British Columbia mountains

The St Elias Mountains in far northern BC include its highest, Mt Fairweather at 4671 m, lying only 20km east of the Pacific Ocean.
Eastern BC is mountain country... dominated by the breathtaking Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains (broken into the Cariboo, Selkirk, Monashee, and Purcell ranges) in the south.
BC's rugged Coast Mountains line the 27,000 km of Pacific coastline, topped by 4,019 m Mt Waddington
75% of British Columbia is mountainous. That's almost 700,000 km2 of mountain terrain, 4 times the size of Great Britain. Mind-blowingly huge.

Latest summits

"Powdery snow above my boots even with snowshoes, with more snow promised in the next while. I took Poland Lake trail although you could take the road or trail to the staging area and go straight up the ski hill, which is what the skiers are doing. There is a good ski track to Poland Lake once you reach the top of the gondola. 11km, 5 hrs at a leisurely pace. Views are 360 but summit is in treeline so somewhat obstructed." — Margaret-Li • Nov 21, 2020

"A bit of wading thru above the knee snow but otherwise an okay crust; higher up approaching the ridge and on final ascent, encountered small isolated patches too icy to kick step with my trail runners. Winter wonderland started at 1750m though the snow is melting fast on lower slopes. Later in the winter snowshoes and spikes will be a consideration. Helicopters and SAR flagging are a sombre reminder that search parties are still looking for hiker Jordan Naterer who went missing in the area earlier this month." — Margaret-Li • Oct 31, 2020

"Park across the street from the trailhead, outside the gate of the industrial complex. Snow was mid-calf high. Trail is well marked with blue, pink, orange flagging. Cloudy day; no view. 8km, 2:15, 580m elevation gain." — Margaret-Li • Oct 28, 2020

"Ski ascent. Nice snow off the peak. The flatter area below the peak was rocky. Hospital gullies provided a fun exit. Connaught ski out was fast and bumpy, but coverage was good enough. A few open creeks. Be careful. Still, a ski ascent in October? Awesome!" — mike_rogers81 • Oct 24, 2020

"Good trail from the Trail Head to the second tarn. Easy scramble, after reaching first East, then South ridge. Amazing descend/scree/sand "skiing" from the top. Great scrambling with Alda S and Brandon B." — martawojnarowska • Oct 5, 2020