This is a very popular ski tour and for good reason - it is straightforward, low hazard and affords a lovely view. You park at the Taylor lake parking lot and tour up a well beaten path. This is a multi use snowshoe, hiking and ski touring trail, be courteous of other users and be sure to keep an eye out for downhill traffic especially later in the day.

The route to Helena Ridge starts up the well trafficked Rockbound lake hiking and snowshoe trail. The trail is a wide double track that is well signed and makes for a fun, fast and flowy descent.

This ski tour is a beautiful outing and will inspire you to check out the area in all different seasons. In the summer this area is renowned for beautiful wild flowers and in the fall for a sea of yellow larch trees a truly spectacular zone in all seasons!

Sunshine village is one of the largest ski areas in the Bow Valley and it is also one of the only resorts which allows uphill skinning. The best way up the ski hill is via the ski out and it's ideal to skin up it before the downhill traffic gets heavy, which is usually about 2pm.