40 m away
The French Haig Robertson Traverse
This is a Premiere route in the Kananaskis range with beautiful views and complex terrain.
Moderate Ski Touring
- Distance
- 19 km
- Ascent
- 1.2 km
- Descent
- 1.2 km
A gorgeous, easy ski tour through an expansive valley
Ski Touring Easy
Burstall Pass is a classic Nordic Ski Area on the Smith Dorrien road. Parking is easy to find with a well established trail sign to Burstall Parking. You will get on a non track set Nordic Trail which is heavily used for snow shoeing, walking and nordic skiing in the winter.
The trail is meandering and mostly flat until you get to the back of the valley. The trail through the valley hugs the left hand side to mitigate avalanche exposure off of Mount Birdwood and Commonwealth Peak. Once you are at the back of the valley you ascend toward the Col between Snow Peak and Burstall Pass Peak like most places in this area this is most likely a skin track already in. You are exposed to some overhead hazard at this point from Snow Peak and will only want to proceed if safe to do so.
If stability allows you can continue on to the col between Snow Peak and Burstall Pass Peak or just descend through the trees. This is a beautiful ski tour with expansive views. If you feel comfortable with some exposure and stability is good you could continue on to the Burstall Pass Peak Route but this would certainly move this tour from easy to complex. This is a scenic tour with not a lot of actual turns as the approach is fairly long both in and out, however, this shouldn't deter you if you enjoy beautiful views and more of a traverse-style ski tour.
Easy
Wide gentle slopes at around 20 degrees or less.
40 m away
This is a Premiere route in the Kananaskis range with beautiful views and complex terrain.
Moderate Ski Touring
47 m away
A long ski tour in Kananaskis across the French and Haig glaciers with mellow skiing.
Moderate Ski Touring
174 m away
A technical Couloir with an easy approach
Severe Ski Touring
202 m away
This is a classic beginner ski tour in the Canmore/Kananaskis area. Great views and minimal avalanche terrain to the lake make this a popular choice for a great day out.
Easy Ski Touring
3.5 km away
An Extreme Ski Line in Kananaskis
Severe Ski Touring
3.5 km away
This is a very aesthetic route to an expansive pass with lovely views.
Moderate Ski Touring
3.5 km away
These short but steep chutes are a blast!
Difficult Ski Touring
3.5 km away
This is a beautiful traverse style loop with a fun descent and great views
Moderate Ski Touring
3.5 km away
A fun, long and large descent
Moderate Ski Touring
5.9 km away
An easy ski tour with no avalanche danger
Easy Ski Touring
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