This course is 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 work shops, optional practices and a 2-day 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.
Course Fee: Members: $410, Guests: $710 (Scholarships available)
Registration is open and must be completed prior to the first course session. Enrollment is limited to 24 students. For more information, contact the course organizer at glacier@foothillswinter.org.
Required Equipment List
Metal edge skis with climbing skins or snowboard with an uphill climbing system (skins, approach skis or snowshoes)
Avalanche Gear: shovel, probe, transceiver
Climbing gear: harness, carabiners, slings, pulleys, etc.
Full equipment list provided with course materials.