2024/25 Winter Recap

Thanks to you, winter 2024/25 has been the busiest winter yet for Arctos Guides.  Our ski season started with a ski mountaineering trip in Chile. While our Canadian programs ranged from day tours in Rogers Pass, the Kootenays and the Rockies, to backcountry lodge weeks, a training camp for endurance athletes and a spring basecamp in the Valhallas.  We wrapped up the season a ski and sail trip in Norway.  

If you chose to ski or splitboard with us this year, we’d like to extend a heartfelt thanks.  We appreciate your business immensely.  If you enjoyed your experience and would like to like to leave a review you can do so here.

Winter 2025/26 Trip Offerings

While this winter is just wrapping up, it is never too early to start thinking about next winter.  We’re offering a similar menu of trips next winter and its best to line up a guide sooner rather later.  Last winter, there was a shortage of guides in BC, so we were unable to fill a substantial amount of mid-season booking requests.  If you’re interested in a trip for next year, let’s take some time to chat about your plans this summer.

Patagonia Hut to Hut Traverse

September 2025- Join us as we travel to San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina to ski some of the classic lines around the golden granite spires of Refugio Frey and Jakob.   This trip is sure make for an incredible cultural and awesome austral ski experience.  

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Chilean Volcano Tour

The skiing in the Araucanía region of Chile is so good, we keep going back!  This will be our fourth year running this program.  This small group program (four clients and one guide) blends epic ascents/descents of volcanoes, comfortable accommodations and Chilean culture.  

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Meadow Lodge Backcountry Ski Week

This helicopter accessed lodged is located northeast of Rogers Pass in the Esplanade Range and offers exceptional alpine terrain, glades and pillows.      With ski in/ski out accommodations, a private chef, sauna and all the powder you can ski, this is sure to be an excellent trip! 

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Kootenay Backcountry Ski Camp for Endurance Athletes

We’ll be teaming up with Svein Tuft again to offer a mid-winter training camp for endurance athletes.  Based out of his log lodge near Nelson, BC, this small group trip (6 clients, 1 guide and Svein Tuft as a coach) will aim to get you tons of skiing and a big mid-winter fitness bump.  

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Spring Basecamps

These are highlights of the year.  We pick out a few choice locations that are packed with great ski descents, fly into them, set up a camp and shred.  Over the years, we’ve run camps in the Tantalus Range, Northern Monashees, Valhallas and the Bugaboos.  This is the best way to explore remote zones with a day pack.

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Norway

Norway has some of the most accessible quality ski touring in the world.  We’re offering two types of programs there next winter, land based trips and ski and sail trips.  For the land based trip, we’ll base out of comfortable accommodation on the Lyngen peninsula and explore the incredible skiing in the region with a van.  The boat based programs will sail from Tromsø and sample the incredible skiing on the islands surrounding the Lyngen peninsula.  Both of the trips are sure to deliver an incredible ski and travel experience.  

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Rogers Pass and Kootenay Private Day Tours

Come explore some of the best powder skiing in the world.  Whether you’re looking to book a day or multiple days, we’re stoked to show you our back yard.  Base out of Revelstoke, Golden, Nelson and day trip to classic destinations like Rogers Pass, Kootenay Pass or some of our favourite stashes.  

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Slocan Backcountry Skiing

This is the best skiing you’ve never heard about.  We offer small group sled accessed ski touring out of our base in Slocan.  With several Provincial Parks and excellent other ski touring venues in close proximity, you’ll get great turns without the crowds of Rogers Pass.
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Private Ski Traverses

Ski traversing is an incredible way to immerse yourself in the mountains.  If you’re looking for a real backcountry adventure, we can plan a traverse for your group.

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Kootenay Gravel Cycling

If you like adventuring by bike, the Kootenays serve up ample opportunities for incredible loops.  We offer lakeside accommodations and route beta for small groups in Slocan, BC.  Come self guided or we can ride with you.  

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