Today I was back on Dolomite Shoulder with Caroline Gleich and Rob Lea in near prefect weather. We remote triggered a size 1.5 soft slab avalanche on the east aspect slope that is found a little north of the lower […]
Observation Sub Peak South Ridge/Face
Skied a chill lap on Observation Sub Peak South Ridge/Face area with Kieran Crimeen, Caroline Gleich and Rob Lea today. We headed up the forest of Cirque Forepeak, wrapped around the west ridge and into the treeline valley. Followed a […]
Dolomite Shoulder
Skied some fantastic snow on Dolomite Shoulder today with Jason, James MacNeil-Mah, Rob Mazc and Bronwyn Fullagar. Skinned up to treeline where we started to get good views of the rock slide on Puzzle Peak Ramp, this sight is wild. […]
Creating ‘The Map’ For The New “Confessions of a Ski Bum” Was A 400+ Hour Labor Of Love
Creating “The Map” for New “Confessions of a Ski Bum” Guidebook (unofficialnetworks.com) By Kyle Fiehler “Bum” is an interesting title for someone who’s just spent some 400 hours poring over a passion project involving topographic cartography. Unless that is– this labor of the […]
Crowfoot Glades
Went to the Crowfoot Glades are today with Kieran Crimeen, Fred Heikoop, James MacNeil-Mah and Jason – I haven’t been there yet this year so was keen to see what conditions were like. We skinned up near the Pillow Drainage […]
Puzzle Peak Ramp
Headed up to Puzzle Peak Ramp today with Mike Brown, David Aschim and Veronica Jarlehag where we found some great snow and weather. Followed the ski hill style packed out access to trimline and took the direct creek skin track […]
‘The Map’ Short Film
“How long did it take to write?”, something I’ve been asked a lot since ‘The Icefields Parkway’ guidebook came out. Here’s a peak into the process of creating the topo map which you will find in the new book by […]
Hector South Ridge
Spent the last two days skiing the Hector South Ridge area. Yesterday was with Kaitlin Paris where we spent the day working on skills and lapping powder. Today Fred Heikoop, Briony Williamson and Rob Mazc spent the day skiing downhill […]
Copper Mountain
Just got back from another long day on Copper Mountain, this time with Kieran Crimeen. Today the objective was the south bowl from the south sub peak. We skinned up Redearth Creek Trail starting at 8am for about 8km before […]
Copper Bowl
Skied 3 fantastic runs in Copper Bowl today with Mike Brown. Parked at Castle Junction on the 93S and followed the Altrude Creek (Twin Lakes) Trail for about 6km before leaving it at about 1950m. We skinned up the forest […]
Panorama Ridge
Went for a lap on Panorama Ridge (east lower) today with Briony Williamson and Fred Heikoop. Skinned up to Taylor Lake and onward toward the lower east ridge of Panorama Ridge. There was an old skin track almost all the […]
Sherbrooke Lake
Anna Elkins and I went for a tour up to Sherbrooke Lake today to check on snow levels for the area. This is great option to get the legs moving if you haven’t been out yet and don’t care if […]
Puzzle Peak Ramp Loop
Did a big loop on the Puzzle Peak Ramp run today with Kaitlin Paris and Adrian Thibault. Followed the very packed skin track up through the forest and along the drainage below the east aspect of Dolomite Shoulder. Found several […]
Cirque Forepeak
Skied a run from the looker’s left summit ridge of Cirque Forepeak today with Kieran Crimeen, Trevor Dingman and Rhea Walle. We parked across from Jimmy Jr Bowl and followed our skin track from a few days ago up to […]
Observation Peak
Skied the roadside area of Observation Peak (border rolling ribs between Main and Sub Peak) with Kieran Crimeen, Jane O’Hara, Brent Flavien Saulnier and Joël Desgreniers. Lots of people out and about today, looks like people had a great time […]
Dolomite Shoulder
Skied Dolomite Shoulder today with Kaitlin Paris, Ian MacNairn and Graeme David in stellar weather and on great snow. We followed a track up to the base of the treeline ridge area where we left it to climb the steeper […]
Bow Summit
Did a chill tree skiing day at Bow Summit with Anna Elkins and Kaitlin Paris this morning. Much colder today and a bit of wind as we broke treeline. Lots of ridge top winds blowing snow around. Snow was excellent […]
Observation Sub Peak Recon
Headed up the 93N today with Anna Elkins and Kaitlin Paris to go for a recon walk. After heading up the forest on Cirque Forepeak we decided to instead head towards the south aspect of Observation Sub Peak. We skinned […]
Noseeum Creek
Today Daniel Thomson (Story of a Ski Tour) and I headed out to get a few shots for the upcoming film about making the map found in the book. We drove to Bow Summit but the parking area is closed […]
Bow Summit Rogue
I decided late last night to head up to Bow Summit today after being sick for almost 2 weeks and debating if I was well enough to ski again. I met up with Nicole Kelly, Mitchell Stagg, Jackie LaRouche, Andrew […]
Backcountry ski guide puts Icefields Parkway on map
Backcountry ski guide puts Icefields Parkway on map – RMOToday.com LAKE LOUISE – For decades the Icefields Parkway has been the go to spot for backcountry skiers, however besides the few popular areas like Bow Summit and Crowfoot Glades, very […]
Bow Summit Solo
Went for a quick solo afternoon lap at Bow Summit to check out how the snow was doing. I got skinning around noon and was on the south shoulder by 1pm-ish. Skied the north aspect and found a thin breakable […]
Bow Summit
Went back to Bow Summit this morning, this time with Brie Hogan. We skied a couple of laps in the South Shoulder Roadside Bowl and finished with a lap on the north aspect of the South Shoulder from the top. […]
