The Northwest Mountain School
Leavenworth, Washington, United States
http://www.mountainschool.com/

Alpine Ski

Alpine Touring is also known as AT skiing, Randonee Skiing, and off-piste skiing. The short AT ski course is designed to give participants a quick survey of the skills required for participation in day tours on backcountry ski equipment. Although suitable for those with some ski touring experience, this course is designed for people who what to work on skills such as: getting in and out of alpi......
 

We have lived in Leavenworth for the past seven years and are constantly surprised by the variety and quality of the alpine ski (AT) tours accessible from the Icicle Creek road in the winter. Many of these tours start at just over 2000 feet, and as a result these ski tours are a bit more weather dependent than tours near Stevens Pass. The eastside location tends to keep lower elevations cold......
 

In a joint effort with Backcountry Access (BCA) we are offering a series of avalanche beacon clinics near Stevens Pass Ski Area for people who either have no beacon experience or are looking to practice avalanche beacon use with an AMGA certified ski guide. These clinics take around 3 hours and can be conducted at Stevens Pass, in Leavenworth, and other locations. Topics covered include: wearin......
 

The Chiwaukums are a small range in the Central Cascades that run South from US Hwy 2 about 18 miles to connect with the upper portions of Icicle Creek Canyon. This is the beautiful and remote mountain range seen to the East of Stevens Pass Ski area. In January of 2006 John Race and NMS guide Ben Mitchell traversed the Chiwaukums from Chatter Creek in Icicle Canyon to the White Pine drainage an......
 

The Forbidden Tour takes place in the heart of North Cascades National Park and has recently become a classic Northwest Ski Tour. While this has been done in one very long day, the Forbidden tour is best enjoyed as a 3 or 4-day trip, maximizing your opportunity to ski in this remote corner of Washington’s North Cascades. There are a few variations of the Forbidden Tour, but most start with......
 

We first did the Spearhead tour as part of our AMGA Ski Mountaineering Guides program. It is not uncommon for very fit parties to do the entire traverse in one long day. On this program we spend two nights in tents and one in a primative hut, which gives us 2 half days and 2 full days to enjoy the amazing Spearhead and Fitsimmons Ranges. These two ranges form a horseshoe that runs from Whistler......
 

Want to go skiing with no heavy packs, eat great food, drink good wine and coffee, and sleep in comfortable huts? Interested in peaks over 12,000 feet (3650m) high that you can ski to the top of and then ski off while surrounded by beautiful glaciated terrain? If you answered "yes" to all of the above then the Ortler Circuit Ski Tour is right up your alley. The Cevedale-Ortler area......
 

Part trek, part ski tour, part cultural adventure, the Haute Route Ski Traverse offers a brilliant combination of mountain scenery, excellent skiing, camaraderie, exercise, and nights spent in simple, elegant mountain huts. Sprinkled a day of skiing apart, these simple huts are perched in impossible spots with comfortable bedding, excellent food, beer, wine, and coffee. The huts allow us to tra......
 

This course takes place in Leavenworth, WA and in the backcountry around Stevens Pass Ski area. The course is designed to give students a basic understanding of why avalanches occur and to develop a framework for making decisions while traveling in avalanche terrain. Additionally the course provides instruction in beacon use and companion rescue should an avalanche occur. Students who successfu......
 

For a portion of each winter we travel to the historic Victorian mining town of Ouray, CO in the San Juan Mountains to hone our ice climbing skills. Ouray offers predictably fantastic ice climbs in both the Ouray Ice Park and the surrounding mountains. The combination of reasonably priced lodging, good restaurants, nearby airports, and good local skiing, provide the perfect setting for practici......
 

Rock rescue is one of the more commonly overlooked aspects of rock climbing. We routinely climb with very good climbers who don’t have a practiced system for basic rock rescue skills such as escaping the belay, ascending fixed lines, and raising or lowering an injured climber. Both John and Olivia have been required to perform complicated rescue drills as part of their AMGA Rock and Alpine......
 

Multi-pitch rock climbing is essentially what traditional rock climbing is all about. This program builds on what is covered in our introduction to lead climbing course. On this course we cover topics such as route finding, belay station management, strategies for belaying the second, (i.e. belaying off the anchor, redirecting the belay, and belaying off the harness), preventing factor 2 falls,......
 

Learning to lead climb can be a stressful and even dangerous process. By learning with a guide you have the opportunity to slow things down, moving forward to each new step only when ready. Over the years we have put a lot of energy into teaching people how to make the transition from top roping and climbing in gyms to leading sport and "trad" climbs or setting up top ropes in a varie......
 

New rock climbers often believe that climbing requires unusual upper body strength. In this course we demonstrate that good rock climbers have generally refined their rock climbing skill to the point where they have perfected their footwork, energy conservation, weight transfer, and balance, allowing them to move smoothly up difficult rock climbs. This course provides a starting point for new r......
 

We run a wide variety of programs for various groups interested in rock climbing. We can tailor your program to almost any available time period or budget and are always happy to work with you to come up with a format that works for your group. Group activities can be as simple as a half-day rappelling outing scheduled to fit between lunch and dinner at the Sleeping Lady Conference Center and R......
 

Aconcagua (22,841 feet/ 6,962 M) is the highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere, is one of the seven summits, and is a busy place during the climbing season. In an effort to avoid some of the crowds our Aconcagua Expeditions start late or early in the season and climb via the Polish Glacier Traverse Route (Aka the False Polish). A slightly longer approach, fewer climbers, and a more interest......
 

As of 2008 John has guided 18 expeditions to Denali and Olivia has guided 10. All three of our 2008 trips made it to the summit, and over the years we’ve helped well over 100 people reach the summit of the highest mountain in North America. While we generally don’t look to do the same expedition year after year, Denali is a special place for both of us, and we annually feel the pull t......
 

Sharkfin Tower lies on the long ridge between Forbidden Peak and Boston Peak. A climb of Sharkfin Tower involves a short section of glacier travel, 5th class rock climbing and places the climber in a unique position. While not overly difficult, or overly, the climb of Sharkfin makes for a nice one-day outing, but is most often added to a climb of Sahale’s Quien Sabe Glacier to create a ful......
 

While not quite 9,000 feet high, Sahale Peak rises over 5,500 feet from the parking area along the North Fork of the Cascade River. Many climbers first visit the North Cascades acustomed to evaluating mountains by their height and are a bit surprised to see how arduous peaks like Sahale can be. Over the years we have used Sahale Peak extensively to train people for other glaciated climbs and to......
 

Mount Torment is located just west of Forbidden Peak and is an excellent one-day outing from Boston Basin. The rock climbing sections on Mount Torment’s Southeast Face are much easier than those found on Forbidden, but Torment is not without its obstacles. A great climb if done by itself, and a much bigger adventure if combined with an ascent of Forbidden Peak’s West Ridge as part of ......
 

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