Assiniboine Lodge: Rates

WINTER: Feb 16 - April 2, 2025

Our Winter 2024 season was a stellar success and so we are excited to announce that we will continue with our winter program for 2025! We are currently accepting bookings by phone only 403-678-2883.

We will continue to offer small group experiences with a maximum of 12 guests and 2 guides per tour. Our winter season will run from February 16 – April 2, 2025 with two helicopter exchange days on Sundays and Wednesdays(no Fridays) for three night or four night stays. We will again offer one style of ski guiding per tour – either Alpine Ski Touring, or Back Country Nordic. Self guided skiing is not allowed. Our Nordic skiing is not track-set and on unmarked trails so requires guiding. Varying weather conditions can cover up tracks in minutes, making it difficult, if not impossible for guests unfamiliar with the terrain to navigate their way. Please refer to the Ski Tour Schedule below. We will pair our winter adventures with our delicious cuisine and excellent service that you know and love.

We will also continue to accept exclusive private groups of up to 12 people. We are able to accommodate private groups with one ski style only, mixtures of styles cannot be accommodated. Private groups may switch the ski style attached to the dates below to whatever style you want. Imagine yourself and a group of your best friends and family enjoying beautiful Assiniboine Lodge all to yourselves. Make lifetime memories together with your group exploring vast acres of snow covered Rocky Mountains and meadows with legendary views and starry nights in the peace and tranquility of Mt Assiniboine Provincial Park…mind blowing!

Winter 2025 Rates:

Lodge rooms for two people: $570 CAD per person, per night, plus 6.2% tax

Shared cabins (3-5 people per cabin): $570 CAD per person, per night, plus 6.2% tax

Private cabins for two people: $570 CAD per person, per night, plus 6.2% tax

Lodge single room (when available): $905 CAD per night, plus 6.2% tax

Private cabin single (when available): $1140 CAD per night, plus 6.2% tax

*Accommodation rates include lodging, ski-guiding services, use of our safety equipment (avalanche transceivers, shovels and probes) and all meals starting with afternoon tea and dinner on arrival day and ending with breakfast and a packed lunch on departure day. Helicopter flights are not included in above rates.

Helicopter Rates:

Mt Shark one way: $215/person per flight + 5% tax(rate subject to change).

Canmore one way: $245/person per flight + 5% tax(rate subject to change).

Winter 2025 Dates and Program Schedule(one style of skiing per tour):

Feb 16-19, 2025 Back Country Nordic(BCN)

Feb 19-23, 2025 Private Group - SOLD OUT

Feb 23-26, 2025 Back Country Nordic(BCN)

Feb 26-Mar 2, 2025 Alpine Ski Touring(AT) - SOLD OUT

Mar 2-5, 2025 Back Country Nordic(BCN)

Mar 5-9, 2025 Private Group - SOLD OUT

Mar 9-12, 2025 Private Group - SOLD OUT

Mar 12-16, 2025 Alpine Ski Touring(AT) - SOLD OUT

Mar 16-19, 2025 Back Country Nordic(BCN) - SOLD OUT

Mar 19-23, 2025 Alpine Ski Touring(AT) - SOLD OUT

Mar 23-26, 2025 Back Country Nordic(BCN) - SOLD OUT

Mar 26-30, 2025 Alpine Ski Touring - 1 space available

Mar 30-Apr 2, 2025 Back Country Nordic(BCN) - SOLD OUT

Alpine Ski Touring - this style of skiing is done when we use Alpine Touring gear which includes a wide ski that allows us to float above the snow and has a heel release and skins. We tour along the alpine meadows with our heals released cross country style, then when we find a nice slope, we “skin” uphill with the intention of getting to the top of the hill. We then take off the skins, lock in our heels to the skis, and ski downhill style to the bottom. You need to be a strong intermediate downhill skier with experience skiing untracked power. You need to be fit and strong enough to ski full days of uphill and downhill alpine touring at a reasonably steady pace.

Back Country Nordic Skiing - usually uses a "light touring ski" which is a wider ski than a traditional cross-country ski but not as wide as Alpine Touring ski. With BCN we stay along the valley bottoms, cross-country skiing for the most part. It’s not track set but the guide will lead and you follow in his/her tracks through the meadows. Skins are also sometimes used but that is usually to get up a small hill and not with the intention of locking down our heels to get in some downhill turns. You need to be fit and strong enough to cross country ski at least 4 hours per day at a reasonably steady pace.

SUMMER 2025: June 20 - October 1, 2025

Lodge room double: $465 CAD/person per night + 6.2% tax.

Cabin (3-5 people): $465 CAD/person per night + 6.2% tax.

Private Cabin double: $575 CAD/person per night + 6.2% tax.

Lodge room Single: $680 CAD/person per night + 6.2% tax(limited availability).

Children(2-12yrs): $240 CAD/person per night + 6.2% tax.

*Rates include lodging, all meals starting with afternoon tea and dinner on the first day and ending with breakfast and a packed lunch on departure day and guided hikes on non helicopter exchange days (guided hikes will be provided on helicopter exchange days when possible). Accommodation dates must match our helicopter schedule regardless of whether you plan to hike in or out. We fly on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays(except on long weekends where we fly the holiday Monday rather than Sunday) so check-in/out at the lodge matches these flight days.

Helicopter flights not included in above rates:

Mt Shark one way: $226/person, per flight + 5% tax

Canmore one way: $257/person, per flight + 5% tax

Accommodation Rates:

Rates are in Canadian dollars.
Accommodation rates do not include tax and are subject to 6.2% tax.
Minimum stay is two or three nights. All stays are based around the helicopter flight days, even if you are hiking/skiing in and/or out.
Quoted summer and winter rates are for one person, per night, and include accommodation, all meals, hiking and ski guide services and afternoon tea. Quoted winter rates also include the use of avalanche tranceivers, shovels and probes. Rates do not include helicopter flights.

A Note About Dietary and Medical Concerns:

We are a remote backcountry lodge and an emergency evacuation could take up to 48 hours due to poor weather conditions and inability to fly at night. Please consider this before planning a trip to our lodge. We will make an effort to accommodate allergies and dietary restrictions, but as our kitchen regularly cooks with wheat flour and nuts we are not able to guarantee that food will be free of these or other allergens.

Due to the high number of special dietary requests and only one chef on staff, your restriction(s) may be grouped in with other restrictions. For example, if you can't eat red meat, you may be given a vegan option. You will be asked to eat around your restrictions when there are other options available.

We ask that guests bring their own bread and baking (cookies, granola bars, etc.) if your diet restrictions/allergens are commonly found in these items. This is the best way to ensure there is no cross-contamination. Please do not include preferences when asked about dietary restrictions, as it makes it harder for us to give proper attention to guests with allergies.

If you require a CPAP machine, please make sure it is battery operated.