The Hilda Creek area has plenty of backcountry skiing options, including roadside-accessible ones like Parker Ridge and Hilda Ridge. The HI Hilda Creek Wilderness hostel is often hard to book for this reason, but a sweet weekend spot opened up!

• Friday, February 2 – travel to hostel (most likely through Nordegg)

• Saturday, Feb. 3 – ski ski ski (or board)! We will select routes together that fit the snow conditions and group interests.

• Sunday, Feb 4 – ski/board and travel home.

• If there is sufficient interest, this trip can be extended to start on Thursday, Feb 1 – there is availability at the hostel still. --> UPDATE – avail is now for Sunday, Feb 4, so we'd return a day later.

• AST1
• Not being sick! Many airborne diseases are prevalent this winter, including COVID-19, RSV, and the flu. As the hut is small, we'll be sharing a lot of time together indoors.
• Backcountry ski gear (skis, skins) and avalanche safety gear (beacon, probe, shovel) – and the knowledge to use them! (We can do an in-city refresher before the trip).

• Food for all meals
• First Aid or other emergency equipment

• Carpooling options to be discussed by participants. The organizer will create a group chat to coordinate carpooling.

Please add yourself to the waitlist, at which time the organizer will contact you.

For more information about the hostel, see this link or contact the organizer: https://hihostels.ca/en/destinations/alberta/hi-hilda-creek

The whole HI Wilderness Hostel is booked and costs $287.10 (GST included) per night. It has room for six and is cancellable up to 7 days prior. Ideally, we would have six participants to split the accommodation cost at $95.70/person in total. The organizer will request proof of AST1 (if skiing) and an e-Transfer of this amount before confirming registration.