in the
Mid-Monashee Mountains offers some of the finest skiing available. The
lack of roads and a crossing of Lake Revelstoke keeps numbers low, but the
terrain at the head of Frisby Creek will always attract adventurous skiers.
Lillooet Range Traverse
12-18 Days
Tchaikazan River to Meager Creek
The closest, large icefield to Vancouver, the Lillooet
Traverse follows the divide of the Coast Mtns over high, glaciated
terrain, with the possibility of many fine ski descents.
Bugaboos to Rogers Pass Traverse
9-12 Days
Bugaboo Glacier to Rogers Pass
Possibly the most famous of the grand traverses and the
earliest completed (1958), the Bugs to Rogers Traverse travels through
breathtaking terrain across several icefields and wild passes.
McBride Range Traverse
6-10 Days
Tuwasus Creek
to Rubble Creek
A classic Coast Mtn traverse that sees
dozens of ski parties each spring, due to gorgeous ski terrain and easy
accessibility. The McBride Range has many options of entry/exit, with most
using the Whistler/Blackcomb-Spearhead option.
Gold Range Traverse
8-12 Days
Ledge Creek
to Victor Lake
An outstanding natural route along the Monashee divide west
of Upper Arrow Lake. The terrain is rugged and remote with difficult
route-finding but incredibly scenic.
Southern Cariboo Traverse
9-14 Days
Tete Creek to
Miledge Creek
Crossing the eastern corner of the Cariboo
Range, the more popular of the Cariboo traverses travels through the
stunning Premier Range - the high peaks, with vast glaciation and
tremendous alpine wilderness.
Southern Purcell Traverse
7-10 Days
Dewar Creek to Toby Creek
Although lacking the immense icefields of
other traverses, the Sth Purcells excel in superb ski descents, majestic
peaks and the protection of the Purcell Wilderness Conservancy.
Valhalla Traverse
6-8 Days
Hoder Creek to Shannon Creek
An almost mythical aura shrouds the Valhalla Range in
B.C.'s Sth Selkirks, where a dramatic landscape of sub-alpine lakes,
granite spires and steep, snowy slopes make this a much sort-after
Kootenay traverse.
Monarch-Ha-iltzuk Traverse
20-30 Days
Nusatsum River to Klinaklini River
The grand daddy of B.C.'s recognised ski traverses
travelling through some of the wildest, remotest, most glaciated ski
terrain in the province. Rarely completed due to challenging logistics and
committing nature, this enormous region of the Coast Mtns is waiting for
its next foolhardy soul.
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