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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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When the powder is super deep, we take to the trees!

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The ultimate backcountry experience in the mountains of northwestern BC.

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A backcountry lodge in Canada that offers all the charm of a European mountain hut - all to yourself!

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 that in 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.

As of this coming winter, 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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My husband and I did the second half of the Donjek River route with Christoph Dietzfelbinger of Bear Mountaineering in 2010. This was our first trip with him but not our last, as we intend to do another in 2011. The trip was a complete success thanks to his expertise, organization, and personality. The equipment and food were great, his enthusiasm and experience inspire confidence, and Christoph is a charming and interesting fireside companion. We both unreservedly recommend Bear Mountaineering to anyone wanting guided wilderness travel in western Canada. 

Noni Fenwick-Wilson and Stirling Fraser, Comox BC