Carlyle Backcountry Lodge Location:
Elevation – 7200 Feet – Kokanee Mountain Range
Selkirk Mountains – Kootenays – British Columbia – Canada

Mt Carlyle Lodge accommodates 10 backcountry enthusiasts.

Our Backcountry Lodge Amenities:

  • Seperate snow room/entry.
  • Large Kitchen and dining area and separate relaxation/recovery room.
  • Seperate sleeping annex with 4 spacious bunk rooms.
  • and in-house washroom with night toilet.
  • Sun deck with outdoor barbeque.

Power: Solar and generator. Cooking: Propane.
Heating: Wood heater in the relaxation/recovery room + two propane stoves with ample space for drying gear.

Separate Sauna house, shower.

Location

The Mount Carlyle Lodge is located west of the town of Kaslo 70 km north of the city of Nelson, in the Kootenay Region of Southern British Columbia, Western Canada. Nelson is the closest larger center, with a population of approximately 10,000 people.

Our Helicopter flights to the lodge leave from Kaslo Airport, (a 1 hour drive north of Nelson.) Kaslo is a small picturesque mountain town with a population of around 1,200 people on the west shore of Kootenay Lake. Kaslo has most amenities you may need including various accommodation options, a super market, a liquior store (both not open on Sunday) and 3 restaurants. If you need any last minute mountain gear visit the Roam shop in Nelson.

If you are traveling from the USA, we recommend flying into Spokane WA, and either rent a car or take advantage of the shuttle services listed below. The approximate driving time from Spokane to Kaslo is 4.5 hours over a driving distance of 400 km. If you plan to fly back from Spokane, we recommend booking a flight not earlier than 06:00 PM on Sunday.

Closest airports within Canada:

  • Castlegar BC – 150 km from Kaslo
  • Cranbrook BC – 400 km from Kaslo
  • Kelowna BC – 400 km from Kaslo

Travel from Airports – Car rentals are available at all the Airports. Group van shuttle services are also available from all of the above Airports including Spokane and Nelson.

Gravity Adventures Shuttle Bus
Queen City Shuttle
Go Wild Tours

Driving times to Kaslo from:

  • Vancouver 9 hrs.
  • Calgary 9hrs.
  • Nelson 1 hr.
  • Castlegar 1.5 hrs.
  • New Denver 1 hr.
  • Vernon 3 hrs.
  • Revelstoke 3 hrs.
  • Cranbrook 4 hrs.
  • Spokane 4.5 hrs.
  • Kelowna 4.5 hrs.

Our ski weeks run Sunday to Sunday and we will meet you at our helicopter staging area at Kaslo Airport, located 5 minutes out of town (follow directions in the Pre Trip Info). Rendezvous time is at 09:00 AM for all flights into the lodge.
In regards to the exit flight day from the lodge, you can plan on being back at Kaslo Airport at around 12:00 noon. In case we can not fly, we have a good ski-out option that takes 4 hours on average. Should we not be able to fly due to inclement weather, skiers at the lodge have the option to sit tight or ski out.

Please visit the Pre Trip Info for more details regarding our flight into the lodge and accommodation options.