What It’s Like to Stay at Battle Abbey, a Storied Ski Lodge in B.C.

As I set out on my first morning from Battle Abbey, the storied ski-touring lodge set deep within British Columbia’s Selkirk Mountains, thick gray clouds quickly swallow the just-risen sun. Wind whips ferociously, kicking up gusts of powdery snow. I can hardly see the track in front of me, let alone the towering fangs of granite. With a windchill of minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit, the weather is downright inhospitable. But when our guide, Kenton Lambert, gathers our group of seven guests…