2025-2026 AIARE Courses are open for booking!
Infinite Bliss is a 23-pitch bolted rock climbing route in a beautiful setting ranging in difficulty from 5.6 to 5.10. While it is bolted, the impressive length of this climb makes it a serious endeavor and a fun adventure. It is located up the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River outside of North Bend, WA. This climb is offered every day of the climbing season.
Chair Peak in the Alpental Valley near Snoqualmie Pass offers several routes of varying difficulty in an alpine setting barely one hour from Seattle. Chair Peak is a great day trip for anyone looking for a quick alpine outing or a solid training peak for bigger objectives.
Mount Shuksan's Fisher Chimneys is one of the classic Cascadian alpine routes up what is arguably the most iconic peak in North Cascades National Park. You will do it all: hike through amazing scenery, climb a complicated series of chimneys, camp in an amazing setting, cross several glaciers and climb the spectacular summit pyramid at the top of Mount Shuksan.
2025 Shuksan Climb Dates:
Learn essential skills in this 3-day mountaineering course, including glacier travel, crevasse rescue and ice climbing on many glaciers of Mt. Baker. Mt. Baker is arguably the best location to gain intensive glacier travel skills in the lower 48, and we have been guiding there for over a decade.
2025 Course Dates
The Goat Wall is a massive rock wall carved by glaciers just outside of Mazama, WA. It is a few miles wide and 1,500 feet tall. On this 2-day trip we will climb 2 of the classic multi-pitch bolted routes on this impressive wall. Prime Rib of Goat, 11 pitches of 5.6 to 5.8 with a few 5.9 moves, and Flyboys, 18 pitches of feel good 5.7 to 5.9. This trip is offered every day during the alpine climbing season. Please note that you will only choose the first day on the calendar, but the trip will be 2 consecutive days.
Learn the thrill of rock climbing with an emphasis on safety and skills. This 2-day course will allow you to enjoy the sport with confidence. The climbing areas around North Bend are the perfect classroom, and are located just 30 miles from Seattle.
2025 Course Dates:
This 3-Day course is for the intermediate climber wanting to learn how to place traditional rock gear for lead climbing the right way: from the ground up. We will cover topics including gear placement, anchor building, rappelling, and rock rescue techniques if time permits. Learn how to do it safely from our professional mountain guides. The course runs three consecutive days. Please note that you will only see the START date for the course when you are booking. If the date shows 0 open spots, the course is sold out and you may opt to join the waitlist for that course.
2025 Course Dates:
Infinite Bliss is a 23-pitch bolted rock climbing route in a beautiful setting ranging in difficulty from 5.6 to 5.10. While it is bolted, the impressive length of this climb makes it a serious endeavor and a fun adventure. It is located up the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River outside of North Bend, WA. This climb is offered every day of the climbing season.
Chair Peak in the Alpental Valley near Snoqualmie Pass offers several routes of varying difficulty in an alpine setting barely one hour from Seattle. Chair Peak is a great day trip for anyone looking for a quick alpine outing or a solid training peak for bigger objectives.
Mount Baker is one of the most beautiful volcanoes on the West Coast. Climbing this strenuous but technically moderate 10780 foot peak can be done as an overnight trip!
2025 Climb Dates:
The Mount Baker North Ridge is one of top 5 classic ice routes in the lower 48 states and one of the 50 classic climbs of North America. Standing at 10,781 feet, Mount Baker is the third highest peak in the State of Washington. This route is a super classic.
2025 North Ridge Dates:
Climbing Forbidden Peak via any route is a quintessentially North Cascadian experience. All the classic ridge routes - the famous West Ridge, the East Ridge, or the lonely North Ridge - are well worth the effort and provide an unforgettable experience in a stunning setting.
