Prerequisites
AST 1 or equivalent and excellent ski ability.
Highlight Skills
Glacier travel, crevasse rescue, steep skiing and group management.
Big Mountains, Glaciers, Steeps and Summits! Learn the skills to get after big peaks and objectives.
Book NowBig Mountains, Glaciers, Steeps and Summits! Learn the skills to get after big peaks and objectives. Our 3 day Women's Mountaineering course is the complete program to make backcountry skiing/split-boarding to the next level. Join one of our awesome, professionally certified female guides for an intensive, structured educational and a supportive atmosphere to push your limits.
This course will focus on the required gear for mountaineering, understanding the alpine environment, glacier travel, whiteout navigation, route planning, steep snow climbing and steep riding.
AST 1 or equivalent and excellent ski ability.
Glacier travel, crevasse rescue, steep skiing and group management.
Our Women's Ski Mountaineering course is focused on travelling in alpine terrain and skiing interesting lines safely. The main topics are glaciers, steep snow faces, avalanche assessment and group dynamics.
Day 1
Understanding the required gear
Understanding glaciers, an alpine environment, crevasse formation, bergschrund formation.
Roping up for glacier travel, up/down
Whiteout navigation
Day 2 – Alpine objective
Route planning
Snow stability forecasting
Steep snow climbing/descending
Steep ski techniques
Day 3 – Alpine Objective
Route planning
Snow stability forecasting
Student leads
Lead debrief sessions
Skills covered are subject to conditions and group ability
This 3-day action-packed course is geared for skiers and riders who already have a strong understanding of ski touring techniques. The ideal participant is motivated to learn safe and efficient ski mountaineering techniques as well as have an understanding of how they wish to apply these skills in the future.
