For those with competent backcountry skiing or snowboarding skills who desire to safely travel on glaciers and to perform crevasse rescues. You must be able to ski or board the equivalent of an ungroomed single black diamond slope with a weighted day pack whose weight is the equivalent of a glacier rope and crevasse rescue gear. This course includes workshops, optional practices and an overnight field trip at Mt. Rainier where the students will practice roped travel and crevasse rescues. Completion of this course prepares you to ski or snowboard on Mountaineer trips rated M1G, M2G and M3G. The course provides instruction on: route finding, traveling and camping on glaciers, belaying, prusiking, and crevasse rescue systems.
The required equipment includes metal edge skis and climbing skins or snowboard with an uphill climbing system (skins, approach skis or snowshoes), shovel, avalanche probe, avalanche transceiver, and crevasse rescue equipment.
To participate in the course,
• You must be a Mountaineers member.
• Have either graduated or obtained equivalency for the Basic Avalanche course.
• Print the course material.
• Prior to the first course workshop, complete the course pre-work described in the Course Syllabus.
The course fee is $175. Registration is open and must be completed prior to the first course session. Register at
Glacier Skiing/Snowboarding and Crevasse Rescue
or by calling the Mountaineers. Enrollment is limited to 25 students. For more information, contact glacier@foothillswinter.org.
