Get 1:1 coaching on your tracks during the 2 day Art of Up-tracking Course in Revelstoke
(or buy the handbook and teach yourself)
Skills you will learn?
- How to set a constant incline
- When and where to turn
- How to maximise your efficiency
- When and how to kick turn
- When to boot-pack
- Tips to avoid crevasses
- How to make an efficient track in a white-out
- How to manage hard and slippery snow
Guide/Instructor
Alex Geary is an ACMG/IFMGA Mountain Guide, with over 25 years experience ski touring all over the world including Alaska, The Andes, The European Alps, Norway, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Japan.
Prerequisites
- AST 2, CAA 1, or equivalent skills and experience.
- Strong ski/snowboard skills to be able to manage complex terrain.
- Good fitness to break trail for extended periods of time in deep snow.
Itinerary
We will spend two days in the field learning and practicing how to make efficient skin tracks.
The Art of Up-Tracking Course
By request
Max 4:1 ratio
$TBC + 5% GST
E-Transfer to gearysguiding@gmail.com is the preferred method of payment. Please make sure you have read through the booking conditions and completed the Registration Form below before making a payment.
Included with the course above
or
click here to purchase separately
"It's honestly opened my eyes to how much extra energy I was inputting and how brutal of a track I was laying for others with less energy haha" (Taylor Livingstone)