Revelstoke Cat-skiing Trip: January 2025

• 26 June 2024

With endless mountain ranges blanketed in huge quantities of snow that is renowned for its frequency and consistency, BC's interior is the heartland of heli-skiing and cat-skiing. In January, when it snows often and conditions are typically DEEP, the old growth forests of the region provide an enchanted playground that make this an annual pilgrimage for many. While it is the tree skiing that defines winters in the interior, during periods of fine weather there is also some incredible alpine terrain.

Image: Dan Stewart

In January 2025, Elemental Adventure will be hosting a two-part ski adventure that begins with skiing or snowboarding at Revelstoke Mountain Resort where you can brush up your powder skills before taking them to the real backcountry for an incredible few days of cat-skiing.

Going as part of a group and combining cat-skiing with days served by Revelstoke Mountain Resort's gondola mean this trip is the most cost-effective and time-efficient way of maximising your powder chances next winter. So if you've been wanting to book a trip but the stars haven't previously aligned now could be the time.

This trip is all about maximizing your chances of skiing deep powder in British Columbia’s heartland with a snowcat and North America’s biggest vertical drop.

Highlights

Deep and abundant snowfalls
The BC Interior’s famous old growth tree skiing
Pillows lines and alpine bowls
3 days' skiing or snowboarding at Revelstoke Mountain Resort with North America’s biggest vertical drop
1 day of coaching or guiding to brush up your deep snow skills
4 days' cat skiing in the Selkirk mountains AND/OR 3 days heli-skiing with unlimited vertical

Itinerary

Revelstoke + Cat-Skiing | 9-17 January | £4,990pp + 5% GST

9 Jan: Fly to Kelowna; transfer to Revelstoke Mountain Resort
10 Jan: Ski/snowboard RMR
11 Jan: Powder coaching day at RMR
12 Jan: Ski RMR before transfer to catski lodge
13-15 Jan: Cat-skiing
16 Jan: Cat-skiing before transfer to Revelstoke
17 Jan: Transfer to Kelowna and flight home

Revelstoke Mountain Resort

Revelstoke Mountain Resort boasts a vertical drop of over 1700m, the biggest in North America, served by a modern lift system and regular heavy snowfalls. Most of the mountain is covered in big trees that make for great skiing in snowy weather. With similar terrain to what you can expect cat and heli-skiing in the Selkirks, it is the ideal place to get your ski legs back and perfect your technique for your first few days on snow next winter. Our base will be Sutton Place, conveniently located right at the base of the Revelation Gondola.

Image Royce Sihlis

Cat-skiing

Our cat skiing base is in the remote Bad Shot range of the Selkirk Mountains, a 90 minute drive (and a lake ferry crossing) from Revelstoke. The lodge is simple and rustic with a warm welcome while the cats can take 11 or 12 skiers/snowboarders to access 75km2 of terrain with alpine meadows at the top and well-spaced glades lower down. Each ascent takes 15-20 minutes. There are no vertical metre limits – you just keep skiing as long as your legs and the light allow.