Opportunities to be Active in Golden BC

Adventure Lodging
Caribou Mountain Adventures - nightly accommodation plus summer and winter outdoor recreation programs.
Kapristo Lodge - in winter: snowshoes, in summer: kayaking, hiking, mountain biking, rafting, horseback rides, fishing, 4x4 ATV, scenic flights, canoeing.

Backcountry Skiing
Canadian Powder Skiing Adventures - guided powder skiing day trips in the Canadian Rockies and Purcell Mountains. We take you where the snow is with bouth resort and backcountry tours.

SnowCat Skiing
Chatter Creek Cat Skiing - full service backcountry powder snow skiing tours by snowcat. See the Chatter News for photos. Where is Chatter Creek? Click the link to find out.

Directories of Outdoor Activity
Outdoor Sportsman's Paradise - Margot B lists Golden's many summer and winter activity options.
Activites by the Month - an activity list with active months.
Other Adventure and Recreation options - ATV tours, bird/wildlife watching, canoe/kayak, boating, rafting, climbing, cross country skiing, cycling and much more.
And Yet More Activity - freshwater fishing, ice fishing, golf, hangliding, paragliding,hiking/heli-hiking, trail riding, sports instruction and guiding.
www.heliplanet.com - international directory of heliskiing, cat skiing and helicopter-assisted ski touring. www.heliplanet.com lists all of the opportunities for cat skiing and heliskiing in the Golden area.


River Rafting
Glacier Raft Company - great rafting action on the Kicking horse River.
River Rafting - overview of rafting and guide selection throughout BC.

Helicopter Skiing
Purcell Heli-ski - over 30 years of powder skiing experience in the high alpine.
Great Canadian Heli-ski - experience an intimate and personalized heli-skiing vacation.

Ski Resort
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort - Golden's ski area has become an international resort with over 4000 ft vertical drop, a gondola, a number of chairlifts, a top-of-the-mountain restaurant and on-mountain accommodation.

Remote Backcountry Lodges
Amiskwi Lodge - wilderness accommodation in a high alpine meadow at the head of the beautiful Blaeberry Valley, near Howse Pass. Spectacular scenery, excellent backcountry skiing, snowboarding and summer hiking high above the treeline.
Mistaya Lodge - idyllic backcountry accommodation with year round activities: hiking, scrambling, photography and mountaineering in the summer, and backcountry powder skiing, snowboarding and mountaineering in the winter.
Sorcerer Lodge - Selkirk Range backcountry lodging and adventures in both Summer and Winter. Hiking, powder skiiing, touring, mountaineering. Peaks to almost 11,000ft.
Campbell Icefield Chalet - backcountry ski touring in magnficent Rocky Mountain alpine terrain.
Chatter Creek Mountain Lodges - winter snowcat skiing.
Golden Alpine Holidays - surrounded by the Rocky, Purcell, and Selkirk Mountains GAH offers simple, cozy, comfortable, backcountry lodge accommodation in a pristine alpine environment. Access is by helicopter only for summer hiking and winter skiing.

Hang Gliding
The Golden Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club

Golfing
Golden and District Golf Club

Scenic Flights & Air Charters
Alpenglow Aviation - scenic flights and ski plane adventures.
Alpine Helicopters - Canadian Rockies helicopter tours, including sightseeing, heli-hiking and heli-wedding tours, from bases in Canmore and Calgary in Alberta and Kelowna and Golden in British Columbia.