2025 Forbidden Climb Dates:
The objective of this 2-Day intermediate level rock climbing course is to give you the skills and judgment necessary to comfortably lead sport routes at your desired level of difficulty. The course runs two consecutive days. Please note that you will only see the START date for the course when you are booking. If the date shows 0 open spots, the course is sold out and you may opt to join the waitlist for that course.
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Squamish rock climbing is famous for a good reason. The walls of Stawamus Chief Mountain boast some of the best granite climbing in Canada, featuring anything from confidence inspiring single pitch sport routes to enormous multi-pitch crack routes. Our 3-day rock climbing course in Squamish is an intermediate course designed to introduce you to the craft of multi-pitch climbing using traditional gear.
2025 Course Dates:
Learn essential skills in this 3-day mountaineering course, including glacier travel, crevasse rescue and ice climbing on many glaciers of Mt. Baker. Mt. Baker is arguably the best location to gain intensive glacier travel skills in the lower 48, and we have been guiding there for over a decade.
2025 Course Dates
In this course you will be introduced to all aspects of classic mountaineering in the arguably most diverse venue in the lower 48 states - the North Cascades National Park. The immediate access to moderately crevassed glaciers, steep climbing on great rock and exposed ridge travel make the North Cascades National Park the ideal setting for a mountaineering course. Most often these courses take place in the Boston Basin, but locations may vary, depending on weather and general mountain conditions.
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Climbing Mount Shuksan via the Sulphide Glacier is a special experience. The approach consists of a hike through old growth forest and a short ascent up a snowfield to the spectacular camp on the Sulphide Glacier. The summit days consists of a mellow glacier climb to the 800 foot summit pyramid. Here the nature of the climb changes radically and becomes a steep snow climb in early season or an easy, but engaging rock scramble in 4th and easy 5th class terrain in the later season. Either way you will be belayed by our experienced guides on the way up with some rappelling on the way down. A spectacular way to experience the rugged cascades on one of the most photographed mountains in North America.
2025 Shuksan Climb Dates
Mount Baker is arguably the best location in the lower 48 for a mountaineering course! This course is for women wanting an introductory or refresher course on mountaineering skills including glacier travel and crevasse rescue. You will be learning and climbing with a group of like-minded women! We hope to provide a female guide for this course, but cannot always guarantee that.
2025 Course Date: August 1-3 (call or email for custom dates)
The Goat Wall is a massive rock wall carved by glaciers just outside of Mazama, WA. It is a few miles wide and 1,500 feet tall. On this 2-day trip we will climb 2 of the classic multi-pitch bolted routes on this impressive wall. Prime Rib of Goat, 11 pitches of 5.6 to 5.8 with a few 5.9 moves, and Flyboys, 18 pitches of feel good 5.7 to 5.9. This trip is offered every day during the alpine climbing season. Please note that you will only choose the first day on the calendar, but the trip will be 2 consecutive days.
In this 2-day course you will learn important skills that build upon what you have learned in the gym so you can begin to climb sport routes outside safely and efficiently. You will learn how to read the rock, belay properly from the ground and from the anchor, build safe equalized anchors, clean anchors and rappel, move efficiently, lead safely, and manage the rope, all while outside in the variable vertical world.
2025 Course Dates:
Mount Baker is one of the most beautiful volcanoes on the West Coast. Climb this technically moderate 10,781' peak with us on a 3 day day trip. We will climb via the Coleman-Deming route or the Easton Glacier. We also offer this trip as a 2-day climb.
2025 Climb Dates:
The most remote of Washington's 5 major volcanoes, Glacier Peak provides a long walk through an old-growth rain forest, vast expanses of subalpine meadows, easy to moderate glacier travel, and a 10,541 foot summit deep in the heart of the North Cascades.
2025 Glacier Peak Climb Dates:
Bugaboo Provincial Park in British Columbia is one of North America’s most famous alpine climbing areas. It is on just about every climber's tick list. The "Bugs" are famous for good reason. The approaches are moderate, there is a cool hut, the granite is outstanding, and the routes are world class. Let's go climbing there for a full week and enjoy some of the moderate super classics.
