Big Alberta Adventures : Ski Tours from Bow Lake

3 beautiful day tours from Bow Lake, just to the north of Lake Louise and Banff.

Charlie Boscoe

Images

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St Nicholas Peak`s north face. The route passes on the left of the peak.

by Peter Schön

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St Nicholas Peak`s north face. The route passes on the left of the peak.

by Peter Schön

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St Nicholas Peak from the summit of Mt. Olive (3130 m) to the SE. The route leads up the ridge forming the peaks left skyline

by Peter Schön

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The approach to Bow Hut

by Peter Schön

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Ascending the drainage, with the south ridge to the left, and the SE bowl in the back.

by Peter Schön

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On the south ridge

by Peter Schön

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Ascending the south ridge

by Peter Schön

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Looking back - the route come up the left side of the drainage

by Peter Schön

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Mt. Olive as seen from St. Nicholas Peak

by Peter Schön

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The cirque below Bow Hut

by Peter Schön

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On the Bow glacier, with Mt Olive in the background. Arrows indicate the ridge

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View from Mt. Olive to St. Nicholas Peak. The ski descent leads past the peak on the right.

by Peter Schön

Description

There is little doubt that Lake Louise is one of Canada's best known tourist towns - it is certainly one of the busiest in summertime! In winter it is still pretty popular but armed with this guidebook you'll quickly be able to escape the crowds and experience what touring from the legendary Icefield Parkway road is all about.

There are 3 tours in here to get you started on exploring the area and none of them are technically too tough, but the diversity of terrain you'll encounter whilst skiing them means you'll need a solid all-round skill set to negotiate them safely. All take you quickly away from the highway and into the high mountains, and all feel wild and remote, despite their proximity to 2 famous mountain towns.

Having got the feel for the area, why not up the ante somewhat and tackle one of North America's best known ski touring trips - the Wapta Traverse - which begins just north of Bow Lake?

https://fatmap.com/guidebooks/186/the-ultimate-wapta-traverse-backcountry-ski-guide

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