The Best Backcountry Skiing Routes in West Coast

If you are reading this than you must have some knowledge of Temple Basin. This is a special ski field with some of the most aggressive inbounds terrain you can find anywhere on the planet....

If you are looking to make it up to a summit within the Arthurs Pass area but not wanting it to be too technical Mount Cassidy is a great ski tour....

There is a great path all the way up to the Brewster Hut from the Haast Pass Highway, which can be done in around 3 hours (a little tricker with skis and ski boots on your pack!)....

Im not going to lie this trip is incredibly enticing if you have spent anytime within the Arthurs Pass area. How could one not be interested in riding off the true summit of Mount Rolleston let alone link it with some other great mountains in the area....

Temple Basin is a place of legends as it is more of a backcountry ski resort than what you would normally think of. Just getting to the ski hill is a 400 meter climb before arriving at the lodge....

The Devils Punchbowl traverse was a trip that my friend Ryan came up with to explore the area outside of Temple Basin before exiting via its main hiking trail. In a land where approaches can be brutal the entrance and the exit have a established route so it allows for semi easy hiking into the alpine as a bonus there is a nice couloir and a whole valley that you will have to yourself....