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Northern BC is like nothing you've ever experienced - big mountains, rich culture & more bears than people!

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There are many terrain options including tree skiing.

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A culturally modified tree along the trail from lake to lodge.

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The view is beyond anything you've ever seen.

Bear Mountaineering

Welcome to the Burnie Glacier Chalet. Far north and west of all other British Columbia lodges, we have been a hot tip for years. And we intend to stay so! We are happy to announce thatin 2022 we did a major renovation and upgrade to the lodge. We have a beautiful new and larger dining area. The kitchen is all new and bigger. There will be only two guests to a room now. And the boot dryer works like a charm.

Many of you know that there are some changes coming at Burnie. From the summer of 2025 on, my friends Tom Wolfe IFMGA and his partner Deb Lantz will be in charge of the lodge. Many of you have skied with Tom. He has been around Burnie for many years and knows the place well. And you haven't met many nicer (and more capable) people than Deb.

This place that you and I love will be in good hands.

I will stay involved and keep guiding when I can.

Winter  2026

To book your weeks (yes there are a few open yet, but not many) go to sawback. com. If you write me or fill in my webform, I'll still reply and forward your inquiry to Tom and his team.

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Thanks Christoph for a few days of great adventures, saunas, erudite conversation and great food.

Andre Kovacs, Vancouver, BC