The goal of this event is to prepare skiers with no backcountry experience to go on beginner friendly backcountry ski-trips. The rough plan of the day is skin up to Brockton point, do a few things as time permits, and then ski back down to the parking lot. Topics we may cover include: How touring […]

Presentation on the 5 Ws of Ski-touring: Why Where to go skiing What gear do you need How to learn Who to go with Plus how to do it safely!

This training will focus on the basic knowledge and skills necessary for travel on ski’s in the backcountry. Topics that will be covered include equipment usage, trip planning, navigation, route finding, basic avalanche knowledge, etc. Note that this training is no substitute for proper avalanche training such as AST 1. The training will be based […]

5 pm. Meet at MEC (Broadway store) pick up rental gear for those who need it & brief orientation. 6 pm. Meet @ Bean Around the World (Mt Seymour Parkway & Mt Seymour Rd) Depart for Mt Seymour, 6:20 Meet in downstairs lunch room Lodge Upper Parking lot, review outline & plan for the evening […]

Canada West Mountain School is offering a custom AST1-Plus course to the ACC-Vancouver. The course cost, inclusive of HST, is $270 ($220 if you have a Whistler lift pass). The dates are as follows: January 9: Evening theory session held in Vancouver; January 12: Field day to be held in Mount Seymour back-country; January 13: […]