Week-long trip to Campbell Icefields Chalet - access via helicopter from a staging area in Donald, BC. Trip is self-guided and self-catered with an approximate cost of $1050 -- deposit of $500 due at time of application acceptance to confirm registration.
Self-guide and self-catered - participants break into groups of 2 or 3 with each group cooking dinner one night. Breakfasts/lunches up to the individual.
Chalet has rooms for 1-4 persons with running (cold) water, wood burning stove for heat, kitchen, limited electricity, sauna with watering-can showers, outhouses + indoor pee-only washroom.
Terrain is intermediate to advanced with options for steeper skiing, glades, open runs, trees, and glaciated terrain. Participants should have AST2 (or equivalent with approval of leader/coordinator) & be comfortable contributing to group decisions on terrain and daily trip location.
Preference given to current/former BIT program leaders and participants who meet the requirements.
Required Items to Bring:
Backcountry ski/board gear
Avy safety gear (beacon, probe, shovel)
Sleeping bag, bottom sheet, pillowcase(s)
Food
Hut clothes
Hut booties/shoes
Personal items (toiletries, reading material, earplugs, chargers, headlamp etc)
Glacier gear (depending on conditions)
Towel, swimsuit for sauna
Participants are allowed ski gear, boxes of food, day-skipack plus personal duffel (best kept under 70L - daypack and duffel should be under 40lbs if possible).
How to Get There:
Carpool Departure Time:
06:00 AM
Carpool Location:
Calgary/Canmore/Golden depending upon participants
Carpool Directions:
Meet in Golden ~8:30am on April 8 to sign waivers and convoy to the staging area. To avoid issues with construction & weather, participants are strongly advised to stay in Golden the night of April 7. Arrangements can be made for sharing hotel/hostel rooms in Golden if needed.
Payment Options:
Member $1050.00 CAD
Cancellation Policy If a participant is unable to attend a paid course or trip, there will be no refund unless the participant finds a suitable replacement that is acceptable to the trip coordinator. Acceptable waiting list candidates will have priority. It will then be the participant's responsibility to recover funds from the replacement. If the coordinator cancels an event, participants get a refund (less any non-recoverable costs). Note that ACC National does not refund hut fees due to weather, delay, closures, or any other reasons. The Rocky Mountain Section of the ACC is a not for profit club and we only charge attendees what it costs us to provide courses or trips.
Registration for this event closed on Wednesday, March 01, 2023 at 12:00 AM.
