Little Sifton Uptrack

The line works through dense trees, small avalanche paths and short steeper rolls before breaking into more open subalpine terrain below a cliff band that guards the ridge. Most parties stay below the cliffs and traverse north along their base to reach gentler, rolling alpine slopes leading toward the saddle northeast of Little Sifton. This uptrack is commonly used as the first half of the Little Sifton Traverse and as access to nearby Grizzly Shoulder laps.

This route lies inside a Winter Restricted Area under the Rogers Pass Winter Permit System. You must have a valid Winter Permit, Winter Parking Permit, national park pass, and photo ID, and the area must be open on the Rogers Pass Backcountry Access map before you start up. Expect complex avalanche terrain overhead, including wind loading near the alpine, cornices along the Little Sifton ridge, and large start zones feeding into the Connaught drainage; parties should be comfortable with route-finding and group management in challenging avalanche terrain.