Soaring summits, jaw dropping exposure, classic views! Within a short drive from Seattle there are a multitude of accessible multipitch outings. From ridgeline scrambles, to bolt clipping adventures, join us in unlocking classics from the area.
At this 4-day camp, kids aged 8-14 will learn about basic rock climbing skills, knot tying, climbing etiquette, and belaying techniques.
2025 Camp Dates:
Kilimanjaro represents an outstanding opportunity for high altitude trekking, with a summit elevation of 19,341 feet above sea level, yet a non-technical trail to the top. Kilimanjaro represents one of the most unique of the seven summits, as climbers traverse several distinct biomes on the way to the top. Climbers should be in good physical condition, able to hike 4,000 vertical feet in the Cascades in a day without becoming exhausted. High altitude experience is not required.
Summer 2025 dates: August 9 - 20 (August 9-23 with optional safari)
Summer 2026 dates: August 16- 24 (August 16-29 with optional safari)
Learn the thrill of rock climbing with an emphasis on safety and skills. This 2-day course will allow you to enjoy the sport with confidence. The climbing areas around North Bend are the perfect classroom, and are located just 30 miles from Seattle.
2025 Course Dates:
This 3-Day course is for the intermediate climber wanting to learn how to place traditional rock gear for lead climbing the right way: from the ground up. We will cover topics including gear placement, anchor building, rappelling, and rock rescue techniques if time permits. Learn how to do it safely from our professional mountain guides. The course runs three consecutive days. Please note that you will only see the START date for the course when you are booking. If the date shows 0 open spots, the course is sold out and you may opt to join the waitlist for that course.
2025 Course Dates:
Infinite Bliss is a 23-pitch bolted rock climbing route in a beautiful setting ranging in difficulty from 5.6 to 5.10. While it is bolted, the impressive length of this climb makes it a serious endeavor and a fun adventure. It is located up the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River outside of North Bend, WA. This climb is offered every day of the climbing season.
Chair Peak in the Alpental Valley near Snoqualmie Pass offers several routes of varying difficulty in an alpine setting barely one hour from Seattle. Chair Peak is a great day trip for anyone looking for a quick alpine outing or a solid training peak for bigger objectives.
The objective of this 2-Day intermediate level rock climbing course is to give you the skills and judgment necessary to comfortably lead sport routes at your desired level of difficulty. The course runs two consecutive days. Please note that you will only see the START date for the course when you are booking. If the date shows 0 open spots, the course is sold out and you may opt to join the waitlist for that course.
2025 Course Dates:
Squamish rock climbing is famous for a good reason. The walls of Stawamus Chief Mountain boast some of the best granite climbing in Canada, featuring anything from confidence inspiring single pitch sport routes to enormous multi-pitch crack routes. Our 3-day rock climbing course in Squamish is an intermediate course designed to introduce you to the craft of multi-pitch climbing using traditional gear.
2025 Course Dates:
The Goat Wall is a massive rock wall carved by glaciers just outside of Mazama, WA. It is a few miles wide and 1,500 feet tall. On this 2-day trip we will climb 2 of the classic multi-pitch bolted routes on this impressive wall. Prime Rib of Goat, 11 pitches of 5.6 to 5.8 with a few 5.9 moves, and Flyboys, 18 pitches of feel good 5.7 to 5.9. This trip is offered every day during the alpine climbing season. Please note that you will only choose the first day on the calendar, but the trip will be 2 consecutive days.
Smith Rock is the birthplace of American sport climbing. Come and explore it with us. Enjoy spring temperatures on warm rock in one of the most iconic climbing areas in the USA. There are nearly 2000 routes with incredible variety to choose from. Immerse yourself for a weekend in this great climbing culture while improving your multi pitch climbing skills on some "uber-classic" routes.
