– Weekend 1 (Coquihalla Pass) Friday Feb 7th
from 7pm to 9pm, Saturday Feb 8th and
Sunday Feb 9th all day: Ski touring skills,
focused on leading ski trips.
Topic covered: organization of a trip,
leadership, navigation, pacing, track setting,
avalanche rescue.
We will meet Friday at 7pm at TBD
in Hope.

The program will start that night with a classroom
session. Saturday will be a long day outside,
followed by a second classroom session. After
another full day on the snow we will return to
Vancouver at the end of the day Sunday. Please leave some
time for a
quick celebratory dinner before heading home.

– Tuesday night Feb. 11:
Crevasse
rescue dry school at BCIT.
6pm – 830pm.
Topic covered: Rope ascent and
raising systems (drop loop and 3/1). Knots and Prusiks.

– Weekend 2 (Whistler backcountry) Feb. 22/23:
Ski mountaineering skills.
Topic covered: transitions, rope
management and roping in, crevasse rescue.
We will meet at St. David’s United Church
on Taylor way Saturday morning early (time to be
determined), and carpool to Whistler. We will be
camping Saturday night in the Whistler
backcountry, and return to Vancouver at the end
of the day Sunday. Please leave some time for a celebratory
dinner
before heading home.

PREREQUISITES
– Downhill skiing: be able to safely ski
black diamond runs in any conditions with heavy
pack
– Ski touring experience: at least 10
backcountry ski days, in varying terrain and
conditions
– Winter camping experience: at least 1
overnight winter camping trip
– Mountaineering experience: experience
in mountaineering (glacier travel, rope
management…)
– Avalanche Training: AST 1
similar or better
– Crevasse rescue: recent crevasse
rescue training / practice

Participants are being
asked to fill in an online form describing their
experience: Course Application Form
. You need to register
for this event and fill out the
application form as part of the screening process.

BOOK
We will be using the book “Backcountry Skiing
Skills for Ski
Touring and Ski Mountaineering”
Authors: Martin Volken, Scott Schell, Margaret
Wheeler
ISBN 978-1-59485-038-7
Mountaineers Books 11/27/2007

as a course book. The book is included in the
course fee.

PAYMENT
The cost for the course is $335.00.
*Important* Do not
pay before being accepted after which you will receive
payment
information. Payment is due on acceptance. Cancelation
policy is no refund within 20 days of
start of
course.