Know_Fear Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Climb: Battle Abbey hut - South Selkirks, B.C.- Date of Climb: 1/31/2006 Trip Report: I just returned from six days of awesome Skiing near the Battle Abby hut in S.E. B.C. The hut is located about 30 miles S-S.E. of Golden B.C. in the S. Selkirks. This was my first successful Canadian hut tour. I’d tried to ski between two ACC huts - Rodgers Pass to Sapphire Col a few years ago but we were stopped by massive snow fall. This was my first guided ski trip. I was reluctant since I’m typically a do-it yourselfer. In this case it’s not an option. The Battle Abbey must be booked by a guide. We averaged about 6K feet/per day every day for six days. Our biggest day was about 7K feet. In retrospect it’s unlikely my buddies and I would have been motivated enough to ski so much on our own. The weather was good most days. We had one blue bird day and one day of continuous snow/low visibility. Both alpine and tree skiing above/below the hut was excellent. Typical runs are steep and about 2K feet long. That makes for two hour up-tracks. We had excellent snow. By Friday we were skiing waist deep, face shot powder. I want to make a plug for our guide Jim Gudjonson, his assistant guides and the crew at the Battle Abbey hut. The cook was wonderful. I don’t think the Battle Abbey is nearly as popular as some of the other huts. It’s not an ACC hut. However, it makes a great base. The terrain is excellent for alpine skiing touring. If you’re planning a tour like this, I recommend Jim and/or the Battle Abbey. Jim is building his own lodge near the Lyell Icefield, north of Golden and is booking 2007: http://www.icefall.ca The Battle Abbey hut: http://www.battleabbey.ca/index.html I put a few pic’s in my gallery: http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/plab/showgallery.phpcat=500&ppuser=1156 Gear Notes: Big, fat, A/T skis. Approach Notes: Alpine aviation Golden B.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magellan Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 The photo gallery link doesn't seem to work. Help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Know_Fear Posted February 1, 2006 Author Share Posted February 1, 2006 Go to Gallery -> Ski Porn. You might have to look for my gallery - Know_Fear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulB Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 I want to make a plug for our guide Jim Gudjonson... Jim is also a solid ice/mixed climber if anyone's ever looking for an ice guide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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