2025 Course Dates:
Soaring summits, jaw dropping exposure, classic views! Within a short drive from Seattle there are a multitude of accessible multipitch outings. From ridgeline scrambles, to bolt clipping adventures, join us in unlocking classics from the area.
Infinite Bliss is a 23-pitch bolted rock climbing route in a beautiful setting ranging in difficulty from 5.6 to 5.10. While it is bolted, the impressive length of this climb makes it a serious endeavor and a fun adventure. It is located up the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River outside of North Bend, WA. This climb is offered every day of the climbing season.
Chair Peak in the Alpental Valley near Snoqualmie Pass offers several routes of varying difficulty in an alpine setting barely one hour from Seattle. Chair Peak is a great day trip for anyone looking for a quick alpine outing or a solid training peak for bigger objectives.
The objective of this 2-Day intermediate level rock climbing course is to give you the skills and judgment necessary to comfortably lead sport routes at your desired level of difficulty. The course runs two consecutive days. Please note that you will only see the START date for the course when you are booking. If the date shows 0 open spots, the course is sold out and you may opt to join the waitlist for that course.
2025 Course Dates:
The Goat Wall is a massive rock wall carved by glaciers just outside of Mazama, WA. It is a few miles wide and 1,500 feet tall. On this 2-day trip we will climb 2 of the classic multi-pitch bolted routes on this impressive wall. Prime Rib of Goat, 11 pitches of 5.6 to 5.8 with a few 5.9 moves, and Flyboys, 18 pitches of feel good 5.7 to 5.9. This trip is offered every day during the alpine climbing season. Please note that you will only choose the first day on the calendar, but the trip will be 2 consecutive days.
Smith Rock is the birthplace of American sport climbing. Come and explore it with us. Enjoy spring temperatures on warm rock in one of the most iconic climbing areas in the USA. There are nearly 2000 routes with incredible variety to choose from. Immerse yourself for a weekend in this great climbing culture while improving your multi pitch climbing skills on some "uber-classic" routes.
2025 Course Dates:
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VERY IMPORTANT: Please scroll down to the Trip Information section to see the specific configuration for each course (including dates, mode of travel, day of week for classroom and field days, and in person versus Zoom classroom options). This 24-hour course follows the standard AIARE 1 curriculum. The level 1 course is an introduction to managing avalanche hazard. You will learn how to use a repeatable process to manage your risk and learn from your experiences in the backcountry. You will also practice preparing for and carrying out a backcountry tour. The importance of record keeping, communicating, and making continuous decisions about hazards while in the backcountry will be demonstrated while in the field and you will learn rescue techniques if an avalanche occurs and someone is caught.
VERY IMPORTANT: Please scroll down to the Trip Information section to see the specific configuration for each course (including dates, mode of travel, day of week for classroom and field days, and in person versus Zoom classroom options). This 24-hour course follows the standard AIARE 1 curriculum. The level 1 course is an introduction to managing avalanche hazard. You will learn how to use a repeatable process to manage your risk and learn from your experiences in the backcountry. You will also practice preparing for and carrying out a backcountry trip. The importance of record keeping, communicating, and making continuous decisions about hazards while in the backcountry will be demonstrated while in the field and you will learn rescue techniques if an avalanche occurs and someone is caught.
The AIARE 2 course builds on your experience as a backcountry traveler. You will learn tools to apply the AIARE Framework, the repeatable process you learned in an AIARE 1, to new situations and to self-direct your learning after the course. You will learn more skills to connect weather, snowpack and avalanche processes, and identify how these processes relate to observations and travel within avalanche terrain. This can enable you to act as a leader within a small travel group and to identify and target reducing uncertainty about the terrain or conditions. We offer this course with field days at Snoqualmie Pass or Crystal Mountain. Please scroll down to the Trip Information section to see the specific configuration for each course (including dates, mode of travel, day of week for classroom and field days, location, and in person versus Zoom classroom options).
