our story

Throw all of this together: the terrain, the snow, our rich history, fantastic staff and you have a culture that has attracted people here year after year. Learn more about the legendary Selkirk Experience... The SWS Experience.

• a convergence of perfection

  Statistics don't do it justice. Sure, 78 square kilometres (30 square miles) is big. Bigger than all of Vail and Whistler-Blackcomb combined. With only 24 skiers maximum per week, visitors to Selkirk Wilderness are guaranteed over 80,000 vertical feet of untracked bliss.

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• family style

  There's the snow, the terrain, the skiing itself, but what truly differentiates Selkirk Wilderness is the people who work here. Many were born and raised in the region, having grown up working for us, in tune with the mountains we operate in.

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• mountain stories

  The Kootenays are a place rich in history and landscape. You're far away from the modern bustle here, deep in mountains that stretch past the horizon in every direction. There's a long history of working and living in the wilderness steeped environments of this place.

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