Selkirk Mountain Experience

Selkirk Mountain Experience Stories & Articles

Find out what others experienced at SME. First hand accounts of hiking, ski-touring, ski-mountaineering and snowboard mountaineering from publications such as Explore, Coulior, National Geographic Adventure, Outside, Skiing, Snowboard Life and Back Country.

National Geographic Adventure - Fall 1999

One of the The 25 Greatest Adventures in the World. Plenty of heli-skiing companies operate in the Canadian West, but only one outfit has a guide who sets the standard for backcountry ski mountaineering. Ruedi Beglinger...

National Geographic Adventure - 1/2003 (Deutschland)

National Geographic Abenteuer: ski-bergsteigen.


Snowboard Life Magazine - March 2000, The Backcountry Issue

Lactic Bath in the Great White North. Selkirk Mountain Experience (SME) is a snowboard/ski-mountaineering mecca for those who relish hardcore touring. Opened in 1985, SME offers access to some of the most spectacular terrain you could envision...


Explore - January/ February 1999

Break Away: Hiking high in the Selkirks B.C. Although the terrain looks difficult, there is something for everyone: photographers, naturalists and hikers will be awed by the Selkirks' beauty, and delighted by the hospitality...


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