Winter Mountaineering Courses

Alpine Guides 4 core winter skills courses pick up from, and expand on, our summer climbing courses.

 

Backcountry Avalanche Course

Avalanche!

Avalanche safety skills + safe backcountry travel

Who's it for?

Recreational snowboarders and skiers, who want to stay safe and enjoy travel in the backcountry.

Includes certification ratified and accepted by the NZ Mountain Safety Council.

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Ice Climbing Experience (ICE)

Angela ice climbing

An intro to climbing steep water ice

Who's it for?

Those hardy individuals who find nothing more alluring than steep gullies of glistening water ice...

This 5 day course runs 2 times through July ››


 

Winter Mountain Skills Course

Winter Mountain Skills

An intro to winter travel & survival

Who's it for?

This course is for hikers & trampers who brave travel above the snowline in winter. Learn the techniques to travel on foot, and to cope should your plans unravel...

A 4 day course running 3 times through winter ››


 

Ski Mountaineering Course (SMC)

Climbing on ice - ski mountaineering course

Winter touring and climbing skills

What's it about?

  • Learn the skills to travel and climb safely in the mountains in a winter environment.
  • Participants need to be strong intermediate skiers and have some basic mountaineering & rope skills (at a similar level to our MEC).

Learn more about this 7-day course ››


 

Winter Guidng Options

Winter courses and guiding

Winter Guiding & Courses ››

From ice climbing and ski mountaineering to avalanche courses and ski touring.

More info ››

 

Summer courses and guiding

Summer Courses and Guiding ››

Introductory to advanced climbing courses, guided ascents and expeditions on NZ's highest peaks.

More info ››

 

 

 

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