Battle Abbey April 22-29, 2023
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This course will provide an entry-level decision-making framework that is based on the most advanced knowledge available. It is suitable for use by people with basic training and little experience.
In addition, the course will:
Objectives
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
Minimum Classroom Time Requirement
A minimum of seven hours classroom time is required.
Minimum Field Time Requirement
A minimum of one day in the field is required.
We offer custom AST L1 & L2 courses to small groups (2-6 peeps) throughout the winter season. Please contact us for course availability & details.
Located deep in the Selkirk Mountains above Slocan, Valhalla Lodge is where the gods go to ski!
This is an all inclusive trip to a remote backcountry lodge with helicopter access, all meals & guide service. Enjoy healthy & tasty meals provided by our awesome cooks. Climb peaks, ski from summits, ride steep tree’s, pillow lines, chutes & alpine bowls! Your ACMG & CAA certified local guides will take you to the goods, setting priority to safety, good times & fun skiing!
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Develop your mountain navigation skills on this 2-3 day course. Learn to use traditional navigational tools with map, compass & altimeter. Also learn modern techniques with GPS, smart phone app’s and internet resources. This course will take you through a refresher & introduction to the various tools used in modern day mountain navigation while building off the fundamentals of traditional techniques. We will work through the pre-trip & route planning process followed by field days executing our route plans. In the field we will practice map & compass techniques and navigating with modern GPS & smart phone apps. From our experience as professional guides we find that the modern GPS & smart phone apps are much faster to use when navigating in the mountains. However, having a fundamental understanding of traditional techniques is essential to safe & efficient mountain navigation. This course is often designed custom to the groups ability and previous experience levels.
The theory & route planning components to this course take place in an indoor classroom setting.
Starting at $525 per day for private instruction 1:1 ratio learner to guide.
KOOTENAY SECRET STASH
All winter long we will be organizing trips to some of the best ski and split-board touring venues the Kootenays and Western Canada has to offer!
The Trips: These are generally custom trips with small groups, often 1:1 to 6:1, guest/ guide ratio. These trips are usually 2-7 days long, venue pendant.
Huts: We will often stay at local mountaineering cabins to base our trips from. Many of the smaller mountaineering cabins are well off the “beaten trail” and are not well known to the general public. These mountaineering cabins located throughout our area provide great access for day touring in some of the more remote areas of the BC Province. These backcountry huts vary in comforts. Some are very comfortable and well serviced while others are certainly more rustic and simple. It is impressive how many great mountaineering cabins are located in BC and Western Canada and how many are not well known. These backcountry cabins are generally managed by clubs and organizations such as the Alpine Club of Canada, Backcountry Lodges of BC, local mountaineering clubs, BC Parks and privately run parties. Let us share with you some of these great venues we have been finding over the years.
Access: Many of these smaller backcountry huts are accessed by “touring in”, while others require a short lift with a helicopter or snowmobile.
Skill Level: This is a custom trip! We can accommodate people who are looking to try ski touring for the first time and are unsure of how to use the gear or how big of a day they can “put-in”. We are also very happy to accommodate seasoned skiers who want to crush some vert and target big lines. Or maybe you have been ski touring and mountaineering for a long time and have lot’s of experience but you prefer to have a guide show you the best line and be there for your support. Newbies, hardcore and the worn are all welcome!
Terrain: BC and Western Canada have terrain for everyone and all skill levels. Let us know what you may be looking for and we will suggest several venues that would fit your appetite. Mid-winter we tend to ski more in the treed glades and sub-alpine bowls. Come spring we typically look to higher elevations and ski more in the alpine and on the glaciers. So whether you are looking for steep chutes, pillow lines and technical featured terrain or big open bowls, mellow glades with waist-deep hippy POW we have a zone for you!
Contact us and we will work with you to build a custom backcountry experience and explore the Kootenay Secret Stash!
KOOTENAY SECRET STASH
All winter long we will be organizing trips to some of the best ski and split-board touring venues the Kootenays and Western Canada has to offer!
The Trips: These are generally custom trips with small groups, often 1:1 to 6:1, guest/ guide ratio. These trips are usually 2-7 days long, venue pendant.
Huts: We will often stay at local mountaineering cabins to base our trips from. Many of the smaller mountaineering cabins are well off the “beaten trail” and are not well known to the general public. These mountaineering cabins located throughout our area provide great access for day touring in some of the more remote areas of the BC Province. These backcountry huts vary in comforts. Some are very comfortable and well serviced while others are certainly more rustic and simple. It is impressive how many great mountaineering cabins are located in BC and Western Canada and how many are not well known. These backcountry cabins are generally managed by clubs and organizations such as the Alpine Club of Canada, Backcountry Lodges of BC, local mountaineering clubs, BC Parks and privately run parties. Let us share with you some of these great venues we have been finding over the years.
Access: Many of these smaller backcountry huts are accessed by “touring in”, while others require a short lift with a helicopter or snowmobile.
Skill Level: This is a custom trip! We can accommodate people who are looking to try ski touring for the first time and are unsure of how to use the gear or how big of a day they can “put-in”. We are also very happy to accommodate seasoned skiers who want to crush some vert and target big lines. Or maybe you have been ski touring and mountaineering for a long time and have lot’s of experience but you prefer to have a guide show you the best line and be there for your support. Newbies, hardcore and the worn are all welcome!
