The Best Backcountry Skiing Routes in Duffey Lake
Explore Backcountry Skiing RoutesTop 4 backcountry skiing routes in Duffey Lake
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Cayoosh - Wendy Thompson Traverse
While both of these areas are frequent spots for "out and back" tours, it's less common to go for the point to point traverse.
This route starts at the Cayoosh parking area and climbs up the standard route on the Armchair Glacier and up to the Cayoosh summit....
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Matier North West Face
The NW Face of Mt. Matier is a classic in Coastal ski mountaineering. You get an interesting ridge climb with a bit of easy rock scrambling followed by a massive descent down the imposing NW Face....
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Stonecrop Glacier, Mt Slalok
The Stonecrop Face on Slalok is a massive face visible from the Duffey Lake Road with 1,090 m of vertical loss from the summit to Upper Joffre Lake!
Approach via the Joffre Lakes Trail to the Third Lake....
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Mt. Joffre Australian Couloir
The Aussie Couloir is big, long, and pretty friendly. If you're moving from skiing mellow trees and inbounds to the big mountains, this is on the list. It's still a massive day however and often underestimated....