FAQs

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You name it. The BLBCA has lodges from rustic to luxurious and everything in between. Please refer to the Find-a-Lodge menu to help you decide where your next backcountry adventure will be,

All lodges are located in mountainous regions of British Columbia, generally situated at or above treeline in what is generally referred to as the “alpine”.

Quite the opposite. Guides are available at most lodges, which are situated in excellent areas to hone your mountain safety skills and expand your backcountry knowledge.

Summer operations are from June-September, while winter operations are from December-April.

Across British Columbia. For specific lodge locations, please refer to the Find A Lodge section of the website.

During the winter season, occupancy at the lodges is highest in February and March. In the summer, July is the busiest month.

Due to their remoteness, lodge access is mechanized in the winter (mostly by helicopter). In the summer several lodges are accessible by hiking. Once at the lodge, all activities are non-mechanized, falling in line with our commitment to leave as small a footprint as possible.

Lodges are listed as either self-catered or fully catered, so you decide if you’d like to do the cooking or have someone do it for you! The catered lodges have excellent options available no matter your culinary preferences.

This completely depends as we see the full spectrum ranging from single travelers to groups booking the entire lodge. Each individual lodge operator will happily guide you through your options and let you know the best choices based on your interests.

This varies lodge to lodge, as they each have from eight to 30 beds, with an average of 12 beds per lodge.

Not at all! A BLBCA lodge is an excellent vacation option no matter your interests or age, so long as you enjoy the outdoors and “getting away from it all”. You’ll be surprised at the many comforts you can find at a backcountry lodge. Many people even hold special events at the lodges with many attending never having been before.

WINTER: ski touring, split-boarding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and ice climbing.

SUMMER: hiking, backpacking, rock climbing, mountaineering, wildlife/nature observing, SUPing, canoeing, bird watching, mountain biking and yoga retreats.

Our lodges can also be booked in full for family retreats, celebrations such as weddings or for businesses seeking a quiet setting for activities such as strategic planning, leadership development, team building and more. Other activities include: yoga, meditation, cooking, art, reading… you get the idea… any form of pure relaxation.

Independent, interpretive and guided options are available at most lodges. Educational and training programs on safety, mountain skills development, the environment, art and photography are offered, as well as retreats and team-building programs.

It’s more affordable than you think. Catered and guided trips start at $1,200 a week or $199 per night per person. That factors in delicious food, guiding and a ski resort’s worth of terrain to share with just 12 to 16 other people. Not to mention breathtaking vistas and moments of surreal quiet found nowhere else!

After you arrive it’s hard to imagine a more carbon neutral holiday — where else would you not drive while on vacation? Because of their location, those who run backcountry lodges are experts in treating water and using alternative energy systems such as harnessing wind, water and sun for power. Treading lightly on the fragile alpine environment is just the way things are done up here.