There is so much good information in an AIARE 1 course, it is worth brushing up on it! This course is intended to be taken by students who have already completed AIARE 1 and have now gained some experience in the backcountry. In this course, you will refresh your avalanche assessment and awareness skills and keep abreast of updates in best practices. This course does not cover the rescue component of AIARE, which is a separate course (AIARE Rescue).
This stand-alone, one day course is designed to be retaken every few years.
AIARE Avalanche Rescue is a one-day (8-hour) course that is intended to be retaken on a regular basis in order to keep abreast of best practices in rescue techniques and gear. New participants will learn companion rescue, and returning students will expand their skills with advanced topics and realistic scenario practice. You should be able to travel off-trail on ungroomed or unmaintained terrain and bring appropriate equipment for traveling on snow, but there are no other prerequisites for this course.
This course is taught at Snoqualmie Pass.
AIARE Avalanche Rescue is a one-day (8-hour) course that is intended to be retaken on a regular basis in order to keep abreast of best practices in rescue techniques and gear. New participants will learn companion rescue, and returning students will expand their skills with advanced topics and realistic scenario practice. You should be able to travel off-trail on ungroomed or unmaintained terrain and bring appropriate equipment for traveling on snow, but there are no other prerequisites for this course.
This course is taught at Snoqualmie Pass.
This 24-hour SNOWSHOE ONLY course follows the standard AIARE 1 curriculum. The level 1 course is an introduction to managing avalanche hazard. You will learn how to use a repeatable process to manage your risk and learn from your experiences in the backcountry. You will also practice preparing for and carrying out a backcountry tour. The importance of record keeping, communicating, and making continuous decisions about hazards while in the backcountry will be demonstrated while in the field and you will learn rescue techniques if an avalanche occurs and someone is caught.
VERY IMPORTANT: Please scroll down to the Trip Information section to see the specific configuration for each course (including dates, mode of travel, day of week for classroom and field days, and in person versus Zoom classroom options). This 24-hour course follows the standard AIARE 1 curriculum. The level 1 course is an introduction to managing avalanche hazard. You will learn how to use a repeatable process to manage your risk and learn from your experiences in the backcountry. You will also practice preparing for and carrying out a backcountry tour. The importance of record keeping, communicating, and making continuous decisions about hazards while in the backcountry will be demonstrated while in the field and you will learn rescue techniques if an avalanche occurs and someone is caught.
VERY IMPORTANT: Please scroll down to the Trip Information section to see the specific configuration for each course (including dates, mode of travel, day of week for classroom and field days, and in person versus Zoom classroom options). This 24-hour course follows the standard AIARE 1 curriculum. The level 1 course is an introduction to managing avalanche hazard. You will learn how to use a repeatable process to manage your risk and learn from your experiences in the backcountry. You will also practice preparing for and carrying out a backcountry trip. The importance of record keeping, communicating, and making continuous decisions about hazards while in the backcountry will be demonstrated while in the field and you will learn rescue techniques if an avalanche occurs and someone is caught.
The AIARE 2 course builds on your experience as a backcountry traveler. You will learn tools to apply the AIARE Framework, the repeatable process you learned in an AIARE 1, to new situations and to self-direct your learning after the course. You will learn more skills to connect weather, snowpack and avalanche processes, and identify how these processes relate to observations and travel within avalanche terrain. This can enable you to act as a leader within a small travel group and to identify and target reducing uncertainty about the terrain or conditions. We offer this course with field days at Snoqualmie Pass or Crystal Mountain. Please scroll down to the Trip Information section to see the specific configuration for each course (including dates, mode of travel, day of week for classroom and field days, location, and in person versus Zoom classroom options).
There is so much good information in an AIARE 1 course, it is worth brushing up on it! This course is intended to be taken by students who have already completed AIARE 1 and have now gained some experience in the backcountry. In this course, you will refresh your avalanche assessment and awareness skills and keep abreast of updates in best practices. This course does not cover the rescue component of AIARE, which is a separate course (AIARE Rescue).
