The Sourdough Trail

JOIN US FOR A NEW MULTI DAY TRAVERSE THIS COMING SUMMER: The SourDough trail….A Spectacular Kootenay Classic . 3 days /2 nights of casual hiking along a high elevation , grassy ridgeline, overflowing with wildflowers, camp beside alpine lakes, while … Continue reading

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Rossland Film Festival Winner

Dustin Stolen won a week at Mount Carlyle at the Rossland Film Festival. We love supporting local Art, Artists and ski culture. The trip was such an incredible experience. Had an amazing time. The people were so great and the … Continue reading

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Eliel Hindert’s Season Ending Injury

Something for folks to think about when in the back country. Read the article.

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April 2013

This past week Carlyle Back country Lodge had the pleasure of hosting Julie and Caroline Vanthoff. A Dutch female team of Journalist and photographer; and ripping skiers. Both ladies have been hanging out in Nelson and area for this past … Continue reading

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Thank you Mount Carlyle and Backcountry Skiing Canada!

“I better dig out my powder sluice box because I recieved a letter in the mail that certifies I have hit the motherlode! So happy I could yodel. Thank you Bomber and the folks at Mount Carlyle Lodge for providing … Continue reading

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It is a Way of Life

Thanks to Milada P. from Slovakia for sending us this quote. “Whatever degree of skill a skier may possess, they should never forget that their skis are after all only an instrument, a means through which they can enjoy the … Continue reading

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I want to leave ski tracks, not a skid mark

Some wisdom from the hills by Peter Lev, who was up at Mount Carlyle this winter.

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The Kids from Norway

Martin and Theresa “the kids from Norway”. After spending most of this past winter on ski holiday in British Columbia, living out of a van they bought, most of their skiing was backcountry skiing, spending time touring around in the … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Climbing

This past summer a Girl Guides “Adventure trek” group from Penticton, B.C. visited Mt Carlyle . Under the guidance of professional Mtn Guide David Lussier, they established a new climbing zone , Appropriately named “Cookie Cliffs”. Way to go ladies … Continue reading

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Flying Without Wings

“What good is a town without a ski jump?” — Nels Nelsen Born in Norway, world champion ski jumper Nels Nelsen sprang to fame on Suicide Hill on Mount Revelstoke National Park. He set world records here in 1920, 1921, … Continue reading

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