Puff Daddy #1

Puff Daddy is a complex pillow-and-gully face on the Grizzly Shoulder above Rogers Pass, dropping back to the Trans‑Canada Highway. The line sits on the east arm of Grizzly Mountain and is typically skied after touring up Grizzly Shoulder from the Rogers Pass Discovery Centre, then traversing into the face from near treeline rather than dropping from the very top. Expect convoluted gullies, convex rolls, cliff bands and waterfalls where precise line choice matters; many parties end up in unsupported slopes or cliffed-out terrain if they don’t stay on a known line.

The main skiing is in a large, southeast-tilted bowl that feeds several distinct gullies. Common entries aim for a mid‑elevation gully that gives sustained fall‑line turns with small trees for anchoring on the margins, then tighten into a deeper gully with pillows and short crux steps. Sluff management is a real concern in the steeper sections, and it’s easy to get pulled into bigger cliffs or dense pillow fields if you blindly follow tracks. 

Approach from the Discovery Centre on the Connaught Creek winter trail, then up Grizzly Shoulder on the standard uptrack until the trees thin and the shoulder opens. From near treeline, traverse across the lower Puff Daddy bowl to your chosen entrance, staying aware of overhead hazard from the steeper, more unsupported start zones above. On the descent, trend carefully toward the main avalanche path that runs to the highway; if you drift too far into the wrong channel you’ll meet larger cliffs and awkward exits. Finish at the road and shuffle or sidestep back along the highway to the Discovery Centre.

This is serious, high‑consequence terrain despite the short approach. The face is riddled with gullies, convexities, pillows and cliff bands, and stability problems here have included persistent weak layers and storm slabs in past seasons. Treat Puff Daddy as a full‑value Rogers Pass objective: conservative terrain choices, tight group management in the start zones and gullies, and a clear exit plan low down so you don’t end your day bushwhacking above the highway.