This stand-alone, one day course is designed to be retaken every few years.
AIARE Avalanche Rescue is a one-day (8-hour) course that is intended to be retaken on a regular basis in order to keep abreast of best practices in rescue techniques and gear. New participants will learn companion rescue, and returning students will expand their skills with advanced topics and realistic scenario practice. You should be able to travel off-trail on ungroomed or unmaintained terrain and bring appropriate equipment for traveling on snow, but there are no other prerequisites for this course.
This course is taught at Snoqualmie Pass.
VERY IMPORTANT: Please scroll down to the Trip Information section to see the specific configuration for this course (including dates, mode of travel, day of week for classroom and field days).This course is an introduction to managing avalanche hazard PLUS an extra field day to gain a deeper understanding of terrain management and winter backcountry travel skills. The course follows the standard AIARE 1 curriculum. You will learn how to use a repeatable process to manage your risk and learn from your experiences in the backcountry. You will also practice preparing for and carrying out a backcountry trip. The importance of record keeping, communicating, and making continuous decisions about hazards while in the backcountry will be demonstrated while in the field and you will learn rescue techniques if an avalanche occurs and someone is caught. The extra field day ensures that you will have ample time to review and practice all of the information and skills.
AIARE Avalanche Rescue is a one-day (8-hour) course that is intended to be retaken on a regular basis in order to keep abreast of best practices in rescue techniques and gear. New participants will learn companion rescue, and returning students will expand their skills with advanced topics and realistic scenario practice. You should be able to travel off-trail on ungroomed or unmaintained terrain and bring appropriate equipment for traveling on snow, but there are no other prerequisites for this course.
This course is taught at Snoqualmie Pass.
IMPORTANT: This course will have evening Zoom classroom sessions and two field days. This 24-hour course follows the standard AIARE 1 curriculum. The level 1 course is an introduction to managing avalanche hazard. You will learn how to use a repeatable process to manage your risk and learn from your experiences in the backcountry. You will also practice preparing for and carrying out a backcountry trip. The importance of record keeping, communicating, and making continuous decisions about hazards while in the backcountry will be demonstrated while in the field and you will learn rescue techniques if an avalanche occurs and someone is caught.
IMPORTANT: We will do our best to have two women AIARE instructors, but we cannot guarantee that both will be women. We do guarantee that at least one of your guides will be a woman.
This 24-hour SNOWSHOE ONLY course follows the standard AIARE 1 curriculum. The level 1 course is an introduction to managing avalanche hazard. You will learn how to use a repeatable process to manage your risk and learn from your experiences in the backcountry. You will also practice preparing for and carrying out a backcountry tour. The importance of record keeping, communicating, and making continuous decisions about hazards while in the backcountry will be demonstrated while in the field and you will learn rescue techniques if an avalanche occurs and someone is caught.
The ski touring trip into the Norwegian fjords around Romsdalen is a world-class experience. The lands along the Norwegian Coast have been inhabited for thousands of years and yet a lot of the primeval character of the landscape remains. The meeting of mountains and ocean is truly remarkable. The coastline may very well be the most complicated one in the world. Thousands of fjords ranging from a few hundred meters to over 100 kilometers make up the coast of Norway. After having been there, we saw just enough to realize that the skiing possibilities are just about endless.
The Haute Route is most likely the single most famous ski traverse in the Alps. Pro Guiding Service has guided this super classic ski tour from Chamonix to Zermatt about 45 times in 5 different variations. We have guided the original route via the Valsorey hut, the "classic route" via Verbier, from Zermatt to Chamonix ending in Courmayeur and other variations in between. Our guides speak French and English. Martin Volken, the founder of Pro Guiding Service and IFMGA guide, grew up in the Zermatt valley and speaks German, French, Italian and English. Because of Martin's background as a Swiss Mountain guide, we have many local connections in the area. Believe us, it makes a difference.
