To Infinity and Beyond Course (TIAB)
To Infinity and Beyond is the next step after The Ultimate Everything Course. It's designed for skiers and splitboarders that want to take their decision making to the next level.
Location - Icefall Lodge
Location - IcefallIcefall Lodge is a remote heli-accessed lodge on the West slopes of the Rocky Mountains, where the snowpack is deep like the Columbia Mountains. It has arguably the most spectacular terrain of any lodge in BC, with big peaks and glaciers.
Once once we arrive, there will be 7 days with no driving, no valley bottom slogs, no tracks, and amazing food prepared by a professional.
It only takes about an hour to reach the closest glacier, so we have lots of time to practice travel and rescue.
Itinerary - TIAB
Day 1:
- Am - Fly into the lodge
- Pm - Avalanche Rescue Practice
- Aprés - "Digging Pits" slideshow and trip planning session
Day 2-3:
- Students collaborating to plan and lead full day ski tours
- Aprés - Trip planning
Day 4:
- Am - Indoor session on lightweight rope kits
- Pm - Crevasse rescue practice on a glacier
- Aprés - Trip planning
Day 5-7:
- Students collaborating to plan and lead full day ski tours
- Aprés - Trip planning
Day 8:
- Fly home from the lodge.
The weather, conditions and group ability will determine the ratio of glacier/tree skiing. If it's a sunny week, expect to spend most of the time in the alpine on glaciers. If it's stormy, we'll probably spend most of the time in the trees avoiding avalanches. Please note we may alter the itinerary to suit the weather and conditions.
Prerequisites - TIAB
- Over 19 years old or accompanied by a parent.
- Strong ski/snowboard skills to manage navigating crevasses and steep trees.
- Good fitness to skin 1500 m vertical per day
- At least 60 days experience ski touring
- At least 10 days experience traveling on glaciers (summer or winter)
- The Ultimate Everything Course or equivalent training and experience
To Infinity and Beyond Course Dates
Dates TBC at Icefall Lodge
7 nights at 6:1 ratio
$TBC + 5% GST (Canadian Dollars)
Please make sure you have read through the booking conditions before making a payment. This includes completing the Waiver and Registration Form. If the course is already full, please complete the Registration Form to join the waitlist.
E-Transfer to [email protected] is the preferred method of payment. Please contact us for alternate payment methods.
Included
- Accommodation and food/cook
- Return Helicopter flight
- 7 days of guiding/instruction at 6:1 ratio with ACMG Ski/Mountain Guides
- Paper run map
Excluded
- Travel to and from the staging area
- Personal glacier travel equipment and ropes
- Front country accommodation (Eg. Golden/Revelstoke)
- Lunch on day 1
- Extra expenses incurred due to dietary requirements (please contact us well in advance to check these can be accommodated)
Equipment list - UEC
- Shovel
- Probe
- Transceiver (3-antenna)
- Ski touring skis or splitboard
- Skins
- Personal repair kit specific to your equipment
- Ski touring boots/snowboarding boots
- Ski poles
- Headlamp
- Goggles
- Sunglasses
- Personal first aid supplies including blister kit
- Toque
- Minimum 1L water bottle or Thermos (no water bladders as they freeze or leak in the cold)
- Gore-tex (or equivalent) jacket
- Gore-tex (or equivalent) pants
- Puffy jacket
- Warm layers for upper and lower body adequate for below freezing temperatures and wind
- Thick gloves
- Spare gloves
- Lightweight harness (if possible otherwise climbing harness will work)
- 3 locking carabiners
- 4 non-locking carabiners
- 240cm sewn sling (or 5m of webbing)
- 5m x 6mm accessory cord
- Personal prussik (1.8-2m of 6mm accessory cord works well, or a hollow block or another specifically designed cord)
- Micro-traxion or Nano-traxion (optional)
- Tibloc (optional)
- Ice screw (between 12-22cm)
- Rope you normally use for glacier travel, or a lightweight rope such as Petzl Rad Line (ropes can be shared between participants)
- 30-40L backpack
- Indoor clothes
- Lunch for day 1
- Ski crampons
If you want to borrow any of the technical equipment above, please contact us in advance to see if we have the items available (eg. ice screw)
If you're looking for something less advanced, check out The Ultimate Everything Course.