The Best Backcountry Skiing Routes in Yoho National Park

If the sun is shining, this is a wonderful and long journey across the heart of the Wapta Icefield. In bad weather, it's a tough slog which requires careful navigation and great care....

The journey from the Guy Hut over to the Balfour Hut is wonderful regardless of how you do it (assuming you've got good visibility) but this route is the finest way of making the trip....

Covering a large distance, 2 ascents and descents and every type of terrain from crevasse fields to forests and frozen lakes, this is a wonderful route. There is some hazard from large, snow-laden overhead slopes on the journey down the Sherbrooke valley so only commit to the descent if conditions are right....

Perched just above the Guy Hut, Yoho Peak is an ideal objective when you're short of energy or prolonged good weather. The peak is small enough that you can be up and down it in less than 2 hours from the hut, so it's perfect for a quick blast when you get a clearing in the weather....

This is a fabulous but deceptively long trip up the Poilus Glacier to a subpeak of Mount des Poilus itself. The objective hazards are lower than on Mount des Poilus but there is still some cornice danger to be managed when you pass under the mountain's north face....

A wild peak in the heart of a legendary mountain range, Mount des Poilus is a much sought-after objective. The steepness of the summit slope and the cornice hazard on it mean that few tourers actually go to the mountain's highest point, but there's some great skiing to be had without visiting the peak itself....

Sitting in the middle of the Wapta range, this beautiful peak can be done as a day tour from the Guy or Bow Huts, or as a detour when moving between them....