A fantastic week of ski touring in the high Italian Alps awaits you on the Ortler ski traverse. We keep returning to the Stelvio National Park in the Valfurva Region because of the great combination of ski touring terrain, comfortable huts and Italian hospitality. The Branca and Pizzini huts are famous and the ski touring in this area just south of the Austrian Border is some of the best we have ever experienced.
For a quick impression, check out this video from one of our latest trips.
VERY IMPORTANT: Please scroll down to the Trip Information section to see the specific configuration for each course (including dates, mode of travel, day of week for classroom and field days, and in person versus Zoom classroom options). This 24-hour course follows the standard AIARE 1 curriculum. The level 1 course is an introduction to managing avalanche hazard. You will learn how to use a repeatable process to manage your risk and learn from your experiences in the backcountry. You will also practice preparing for and carrying out a backcountry tour. The importance of record keeping, communicating, and making continuous decisions about hazards while in the backcountry will be demonstrated while in the field and you will learn rescue techniques if an avalanche occurs and someone is caught.
VERY IMPORTANT: Please scroll down to the Trip Information section to see the specific configuration for each course (including dates, mode of travel, day of week for classroom and field days, and in person versus Zoom classroom options). This 24-hour course follows the standard AIARE 1 curriculum. The level 1 course is an introduction to managing avalanche hazard. You will learn how to use a repeatable process to manage your risk and learn from your experiences in the backcountry. You will also practice preparing for and carrying out a backcountry trip. The importance of record keeping, communicating, and making continuous decisions about hazards while in the backcountry will be demonstrated while in the field and you will learn rescue techniques if an avalanche occurs and someone is caught.
This 24-hour SNOWSHOE ONLY course follows the standard AIARE 1 curriculum. The level 1 course is an introduction to managing avalanche hazard. You will learn how to use a repeatable process to manage your risk and learn from your experiences in the backcountry. You will also practice preparing for and carrying out a backcountry tour. The importance of record keeping, communicating, and making continuous decisions about hazards while in the backcountry will be demonstrated while in the field and you will learn rescue techniques if an avalanche occurs and someone is caught.
The ski touring trip into the Norwegian fjords around Romsdalen is a world-class experience. The lands along the Norwegian Coast have been inhabited for thousands of years and yet a lot of the primeval character of the landscape remains. The meeting of mountains and ocean is truly remarkable. The coastline may very well be the most complicated one in the world. Thousands of fjords ranging from a few hundred meters to over 100 kilometers make up the coast of Norway. After having been there, we saw just enough to realize that the skiing possibilities are just about endless.
The Haute Route is most likely the single most famous ski traverse in the Alps. Pro Guiding Service has guided this super classic ski tour from Chamonix to Zermatt about 45 times in 5 different variations. We have guided the original route via the Valsorey hut, the "classic route" via Verbier, from Zermatt to Chamonix ending in Courmayeur and other variations in between. Our guides speak French and English. Martin Volken, the founder of Pro Guiding Service and IFMGA guide, grew up in the Zermatt valley and speaks German, French, Italian and English. Because of Martin's background as a Swiss Mountain guide, we have many local connections in the area. Believe us, it makes a difference.
A fantastic week of ski touring in the high Italian Alps awaits you on the Ortler ski traverse. We keep returning to the Stelvio National Park in the Valfurva Region because of the great combination of ski touring terrain, comfortable huts and Italian hospitality. The Branca and Pizzini huts are famous and the ski touring in this area just south of the Austrian Border is some of the best we have ever experienced.
For a quick impression, check out this video from one of our latest trips.
