Ski Mountaineering

Types: Skiing, Winter

Ski Mountaineering

Big Mountains, Steeps, Peaks and Couloirs, our Ski Mountaineering course covers the skills you need to get after big peaks and objectives on skis or a splitboard.

Next Course:
Leaving Jan 12 2025 from $299.00

Ski Mountaineering

Want to take your backcountry skiing or splitboarding to the next level? Big Mountains, Steeps, Peaks and Couloirs? Learn the skills to get after big peaks and objectives. Our 2 day Ski Mountaineering course is the program to take your backcountry skiing/split-boarding to the next level. Join one of our professionally certified guides to learn how to safely tackle that next line.

This course will focus on the required equipment and skills needed for ski mountaineering including understanding the alpine environment, whiteout navigation, route planning, steep snow climbing, cornice management, rappelling and of course and steep riding. It's ideal for indi­vid­u­als aspir­ing to learn the fun­da­men­tal skills of snow, ice, and glac­i­er climb­ing tech­niques, and the appli­ca­tion of these skills toward the ascent and descent of major glaciat­ed peaks. Our goal is to devel­op com­pe­tent, self-reliant ski/split-moun­taineers ready to tackle some of the bigger peaks and more committing lines here on the coast and other areas of BC or abroad. This course is tru­ly an excel­lent foun­da­tion for any ski­er seek­ing inde­pen­dence in the alpine arena.

This course pairs well with our Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue course which covers everything you need to safely navigate complex glaciated terrain safely and to perform a rescue should anything go wrong.

Waiver & Risk Management:

As you know, outdoor activities involve numerous hazards including, but not limited to, avalanches, crevasses, rockfall, slips and falls, equipment failure, poor weather, etc. And while we do our best to anticipate and mitigate these hazards we cannot completely eliminate them. So, as with anything fun, you will be required to sign our Participant Release to take part in one of our courses or trips.

Custom Dates Available

Just let us know what dates will work for you and we will put together a custom package.

January 12th to 13th, 2025

6 spots remaining
Group Size6 persons
Pricing
Quantity: $299.00

Fine Print:

  • Lifetime deposits (deposits never expire)
  • Canadian course prices are in CAD
  • All courses are subject to 5% GST (tax)
  • Payments made by credit card are subject to a 2.5% credit card fee
  • Be sure to look over our Booking Policies
  • Participants will be required to sign a BlackSheep Participant Release

Day 1: Whistler or Blackcomb Mountain

  • Understanding the required gear
  • Whiteout navigation
  • Route planning
  • Snow stability forecasting
  • Steep snow climbing/descending
  • Steep ski techniques

Day 2: Location TBD

  • Steep snow climbing/descending
  • Steep ski techniques
  • Cornice management
  • Student leads
  • Lead debrief sessions

Skills covered are subject to conditions and group ability

Ski Mountaineering

Highlights

  • Whiteout navigation
  • Route Planning
  • Steep snow climbing
  • Steep ski/ride techniques
  • Cornice management
  • Roped Access
Types Skiing, Winter
Season December to February
Next Course Jan 12 2025
Prices From $299.00

What's Included

  • 2 Days Training with ACMG Certified Guides
  • Group Equipment
  • BlackSheep Swag
  • All the learning you can handle

What's Not Included

  • Backcountry Ski/Snowboard Equipment
  • Personal Safety Equipment (transceiver, probe & shovel, etc.)
  • Lunch
  • Lift Tickets

Prerequisites

  • Comfortable Black Diamond Skier/Rider
  • Able to hike for 3-4 hours
  • Completed an AST 1 Course
  • Experience Backcountry Skiing/Riding
  • Avalanche Safety Equipment - 2 Day Rental $65.00
  • BlackSheep Merino Wool Toque (Beanie) $35.00
  • Mammut Barryvox Tour 280 $449.00

Activities and Add-Ons for this Course

Avalanche Safety Equipment - 2 Day Rental

This rental kit includes: Transceiver, Probe, Shovel & Ski Touring Backpack.

BlackSheep Merino Wool Toque (Beanie)

A beautiful fleece lined merino wool toque. They come in black and grey though colours are subject to availability.

Mammut Barryvox Tour 280

The best in the business and our recommendation when it comes to an avalanche safety kit: The intuitive Barryvox® triple-antenna digital avalanche transceiver, with a lightweight shovel and 280cm probe. All purchased packages will be available for pick-up in Squamish or delivered by your instructor on the first day of your course.