High Alpine hut to hut programs

The high alpine of the Durrand Glacier - Mt.Moloch area strongly resembles the famous terrain of the west Alps. The only differences being... the solitude, the snow-pack (5 meters to 7 meters at the Durrand Glacier area) and the superior snow quality covering the endless untouched slopes.

All programs start at the Durrand Glacier Chalet where we ski for the first two days. On the third day one ski group skis to the high alpine Mt.Moloch Chalet and stays there for two nights. Light packs, great ski peaks, long ski runs down the most amazing glaciers and in the afternoon arriving at the beautiful Mt. Moloch Chalet for the traditional Moloch Nachos and Engadiner Nut Torte après ski snacks. Yes, it is true, for your breakfast the guide will actually bake fresh bread. On the fourth day the group makes a ski-tour out of the Mt.Moloch Chalet. Mt.Graham, Zwilling's Peak, Graham Glacier, Zwilling's Glacier, Tangiers Glacier, Super Couloir... just to mention a few options. The fifth day is when the first group skis back, via another route again, to the Durrand Glacier Chalet. This area is endless and we want our ski guests to see as much as possible, skiing a large variety of terrain and completely untouched powder-snow every day. The last two days of the week we finish up with different ski-tours, peaks and long powder-runs out of the Durrand Glacier Chalet.

The second group skis to the Mt.Moloch Chalet on the day when the first group returns back to the Durrand Glacier Chalet.

The three main routes linking the Durrand Glacier Chalet with the more high alpine Mt.Moloch Chalet:

Climbing up Durrand Glacier and Diamond Glacier to the scenic summit of Mt.Ruth, then ski Canada's Ruth Glacier to the Meeting of Glaciers, a 1050 vertical meter ski-run down an impressive and steep glacier with large granite walls and spires on both sides. Finally walk up the dismal Glacier to the Mt. Moloch Chalet. To lengthen the day we can, in addition, ski the Amphitheatre near Ruth Glacier or the very impressive Angel's Crest.
Climbing via Durrand Glacier and Eagle Ice Fall to either Eagle Peak Philharmonic Peak. From either of these two peaks we ski the fun Philharmonic Glacier and after climb to the summit of Mt.Fang. A final run brings us down Juliana Glacier - Fang Col to the lower Dismal Glacier. From here a short climb brings us to the Mt.Moloch Chalet. To lengthen the day we can accommodate additional runs such as Kaleidoscope to Fang Cache or the steep and exposed Empress Shoulder - Princess Bride.
The most impressive but also difficult route to get to the Mt. Moloch Chalet is via Concordia Ice Fall. For this route we have to climb Mt. Ruth via Durrand Glacier and Diamond Glacier, then we can ski the upper Ruth Glacier and after make an ascent to the summit of Salbyt Peak. From this summit we ski via its south-easterly slopes into the wild Concordia Ice Fall. There are two official lines leading down this massive ice-fall, Phantom of the Opera and Wolferine Direct. Finally we end up below the high Concordia Ice Fall... hardly believing that we just skied this amazing run.

At the Durrand Glacier Chalet we have all the luxuries... hot running showers, cozy bedrooms, a comfortable reading room and a world class chef. The Mt. Moloch Chalet a smaller and simpler version of the Durrand with high alpine service. The Guide cooks, bakes the famous Mt. Moloch bread and cake. We all sit around the large dining table enjoying the camaraderie that forms after sharing adventures in the high alpine.

This is what makes hut to hut skiing so special at Selkirk Mountain Experience. The combination of the two lodges, one is base "camp" with all the amenities and sits at tree-line while the second lodge is smaller, brings the groups close together, and is in the high alpine in the middle of our grand glaciers.

All Programs get a chance to go to the Mt. Moloch Chalet

Of-course it depends on the weather and avalanche stability conditions, but it is the goal of each week that every group is skiing the grand slopes to and from the Mt. Moloch Chalet.

Ski programs - dates and prices