This 4 day Ski Mountaineering Course will
be offered by ACMG Mountain Guide Matt Mueller
& ACMG Assistant Ski Guide Chris Girard. The
focus will be learning the basics of safe Ski
Mountaineering with a curriculum focused on
trip & objective planning, climbing technique
for ski mountaineering, navigation, route
finding, decision making and track setting. The
plan is for the format to be very hands on with
lots of climbs and tours to put skills into
practice!
The course will be based out of Bow Hut April
25-26th and Balfour Hut on the 27th. The first
two days will be skills intensive, day three
will (conditions allowing involve a climb; Mt.
Balfour or other) and day four will include
more skills training as well as safe travel
back out to the cars at Num Ti Jah.
Price: $390 includes 4 days of Guide led
training and three hut nights thanks to the
Club's favorable guide relationships.
For any questions/feedback or if you’re just
really stoked, feel free to drop Matt Marshall
& Joey St-Pierre an email.
Required Items to Bring:
A full gear list will be provided to those chosen
for the course.
Notes:
This will not be an introductory course. Basci glacier travel, crevasse rescue and avalanche
training will be prerequisites for this course.
These courses are offered separately by the
Section. These skills will be reviewed, but
recent mountaineering training/experience and
at least an AST1/AST Refresher with recent
backcountry ski experience will be
prerequisites for participation. Participants
will also be required to be at least strong
intermediate skiers able to ski in varying
terrain and snow conditions. An application
process will be in effect and participants will
be chosen accordingly.
Upon being accepted and moved from the wait
list, participants will be required to pay the
$390 course fee. Do not pay the fee before
being getting your spot confirmed. To pay, send
an INTERAC e-Transfer to the ACC Treasurer
using the Treasurer@ACCCalgary.ca email
address. Please also send the e-Transfer
password to the treasurer in a seperate email
and a payment confirmation email to the trip
coordinators.
*Cancellation Policy*: If a participant is unable to attend a paid course or trip, there will be no refund unless the participant finds a suitable replacement that is acceptable to the trip coordinator. Acceptable waiting list candidates will have priority. It will then be the participant's responsibility to recover funds from the replacement. If the coordinator cancels an event, participants get a refund (less any non-recoverable costs). Note that ACC National does not refund hut fees due to weather, delay, closures, or any other reasons. The Calgary Section of the ACC is a not for profit club and we only charge attendees what it costs us to provide courses or trips.
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Registration for this event closed on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 12:00 AM.