Logistics

we ski in smaller groups

All ski-trips at the Durrand Glacier area run for a full week of seven days, from Saturday early morning until the following Saturday morning. To ensure high quality skiing with a most reliable snow-pack, we start skiing at Durrand Glacier in December and go until early May. The only programs that are shorter than one full week are during the New Year's week and the week following.

1. The easiest way is to fly via Calgary or Seattle to Kelowna B.C.. There you take a taxi to the Greyhound bus station in Kelowna and board a Greyhound bus to Revelstoke. This ride takes about 2 1/2 hours.
2. An other option is to rent a car in Kelowna and drive to Revelstoke. It is a 2 hour car drive. This is the best option if you are a group of three people or more.
3. Fly to Calgary and take a taxi to the Greyhound bus station in down-town Calgary. There you board the Greyhound bus; 6 hours to Revelstoke.
4. Fly to Calgary and rent a car.

In Revelstoke

Our office manager will meet you at the Best Western Hotel, in Revelstoke, in the early morning (time will be confirmed at time of booking) of the starting date of your program with Selkirk Mountain Experience. From there a bus will drive you to the helicopter staging area. The five guests who will take the first helicopter flight to the Durrand Glacier Chalet, from the Revelstoke airport, will drive their own car to the airport. The flight will take about 15 minutes, weather depending.

At the Durrand Glacier Chalet

After arrival at the Durrand Glacier Chalet, you will participate in an introductory talk about your stay with Selkirk Mountain Experience. This talk includes a briefing on snow, avalanche and weather conditions.

After the briefing all guests will go through an in-depth avalanche beacon school. The avalanche school will cover what to do in avalanche situation or if you are caught in an avalanche, how to call for help with the guest emergency radio, and how to find a victim as a group and as an individual with digital avalanche beacons. Finally we will teach you about the use of the avalanche safety packs, the ABS Pack.

Around lunchtime it will be time to go for our first ski-tour. Depending on the number of guests at the lodge we will ski in up to three groups.

Skiing

Throughout the rest of your ski vacation with Selkirk Mountain Experience, destinations for each group will be decided daily, taking into consideration: snow, mountain conditions and the weather, as well as the skill and fitness level of the groups. As always, it is our primary goal to provide every guest with the very best skiing possible. Selkirk Mountain Experience's focus is to guide you through a large variety of terrain and routes: up alpine peaks, across large glaciers and through well spaced trees. Weather and conditions depending, every group has the opportunity to go Hut to Hut skiing to the beautiful Mt. Moloch Chalet. The Durrand Glacier area is over 20,000 acres / 80 square km that includes 180 different ski-routes; when you ski with us, you will explore new terrain with big slopes and untracked snow everyday. At Durrand Glacier we try to avoid skiing the same slope in a repetitive manner. Instead we concentrate on linking the best ski-lines together, skiing big round tours up and down the classic peaks of the area.

Depending on the number of guests at the lodge we ski with up to 3 groups of reduced sizes.

Waiver of Liability

All guests skiing or snowboarding with SME are required to read and sign the RELEASE OF LIABILITY, WAIVER OF CLAIMS, ASSUMPTION OF RISKS AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT. Click the link above to view a copy of this document (PDF) and familiarize yourself with it before your arrival in Revelstoke. The Release of Liability and Waiver of Claims Agreement must be signed and witnessed prior to leaving the hotel in Revelstoke. We request that you carefully read the Release of Liability and Waiver of Claims Agreement before signing. By signing this document you will waive certain legal rights, including the right to sue should you become involved in an accident. If you have any questions please call our office at 250 837 2381 or .

Flight Evacuation Insurance

SME offers its guests a helicopter flight evacuation insurance which can be purchased upon arrival at the Durrand Glacier Chalet. This insurance is through SME and covers your helicopter evacuation flight from Durrand Glacier to Revelstoke in case of injuries or illness, requiring hospitalization.