Burnie Glacier Chalet - Backcountry Skiing Lodge

Ski Mountaineering Canada.

You can ski harder at 6am knowing the sauna’s hot at 6pm.

The Burnie Glacier Chalet is a backcountry skiing lodge in Canada that offers all the charm of a European mountain hut, but instead of sharing it with dozens of others, you and your friends can enjoy the best backcountry ski mountaineering Canada has to offer – all to yourselves! You can also be certain that no snowmobiles or heli-skiing will interfere with your experience. Our operating area is legally designated as “non-motorized”. And the best part: we are easy to access. Fly into Smithers on Air Canada or Hawkair and ski the same day!

Sleep well. Eat well. and SKI LIKE MAD.

The bright and cozy post and beam lodge sleeps 11.

two rooms with a double plus single bed (for couples or families or just two guests)
two shared rooms
sauna
kitchen – where it all happens in the evenings
ski shop

free wifi throughout the lodge

After a day of backcountry ski mountaineering in Canada, pushing peaks and carving big turns through massive slopes of untouched powder, you will find yourself lounging around the beautiful dining table while wood crackles in the cookstove and a dinner simmers on top. Get ready to indulge in a gourmet meal or kick back with a cold beer in the cedar sauna at the Burnie Glacier Chalet.

There is nothing like it for hundreds of miles. This is B.C.‘s most northwesterly mountain lodge.

No need to take our word. Check these trip reports: bunch of telemarktippers from California just posted this trip report
The good folks from Teton Gravity Research feature us here
Olivia Cussen and John Race, world wide mountain guides extraordinaire, made some turns here too
And yes, I do work with telemarkers! They even get me to test their new gear destructively

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Easy Access

You can ski at the Burnie Glacier Chalet the same day you leave Vancouver!

No long drives from a city airport to an alpine staging area. You can fly direct from Vancouver to Smithers any day in just 90 minutes, jump into a helicopter and be at Burnie Glacier Chalet 45 minutes later. Look for seat sales and book ahead. Flights also service the nearby centres of Terrace (two hours west) and Prince George (four hours east). You can drive, bus or take the train and enjoy the stunning scenery!

Mountaineering Courses

This winter, we are offering a new Intro to Ski Mountaineering Course.

If you are a skier, but have not ventured into the wild mountains before, this is your chance to learn it all. Avalanche skills (RAC course included), the art of uphill skiing, glacier travel, navigation … all at a somewhat slower pace than a guided trip.

Check out our ski mountaineering courses

Thanks and gratitude go to the Wet’suwet’en House of Kwees for allowing Burnie Glacier Chalet to be built in their territory. And thanks to the many local craftsmen who volunteered hours of labour to help build the chalet with supplies of local wood.