You may want to check out http://www.newsomesnow.com

Scott Newsome is a guide who splitboards and he is located in Revelstoke near Rogers Pass. Backcountry guiding a little more geared toward boarders.

I’m doing a week long trip thru them in late Jan. Just get in touch with them and I’m sure they’ll hook you up. They are awesome to deal with.

Hey, good for getting your son to go along. Myself being 20, I’m in a similar boat as he is perhaps. Currently, I snowboard and tele-ski, and will hopefully be getting a split kit for Christmas (I hope Santa reads this). I’ve been getting out into the woods with the teles, and once in a while with slowshoes and a snowboard. The key to enjoying the backcountry, at least for myself, is just a matter of being out in the woods. The pace is a lot slower, I don’t rush as much as a I do at a resort. For example, I always feel that half of a run at most ski areas is getting to the goods/getting back to the lift. If I’m backwoods, I enjoy every last bit of it. Also, I tend to be one of those folks who enjoys the uphill just as much as the down.

I don’t believe that you can necessarily convince your son to enjoy the BC, but exposing him to it is the first step. Also, not to mention that (assuming from your name) last winter, while skiing backwoods here in VT, I always found fresh snow – from November until May. Few ski resorts around here can boast the same. (Heck, if you get technical, I took two turns in Tuckerman Ravine on my board on July 14th.)

You can also rent splitboards at the Outdoor centre, in case you want to try before you buy.

In Rogers Pass there is Glacier Park Lodge, which is a hotel. This is probably where you will end up staying, but if you want to get him out to a backcountry hut without a long slog or commitment, you should check out the AO Wheeler hut. It’s only 1 km off the highway, (still in Rogers Pass) and you get to have all the other fun ammenities of a hut, (outhouse, melting snow on the wood stove, etc.)

i stayed at the samesun which i only recommend if they’re 20 and want to get wasted.(i have not however tried a private room there- they’re on the ground floor and may be better). theres this place called poppy’s hostel that one guy stayed in which he said was super chill , clean and quiet.

as far as the pit goes, we slogged it up into the nrc gully almost at treeline on day one, then went up balu pass into hospital bowl on day two , reaching 6300ft (100 – 150cms). thats why it ruled 😆 . we had 3 splitters (including me), one skier, and 7 snowshoers. everybody was pretty game, there was only one girl that dropped out early on day one. the snowshoers were definitely puffing though…

and all my gear held together on my first real skin of the year , which also ruled.

(sorry bout the thread hijack VT)