Baldface has a funny way of reminding you that no two trips are ever the same. Same lodge, same mountains, same bacon, same helis hovering somewhere in the distance – but once you’re back in it, the place resets your expectations almost immediately. Different snow, different weather, different crew. Same outcome: you leave flogged, smiling, and already scheming how to come back.
After last year’s overwhelming first impressions – where snowboard nerds pass out in awe of rare prototypes and memorabilia – this year’s trip leaned less into nostalgia and more into the riding, eating, (not) sleeping, repeating. Which is probably how Baldface is meant to be experienced anyway.
We’ve locked in trip number 3! December 31-Jan 4 2027. If you want in, all the details are at the bottom.
Night One: Straight Into It
No easing in. No gentle introductions. We landed and walked straight into a New Year’s Eve party – very on-brand for Baldface. Aurora borealis themed, full lodge buzzing, everyone somewhere between jet-lagged and full send.
The Risky Livers took over the stage and delivered the kind of set that makes you forget what day it is, let alone what country you’re in. Midnight came early – we celebrated the new year at 11pm, which felt like a very responsible decision at the time and an elite one the next morning.
Day One: Clear Skies, Immediate Reward
Waking up to a clear day at Baldface feels like being handed a gift straight from your dreams. A refresh on our avi-training and the straight into the riding with the crew, no warm-up laps required. A reminder on why this place is truly snowboard paradise – terrain everywhere you looked – spines, transitions, natural hits that somehow feel shaped just for snowboarding.
Huge shoutout to our guides, Kevin and Mark, who set the tone immediately. Kevin is the man. The kind of guide who blends deep local knowledge with the enthusiasm of someone who still genuinely froths on every run. Longtime heads will remember Kevin from his Sandbox filming days – and it shows. He reads terrain like a filmer and rides it like there’s still a camera pointed at him.
We stayed fairly close to the lodge for the day, which at Baldface still means endless options. Nothing felt rushed – just lap after lap of quality riding, shaking off travel legs and remembering why this place hits so hard.
Day Two: Storm Riding, Northbound
Overnight the weather rolled in and Baldface flipped the switch. Visibility dropped, snow started stacking, which at Baldface means you go and hide in the trees. Storm riding here is its own reward – turns on tap, everything muted and quiet, pow sticks floating on top of interior BC’s world famous snow.
We headed north in the tenure and settled into that familiar rhythm: ride, regroup, froth, repeat. A real leg burner of a day.
Day Three: Reset Button
Another 20cm overnight. Which, obviously, meant we had to ride powder again.
Pillows came alive, features popped, and we dipped into some properly steep terrain over on Cheeky Monkey. The place is natural terrain park – just the stuff you come to Baldface hoping for. You’re the character in the best video game you could imagine.
Day Four: Further North, Full Reward
By day four we pushed even further north and absolutely scored. Burnt tree runs all day, steep and open, perfectly spaced, and begging to be ridden fast. This was peak Baldface – long, uninterrupted pow turns where you stop thinking entirely – you point it and just react.
Fastest pow turns of the trip. No question.
By the time we rolled back into the lodge that afternoon, everyone had that familiar look: cooked, satisfied, and completely unwilling to admit the week was nearly over.
Rich as it is, Baldface doesn’t need hype, history lessons, or mythology to sell itself. You show up, you ride, and it does the rest. This trip was proof, again, that sometimes the best stories come from simply being there and letting the mountains do what they do best.
Are you interested in joining us in 2027? Trip number 3 is going ahead! Trip Dates: December 31 2026 – January 4 2027 with 4 nights and 4 days riding! Plus the iconic NYE Baldface party. No better way to ring in the new year.
Send an email to [email protected] & [email protected] for more details and to secure a seat. We are taking expressions of interest now, closing off 28 February with a seat secure deposit first week of March.
