Julie Kennedy and Caroline Gleich at Vallhalla Mountain Touring lodge this past week. We left yesterday, all with tired legs and awed expressions on our mugs. Click images to enlarge.
It's a cliche, but white room describes the situation we were 'challenged' with for 7 days of bliss in the Selkirk mountains of British Columbia.
The usual human powered ski lift. Big days were around 8,000 vert for some of the Valhalla guests
Julie can't get enough of it.
One of the few moments the sun peaked out, and we peaked.
Patagonia ambassador, Caroline Gleich, is the shred queen of Valhalla.
Michael Kennedy floats out of the ghost forest.
Reaching the top of a cloud layer on our first run of the day. Stoked!
Skiing off the top of Rugged Peak during our only day with more than a few minutes of sunny, clear weather.
The locals said the ghost trees were in exceptional form. Proof was how many were falling over. Getting from the lodge back to civilization required chainsawing our way out.
Ben getting a face full of Valhalla lodge powder.
Hayden at Valhalla.
When the sun tried to shine, the photographic light was exceptional in the Ruby Mountains.
Caroline getting deep!
The camera kept wanting this one.
Valhalla Mountain Touring skiing and lodge photos by Lisa, Louie, Michael.
WildSnow.com publisher emeritus and founder Lou (Louis Dawson) has a 50+ years career in climbing, backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering. He was the first person in history to ski down all 54 Colorado 14,000-foot peaks, has authored numerous books about about backcountry skiing, and has skied from the summit of Denali in Alaska, North America’s highest mountain.
