Ski Mountaineering

Want to take your backcountry skiing or splitboarding to the next level? Big Mountains, Steeps, Peaks and Couloirs? Learn the skills to get after big peaks and objectives. Our 2 day Ski Mountaineering course is the program to take your backcountry skiing/split-boarding to the next level. Join one of our professionally certified guides to learn how to safely tackle that next line.

This course will focus on the required equipment and skills needed for ski mountaineering including understanding the alpine environment, whiteout navigation, route planning, steep snow climbing, cornice management, rappelling and of course and steep riding.

This course pairs well with our Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue course which covers everything you need to safely navigate complex glaciated terrain safely and to perform a rescue should anything go wrong.