Columbia Icefields
Backcountry Ski Trip

May 1 to 5, 2020

Catalyst at the Schulich School of Engineering is pleased to offer Outdoor Leadership Experiences. Outdoor experiences provide an opportunity to develop key leadership skills such as teamwork, overcoming adversity and problem solving. Through participating in these adventures, our students will be equipped with the skills and resources they need to be strong engineering leaders.

Arguably one of the best locations in Canada for true ski mountaineering, the Columbia Icefields are home to 225 square kilometers of glacier ice that is over 350 metres thick in places. The area hosts 11 of the 54 highest peaks in the Canadian Rockies including Mount Columbia, standing at 3,747 metres. While the ski objectives within the Columbia Icefields are not technically difficult, this is a long trip and a high level of physical fitness is required for this expedition.