VERY IMPORTANT: Please scroll down to the Trip Information section to see the specific configuration for each course (including dates, mode of travel, day of week for classroom and field days, and in person versus Zoom classroom options). This 24-hour course follows the standard AIARE 1 curriculum. The level 1 course is an introduction to managing avalanche hazard. You will learn how to use a repeatable process to manage your risk and learn from your experiences in the backcountry. You will also practice preparing for and carrying out a backcountry tour. The importance of record keeping, communicating, and making continuous decisions about hazards while in the backcountry will be demonstrated while in the field and you will learn rescue techniques if an avalanche occurs and someone is caught.
VERY IMPORTANT: Please scroll down to the Trip Information section to see the specific configuration for each course (including dates, mode of travel, day of week for classroom and field days, and in person versus Zoom classroom options). This 24-hour course follows the standard AIARE 1 curriculum. The level 1 course is an introduction to managing avalanche hazard. You will learn how to use a repeatable process to manage your risk and learn from your experiences in the backcountry. You will also practice preparing for and carrying out a backcountry trip. The importance of record keeping, communicating, and making continuous decisions about hazards while in the backcountry will be demonstrated while in the field and you will learn rescue techniques if an avalanche occurs and someone is caught.
This 24-hour SNOWSHOE ONLY course follows the standard AIARE 1 curriculum. The level 1 course is an introduction to managing avalanche hazard. You will learn how to use a repeatable process to manage your risk and learn from your experiences in the backcountry. You will also practice preparing for and carrying out a backcountry tour. The importance of record keeping, communicating, and making continuous decisions about hazards while in the backcountry will be demonstrated while in the field and you will learn rescue techniques if an avalanche occurs and someone is caught.
Valdez is well known for its backcountry skiing, and the Thompson Pass area is one of our favorite ski mountaineering areas in the U.S. The mountains are wild and spectacular, but surprisingly easy to summit on skis. The snow pack is very maritime and therefore perfect for steeper lines. The fact that we get to stay in the port town of Valdez and enjoy great salmon dinners night after night makes this a uniquely Northwest American experience.
The Haute Route is most likely the single most famous ski traverse in the Alps. Pro Guiding Service has guided this super classic ski tour from Chamonix to Zermatt about 45 times in 5 different variations. We have guided the original route via the Valsorey hut, the "classic route" via Verbier, from Zermatt to Chamonix ending in Courmayeur and other variations in between. Our guides speak French and English. Martin Volken, the founder of Pro Guiding Service and IFMGA guide, grew up in the Zermatt valley and speaks German, French, Italian and English. Because of Martin's background as a Swiss Mountain guide, we have many local connections in the area. Believe us, it makes a difference.
A fantastic week of ski touring in the high Italian Alps awaits you on the Ortler ski traverse. We keep returning to the Stelvio National Park in the Valfurva Region because of the great combination of ski touring terrain, comfortable huts and Italian hospitality. The Branca and Pizzini huts are famous and the ski touring in this area just south of the Austrian Border is some of the best we have ever experienced.
For a quick impression, check out this video from one of our latest trips.
Ski touring and ski mountaineering in the Bernese Oberland is the quintessential Swiss Alps experience. Pro Guiding Service has guided the Konkordia glacier, the Jungfrau and the Finsteraarhorn region for well over 20 years in many variations. We have many local connections there and speak the local language. The area south of the Jungfraujoch is the most glaciated zone in the Alps.
At 13,300 feet, Mount Waddington is the highest mountain in British Columbia. The Waddington Range is known in the climbing community for its great granite, endless number of routes, vast ski touring terrain and remote location - so remote that access becomes easy. We drive to a heli-port west of Williams Lake, B.C. and fly into the heart of the range with White Saddle Air.
Mount Baker is the quintessential ski summit. Huge vertical, spectacular glaciers and moderate skiing. On the Bullet Train, we ski it in one day!
Ski mountaineering in Greenland is an experience of a lifetime. There are few places left that convey connection with nature as clearly as the East Coast of Greenland does. It is a truly wild place and the size of the landscape is immense. Ironically, you will be doing this from the comfort of a simple, but very cozy lodge located in the little town of Kulusuk.
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