Terrain: BC and Western Canada have terrain for everyone and all skill levels. Let us know what you may be looking for and we will suggest several venues that would fit your appetite. Mid-winter we tend to ski more in the treed glades and sub-alpine bowls. Come spring we typically look to higher elevations and ski more in the alpine and on the glaciers. So whether you are looking for steep chutes, pillow lines and technical featured terrain or big open bowls, mellow glades with waist-deep hippy POW we have a zone for you!
Contact us and we will work with you to build a custom backcountry experience and explore the Kootenay Secret Stash!
KOOTENAY SECRET STASH
All winter long we will be organizing trips to some of the best ski and split-board touring venues the Kootenays and Western Canada has to offer!
The Trips: These are generally custom trips with small groups, often 1:1 to 6:1, guest/ guide ratio. These trips are usually 2-7 days long, venue pendant.
Huts: We will often stay at local mountaineering cabins to base our trips from. Many of the smaller mountaineering cabins are well off the “beaten trail” and are not well known to the general public. These mountaineering cabins located throughout our area provide great access for day touring in some of the more remote areas of the BC Province. These backcountry huts vary in comforts. Some are very comfortable and well serviced while others are certainly more rustic and simple. It is impressive how many great mountaineering cabins are located in BC and Western Canada and how many are not well known. These backcountry cabins are generally managed by clubs and organizations such as the Alpine Club of Canada, Backcountry Lodges of BC, local mountaineering clubs, BC Parks and privately run parties. Let us share with you some of these great venues we have been finding over the years.
Access: Many of these smaller backcountry huts are accessed by “touring in”, while others require a short lift with a helicopter or snowmobile.
Skill Level: This is a custom trip! We can accommodate people who are looking to try ski touring for the first time and are unsure of how to use the gear or how big of a day they can “put-in”. We are also very happy to accommodate seasoned skiers who want to crush some vert and target big lines. Or maybe you have been ski touring and mountaineering for a long time and have lot’s of experience but you prefer to have a guide show you the best line and be there for your support. Newbies, hardcore and the worn are all welcome!
Terrain: BC and Western Canada have terrain for everyone and all skill levels. Let us know what you may be looking for and we will suggest several venues that would fit your appetite. Mid-winter we tend to ski more in the treed glades and sub-alpine bowls. Come spring we typically look to higher elevations and ski more in the alpine and on the glaciers. So whether you are looking for steep chutes, pillow lines and technical featured terrain or big open bowls, mellow glades with waist-deep hippy POW we have a zone for you!
Contact us and we will work with you to build a custom backcountry experience and explore the Kootenay Secret Stash!
KOOTENAY SECRET STASH
All winter long we will be organizing trips to some of the best ski and split-board touring venues the Kootenays and Western Canada has to offer!
The Trips: These are generally custom trips with small groups, often 1:1 to 6:1, guest/ guide ratio. These trips are usually 2-7 days long, venue pendant.
Huts: We will often stay at local mountaineering cabins to base our trips from. Many of the smaller mountaineering cabins are well off the “beaten trail” and are not well known to the general public. These mountaineering cabins located throughout our area provide great access for day touring in some of the more remote areas of the BC Province. These backcountry huts vary in comforts. Some are very comfortable and well serviced while others are certainly more rustic and simple. It is impressive how many great mountaineering cabins are located in BC and Western Canada and how many are not well known. These backcountry cabins are generally managed by clubs and organizations such as the Alpine Club of Canada, Backcountry Lodges of BC, local mountaineering clubs, BC Parks and privately run parties. Let us share with you some of these great venues we have been finding over the years.
Access: Many of these smaller backcountry huts are accessed by “touring in”, while others require a short lift with a helicopter or snowmobile.
Skill Level: This is a custom trip! We can accommodate people who are looking to try ski touring for the first time and are unsure of how to use the gear or how big of a day they can “put-in”. We are also very happy to accommodate seasoned skiers who want to crush some vert and target big lines. Or maybe you have been ski touring and mountaineering for a long time and have lot’s of experience but you prefer to have a guide show you the best line and be there for your support. Newbies, hardcore and the worn are all welcome!
Terrain: BC and Western Canada have terrain for everyone and all skill levels. Let us know what you may be looking for and we will suggest several venues that would fit your appetite. Mid-winter we tend to ski more in the treed glades and sub-alpine bowls. Come spring we typically look to higher elevations and ski more in the alpine and on the glaciers. So whether you are looking for steep chutes, pillow lines and technical featured terrain or big open bowls, mellow glades with waist-deep hippy POW we have a zone for you!
Contact us and we will work with you to build a custom backcountry experience and explore the Kootenay Secret Stash!
Deep in the Selkirk Mountains, at the North end of the Kokanee Range is Mt.Carlyle Lodge. This is a guided and a catered trip to a very sought after venue for classic steep & deep Kootenay Powder Skiing & Riding! We will have up to 10 guests, 2 guides and a hut master on this incredible adventure. The trip is all-inclusive with guide service, catering of all meals, lodging and helicopter access from Kaslo BC. There is an excellent variety of terrain with huge alpine bowls, open chutes and beautiful forested glades of sub-alpine larch, fir, spruce and whitebark pine species. There is terrain for all levels of skiers with mellow open bowls of “hippy-pow” to steep chutes, pillow drops, steep and cruisy glades. Apres the powder program enjoy a hot wood-fired sauna, refuel with healthy, tasty meals and enjoy the comforts of this remote backcountry lodge! Join us for this incredible week of high mountain living!
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HILDA HUT Feb 6 – 13 2022
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