At 2000 m., the hiking is close
to heaven

Durrand Glacier Chalet - Selkirk Mountain Experience is one of North America's most famous backcountry lodges.

After coming to Canada from Switzerland in the early 1980's, Ruedi Beglinger fell in love with the Selkirk Mountains. He knew he'd found a wilderness paradise of gentle peaks, and long open slopes. He also knew that it would be perfect for skiing and, when the snow melted, perhaps even better for hiking.

Growing up in the Swiss Alps, Ruedi had become an internationally certified mountain guide at the young age of 22. He'd also developed both an eye for, and a love of, extraordinary mountain ranges. After discovering the Durrand Glacier and building a lodge next to it in 1985, he had a staggering 76 square kilometers of glaciers, alpine peaks, and eye-opening terrain to share with his guests.

Over the years Ruedi married and started raising children here. Selkirk Mountain Experience is a family business now, and the warmth of the summer sun turns this wilderness into a wonderfully benign place. Guests wander through alpine meadows and bask in the utter solitude of our mountain peaks. Visitors come from all over the world to experience our mountains without snow on them. They follow easy, well-marked trails through fields of wild flowers, and drink in stunning views. At the end of the day they relax in a lodge filled with all the comforts they could ever ask for.

National Geographic calls Selkirk Mountain Experience one of the "Best Travel Adventure Companies on Earth." It's just as true when the ground is green, not white. We invite you to discover that for yourself.

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