Put on your hiking boots or hop on a mountain bike and work the mountains surrounding Smithers, a voyage of discovery as you travel over mining exploration trails, wildlife routes and traditional trails travelled on by generations. You can start right from our bed & breakfast up to the Malkow Lookout, on the trails through the fields. A 10 min. drive away: Babine Mountain Provincial Park, 20 min. drive: Hudson Bay Mountain Glacier and Twin Falls (spectacular in early summer), 40 min. drive: Telkwa Range, .... endless possibilities! For guided trips or spectacular climbing routes with a certified mountain guide contact Christoph at www.bearmountaineering.ca. For self guided bike trips along the Bulkley River or into the Kitseguecla Valley or guided bike trips up to the Cronin Pass, or Telkwa Pass contact Peter Krause for details (www.mcbike.bc.ca)

Maybe you would like to go exploring but on the back of a horse? Mountain View Trailriding is 5 min. away from the Lodge and offers everything from hourly rides to overnighters. Check with Angelica at www.mvtrailriding.com.

Spatsizi Wilderness Tours offers incredible journeys in the park. Check out their schedule www.spatsizi.com.

There are several fabulous trips down the river, some for the family, some for the more adventurous at heart. Kevin will lead you safely through the day: www.maincurrent.com.

There is a fabulous 1 day trip down the Bulkley Canyon all the way to Hazelton and Ksan with Suskwa Adventures. Dave or Shelley Goble will give you dates and details on their other tours.: www.suskwa.bc.ca

A trip in the 10 person voyageur canoe with Northern Sun Tours might be something for the whole family, check with Roger at Northern Sun Tours and he will tell you what else he has on the go: www.northernsun.bc.ca For a leisurely flatwater family trip with ‘Granny goes Rafting’ contact Richard DeRooy for the dates: (250) 847-2636

Aquabatic Sports can teach you from A - Z everything there is in kayaking. Check out their website at www.aquabatics.com.

Maybe your life is all about fishing? Smithers is one of the top places for world class fishing! Fish for different species of Salmon or Rainbow Trout and Steelhead (catch and release), on rivers like the Bulkley & Skeena, lakes, or even in the ocean! We can set you up with local fishing guides or point you in the right direction. If you want to experience a fishing adventure of a special kind contact Sherry and Fletcher Day at tahltan@bulkley.net, or Collingwoods at www.spatsizi.com.

Enjoy an incredible flight in a floatplane over the glacier or let Wendel Imhof and Alpine Lakes Air take you to some other totally remote places where you can stay a few hours, a few days or a few weeks - it’s up to you! Check out their charter air schedule: www.alpinelakesair.com

Enjoy the rugged majesty of nearby mountains, glaciers, waterfalls and wildlife from a birds perspective in a helicopter with Tom Brooks. He can set you down on the top of a mountain, above timberline ready for a fabulous hike or a scrumptious picnic? tbrooks@canadianhelicopter.com, check out what they have to offer at www.canadianhelicopter.com. Basic local tours are surprisingly affordable!

When the white beauty covers all of the Bulkley Valley the skiing is next to incredible. The downhill ski season starts in the end of November (snow permitting) and goes till middle of April at Ski Smithers (www.skismithers.com)You can ski your heart out on the kilometers of fabulous Cross Country ski trails (www.hiway16.com/bvnordic) at the foot of the Hudson Bay Mountain.

Northern Sun Tours (www.northernsuntours.bc.ca) and Bear Mountaineering (www.bearmountaineering.ca) offer a variety of fabulous winter ski expedition / day trip programs. Spatsizi Wilderness Tours (www.spatsizi.com.) invites you to a spring cross country week in the Spatsizi in March, while the lakes are still frozen, but the sun produces already quite some warmth! Heaven!

Do you feel your English is not up to snug and would like to brush up your English in a fun way? Combine work and pleasure? Check out “English as a second language” at www.nwcc.bc.ca.