Guide Training

CBMG’s Guide Training Center gives aspiring guides the skills necessary to build a foundation in professional mountain guiding. All of our guides are either trained or certified through the American Mountain Guides Association, and thus our programs are based off this model. We emphasize client safety and the added responsibility of guiding a client versus climbing or skiing with a partner.

The Ski Guide Course is the 1st step in the AMGA Ski Program. The AMGA Ski Guides Course is designed for skiers who wish to learn the skills and techniques used while instructing and guiding in a non-glaciated, yet possible mountain backcountry setting. The course covers the tools used when guiding and instructing on multi-day ski tours. It also covers management of 3rd and 4th class terrain, technical ascents and descents, management and movement of multiple clients and small team rescues. Emphasis is placed on effectively managing risks and maximizing client rewards. Glacier travel and crevasse hazards and sustained technical mountaineering challenges are generally not covered in this course.

Course Area:
The course will include one or two days skiing at a nearby resort, peak ascents including one bivouac and several nights in huts or ski camping. Course areas often include but are not limited to, the Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, Cascades and the Tetons.

Course Length:
The Ski Guide Course is 12-days in length.


Skills covered will include:

Uphill/downhill guiding techniques
Terrain management
Tour planning
Multi-burial rescue skills
Improvised rescue skills
Hazard evaluation & forecasting in the field
Technical ski approaches & descents
Short-roping skills
Client rewards



Price: $2000

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