Ski Mountaineering Course Basecamps
Comfortably expand your boundaries.
Our tent based, ski mountaineering course basecamps will take you deep into the backcountry. Basecamps are heli or snowmobile accessed programs optimally positioned and designed to maximize your downhill time.
A remote backcountry experience, but with a daypack!
We provide heated group basecamp tents and can provide private sleeping tents.
Basecamps are some of the highlights of our winters. We love to explore remote zones far off the beaten path. We offer a variety of backcountry basecamps in prime backcountry locations each winter. We can also create the experience you seek if you have a location or plan in mind. Contact us for details!
Ski Mountaineering Basecamp Courses
Coast Range Ski Mountaineering Course Basecamp
March 21-25, 2025
Price: $2885+ 5% tax
Location: Somewhere in the Coast Range
Columbia Mountains Ski Mountaineering Basecamp Course
April 3-7, 2025
Price: $2885+ 5% tax
Location: Somewhere in the Columbia Mountains
Description: We’ll establish a camp in a location suited for the best ski/splitboard experience possible.
1) In order to capitalize on the best conditions at the time of the trip, we keep our options open until the last minute. We’ll head where the conditions will provide the optimal ski and splitboard experience.
Our ski mountaineering course designed to hone your skiing skills in remote, heavily glaciated terrain and equip you with essential knowledge for navigating challenging environments. Here’s what you can expect to learn:
1. **Safe Skiing Skills:** Master techniques for safe skiing in remote and challenging terrain.
2. **Route Planning:** Develop expertise in route planning, allowing you to layout optimal paths through complex terrain.
3. **Glacier Travel:** Learn essential skills for navigating glaciers safely, including rope techniques, crevasse rescue, and glacier hazard awareness.
4. **Steep Skiing:** Gain proficiency in skiing on steep mountain faces, mastering techniques for controlled descents and safe ascents.
5. **Technical Ascents/Descents:** Acquire the skills necessary for technical ascents and descents.
6. **Advanced Avalanche Training:** Expand your understanding of avalanche safety with advanced training techniques, including risk assessment, decision-making strategies, and rescue protocols.
7. **Whiteout Navigation:** Develop proficiency in navigating whiteout conditions.
Our courses maintain a maximum student-to-guide ratio of 4:1, ensuring personalized attention and ample opportunity for hands-on learning. With small group sizes, you’ll receive individualized feedback and guidance tailored to your skill level, allowing you to make the most of your learning experience.
Itinerary
Day one- Fly into camp location, set up camp, avalanche safety briefing and warm up ski.
Day two-five- Ski objectives around the camp. Breakdown camp and fly back to heliport.
This a small group trip with a 4:1 client to guide ratio.
-Heli flights included
-Two ACMG Guides
-Eight spaces available
Ski Mountaineering Course Basecamps
Include:
- Pre-trip support
- ACMG certified guides
- Tents
- Cooking equipment
- Breakfast/ Dinner (Self catering for a reduced price available.)
- Group safety equipment (communication device, rescue kit, first aid supplies, GPS, maps)
- Avalanche Canada Mountain Weather Forecast
Not included in price:
- Individual lunches, snacks
- GST 5% tax
- Personal ski touring boots, skis, skins or splitboard
- Personal avalanche safety equipment
- Transportation to meeting location
- Additional charges to due changes in itinerary or group size
- Trip cancellation, travel insurance, medical insurance