Asulkan Valley Trail
An out-and-back ski touring route in British Columbia, Canada.
- 4.1 mi
- round trip
- 1,566 ft
- climb
- 4,908 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Asulkan Valley Trail is an out-and-back ski touring route in British Columbia, Canada, inside Glacier National Park. It is 2.1 miles each way, 4.1 miles there and back. It runs between about 4,250 ft and 4,910 ft above sea level, with roughly 650 ft of climbing one way. Peaks within about 3 miles include The Overlook, Mount Abbott and Glacier Crest. For camping, Illecillewaet Campground and Sir Donald Backcountry are within about 6 miles. There are 12 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Ski touring crosses avalanche terrain: read the local avalanche bulletin and carry beacon, shovel and probe.
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Asulkan Valley Trail for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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