Bow Summit
Checked out Bow Summit this morning with Anna Elkins, Nicole Kelly, Jackie LaRouche and Tj Larouche. Beautiful but cold morning, valley clouds and warm sun above treeline. We skinned up the south shoulder and took a lap down and into […]
The Icefields Parkway : Lake Louise To Bow Summit
The Icefields Parkway : Lake Louise To Bow Summit Released October 2 2018 Professionally Printed 8.5″ by 5.5″ Softcovered Book Covers: Hector South Ridge, Hector South Peak, Mount Hector Roadside, Hector Pass, Noseeum Creek, Mosquito Creek, Helen Creek, Helen Shoulder, […]
Aemmer Couloir Recon
Sawyer Teale Ellingboe and I hiked up to Temple Lake and got a good look at the bad conditions in Aemmer Couloir. The trail up the creek is in ok condition, once closer to the lake the snow gets deeper […]
South Shoulder Chute, Bow Summit
Chris Moneypenny and I skied a quick lap in the South Shoulder Chute at Bow Summit this morning. Followed the summer trail until hitting the more obvious road feature where we started to skin. Followed the trail until the south […]
3/4 Couloir
Left Lake Louise this morning at 4:30am with Brie Hogan and headed up to Moraine Lake with our sights on 3/4 Couloir. Got some great reports from a couple of parties over the last week but unfortunately conditions seem to […]
Cobra Couloir
Skied the bottom half of Cobra Couloir this morning with Luke Seed where we found excellent snow and travel. After two days of steady snowfall at valley bottom I knew Cobra Couloir could hold some good turns. Anna Elkins had […]
Xero Down Socks Review & Bootie Hack
During the 16/17 ski season I was researching down product design, mostly in order to design/create my own half bag and some other more “simple” products like down booties. Throughout my research on DIY forums I came across one company […]
Havin A Time
Just havin a time at the Lake Louise Ski Resort. Havin A Time from Confessions Of A Ski Bum on Vimeo.
PHD Mera Down Mitts Review
During the 16/17 ski season I was researching down product design, mostly in order to design/create my own half bag and some other more “simple” products like down mitts. Throughout my research on DIY forums I came across one company […]
Emerald Peak
Emerald Peak is a long time classic ski descent found in Yoho National Park. We got to ski this 1200m vertical run on a windless sunny day with valley clouds as far as you could see. Emerald Peak from Confessions […]
Hector Lake Glass
I often get labelled at a “big line skier” or someone who only looks for deep powder but the truth is far from either. Backcountry skiing provides us with so many opportunities from breath taking summit views, following animal tracks […]
Cobra Couloir Attempt
We get to live and ski in an amazing part of the world but sometimes plans don’t get the way you hoped. On Dec 12 2017 we attempted to ski Cobra Couloir on the North Face of Mount Temple in […]
Citadel Peak
Went camping at Citadel Pass and climbed Citadel Peak via the south ridge. Citadel Pass & Peak from Confessions Of A Ski Bum on Vimeo.
Kindergarten Couloir
The Kindergarten Couloir overlooks Boom Lake along the Great Divide in Banff National Park. It has become a classic due to being a quality line without a long approach. From the Boom Lake parking lot on highway 93 south follow […]
Pilot Mountain West Aspect Traverse
Went up the north ridge of Pilot Mountain and traversed the west aspect. Pilot Mountain West Aspect Traverse from Confessions Of A Ski Bum on Vimeo.
Grand Daddy Couloir Attempt
Sometimes conditions don’t work out and when they don’t you got to enjoy what does. An early season attempt at Grand Daddy Couloir turned into a couple of chill fan laps with great views and nice weather. Grand Daddy Couloir […]
Egypt Lake Shelter, North Facing Runs
In 2014 I spent a lot of time tracking the snow on some of the bigger lines around Egypt Lake Shelter in order to finally check them off my list. This three minute video accounts for about a month’s worth […]
BCA Shaxe
For the later part of this season I have been planning the logistics of some much longer trips that I want to do in the next few years. Along with longer trips comes larger and heavier packs, so I have […]
Mount Brett Attempt
We attempted to climb Mount Brett via the North West ridge but ran out of time at the summit ridge. Mount Brett Attempt from Confessions Of A Ski Bum on Vimeo.
Citadel To Egypt Lake : Banff Backcountry Skiing
Citadel To Egypt Lake : Banff Backcountry Skiing Second Edition, 2017 PDF/KML Free Guidebook Covers: Sunshine Backcountry, Citadel Peak, Quartz Hill, Tri-Lake Area (Rock Isle Lake, Larix Lake, Grizzly Glades, Larix Creek Trees), Twin Cairns, The Doors (Back Door, Side […]
STATE OF THE ART GALLERY
Confessions of a Ski Bum x Benji Lowclass on Behance Confessions of a Ski Bum x Benji Lowclass Benji Lowclass STATE OF THE ART GALLERY April 10-19 2015, Whistler Conference Centre, Whistler BC Canada” There are no rules and this is […]
2014 Teaser
A quick teaser for my 2014 season. 2014 Teaser from Confessions Of A Ski Bum on Vimeo.
Banff Area Backcountry
Banff Area Backcountry Released Feb 8 2013 Out Of Print 300 printed copies sold Over 10,000 downloads Covered: Sunshine Backcountry, The Doors (Back Door, Side Door), Wawa Ridge (Wawa Bowl, Repeater Slopes, Upper North Face, The Playground, Pillow Hunt, Gandalf […]
Sneak Peak 10/11 Season
An old edit from the 10/11 season. Sneak Peek 10-11 Season from Confessions Of A Ski Bum on Vimeo.
To Live & Die In The Mountains
A very old edit. To Live & Die In The Mountains from Confessions Of A Ski Bum on Vimeo.