Burnie Glacier Chalet

Burnie Glacier Chalet Another season has come and gone. It's been my 22nd at Burnie, and I still love it and like to share it.

Ski mountaineering in northern B.C.’s backcountry means magnificent ascents over intricate glaciers, deep powder, undiscovered tree runs, and lots of vertical – 1,700 metres / 6,000 ft. We also climb big peaks: Mount Logan (5959 m) in the Yukon's Kluane National Park is Canada's highest. And we trek the volcanic plateaux of Mount Edziza, or the magnificent Donjek Route. Bear Mountaineering’s ACMG/

UIAGM certified Mountain Guide will make a daily avalanche forecast and select the best—and safest – skiing through spectacular and stimulating terrain.

01/23/2025

After quite a few years of using facebook to communicate with friends and guests, I am now considering shutting my accounts down. I may try something called BlueSky, but I'm not interested in doing business with Mr. Zuckerberg any more.

All good things come to an end. The bird arrives to take the children home.
01/07/2025

All good things come to an end. The bird arrives to take the children home.

Creole, one of the original builders of the lodge. Great to have him and his family here.
01/07/2025

Creole, one of the original builders of the lodge. Great to have him and his family here.

Reading together.
01/04/2025

Reading together.

Today, the friends and family left and it's just Sean, Molly, and I with 11 eager Level students. Spending time with chi...
01/04/2025

Today, the friends and family left and it's just Sean, Molly, and I with 11 eager Level students. Spending time with children at Burnie is one of my favourite things.

Irene improves the river crossing. This place has changed dramatically since people walked (or crawled) across the bridg...
01/02/2025

Irene improves the river crossing. This place has changed dramatically since people walked (or crawled) across the bridge in the summer.

The bridge has not repaired itself in the meantime. It is twisted and bent. We'll have to think of something different t...
01/02/2025

The bridge has not repaired itself in the meantime. It is twisted and bent. We'll have to think of something different there.

Irene and I get to ski together which does not happen all that often.
01/02/2025

Irene and I get to ski together which does not happen all that often.

Another year and another season starts at Burnie. This time I'm happy to welcome Creole Dufour and his family. Creole wa...
01/02/2025

Another year and another season starts at Burnie. This time I'm happy to welcome Creole Dufour and his family. Creole was one of the original builders of the lodge, and we have remained friends. Here we inspect a very large avalanche that took out the entire NW side of Tom George Mountain and ran to the valley bottom.

There is room on a trip to the Alps. It was so good in Ahrntal last Spring I want to go again. How about it? Crocus mead...
11/30/2024

There is room on a trip to the Alps. It was so good in Ahrntal last Spring I want to go again. How about it? Crocus meadows, ancient inns, high mountains? Please let me know.

10/13/2024

Due to a cancellation, there are six spaces in the week from 10 to 17 January 2025. Everything else is full right now, so if you want a Burnie ski week this coming winter, please let me know.
I can say that the group is very nice.

Bob Nielsen's bridges are nothing if not sturdy. But restoring this one will be a challenge. Engineers, what do you sugg...
10/02/2024

Bob Nielsen's bridges are nothing if not sturdy. But restoring this one will be a challenge. Engineers, what do you suggest?

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Smithers, BC
V0J2N0

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