Upcoming Trips and Courses

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  • Online - Foundations of Weather Forecasting

    It's All About the Weather! Everything we do in the outdoors relies more on one variable than any...

    12 SPOTS LEFT
    Jan 12 - 19, 2026
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  • AST2 Washington - For Skiers and Boarders

    As our adventures lure us into more complex avalanche terrain, it’s important to delve deeper into...

    3 SPOTS LEFT
    Feb 6 - 9, 2026
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  • AST1 Washington - for Skiers and Boarders

    Looking to ride in the backcountry this winter? Avalanche Skills Training 1 (AST1) is an introductory...

    5 SPOTS LEFT
    Feb 7 - 8, 2026
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Acknowledgement

We at Island Alpine Guides are grateful for the privilege to live, work and play on the unceded, traditional territories of the First Peoples listed below, who have been the stewards of these lands for millennia:
 
Da’naxda’xw, Ahousaht, Scia'new, Ditidaht, Cowichan, Ehatteshaht, Gwa'sala-Nakwaxda'xw Band, Halalt, Heiltsuk, Hesquiaht, Homalco, Hupačasath, Huu-ay-aht, K'ómoks, Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h', Klahoose, Kwakiutl, Kwiakah, Kwicksutaineuk-ah-kwaw-ah-mish, Lyackson, Malahat, Mamalilikulla-Qwe'Qwa'Sot'Em , Mowachaht/Muchalaht, Namgis. Nanoose, Nuchatlaht, Nuxalk, Pacheedaht, Pauquachin, Penelakut, Qualicum, Quatsino, Snuneymuxw, Songhees, Stz'uminus, T'Sou-ke, Tla'amin, Tla-o-qui-aht, Tlowitsis, Toquaht, Tsartlip, Tsawout, Tseshaht, Tseycum, Uchucklesaht, We Wai Kai and Wei Wai Kum.

Important - Please Read

All Island Alpine Guides courses and trips take place in an outdoor, wilderness environment. This means that as a participant you will be encountering various risks, dangers, and hazards, some of which include avalanches, cornices, crevasses, cliffs, trees, creeks, rockfall, difficult travel conditions, weather, illness, equipment failure, wild animals, becoming lost as well as the possibility of mistakes being made by IAG guides and instructors.

To participate in these activities you will be required to read and agree to our waivers as part of the registration process. You will also be required to sign the waivers at the start of the course or trip. In doing so you will waive or give up certain legal rights including the right to sue or to claim compensation following an accident.

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Testimonials

Our guide, Joe, was charming and personable from the moment he rolled up at Mt Washington. I found him very approachable and knowledgeable. I loved the continuous running commentary and found it was helpful, interesting and insightful to...
Anonymous, AST+ Theory To Practice » AST+ Theory to Practice - Mount Washington
Great atmosphere established by the instructors. Lots of practice and learning even though it was an exam.
AJ, RRT2 Assessment - Squamish » BC Search and Rescue - Rope Rescue Technician 2
It was the experience of our lifetime. Our guide Mike and our fellow hikers Mary and Toby were fantastic. Mike gave us the impression of being in a Hilton hotel: excellent meals and utmost care. We couldn't have imagined a better guide and...
Andre & Rita Van de Perre, Melsele, Belgium » Nootka Trail