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Mountain Skills Academy & Adventures

Whistler-based Mountain Skills Academy & Adventures runs guided ski and splitboard tours around Whistler Blackcomb and in the Squamish and Duffey Lake backcountry, AST 1 courses in Whistler, Squamish and North Vancouver (at Cypress Mountain), and guided backcountry snowshoe tours, with ACMG and IFMGA guides.

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The essentials

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Where
Whistler, Squamish, Duffey Lake and the North Shore
Nearest town
Whistler
Departure point
Whistler tours meet at 8:30 am at the Whistler Blackcomb lifts; Coast tour meeting points depend on the destination; North Vancouver AST is based at Cypress Mountain
Access
Office: 207B - 4368 Main St, Market Pavilion, Whistler, BC V8E 1B6.
Season
Backcountry taster Nov-Apr; Squamish AST Dec-Mar (operator)
Who it's for
Guided tours: confident on blue-run equivalent terrain in deep powder, with your own touring gear and avalanche safety equipment; Whistler tours need a Whistler Blackcomb lift ticket (operator).
Format / duration
Backcountry taster, guided tours, AST 1 and AST 2, guided backcountry snowshoeing
Booking
Dates, rates and booking sit with the operator.
Contact
+1 (604) 938-9242

Details checked 2026-10-11 · sources: mountainskillsacademy.com/, mountainskillsacademy.com/guided-backcountry-ski-touring/, mountainskillsacademy.com/guided-backcountry-ski-touring/coast-backcountry-ski-splitboard-tour/, mountainskillsacademy.com/guided-backcountry-ski-touring/whistler-backcountry-ski-splitboard-tour/, mountainskillsacademy.com/winter-adventures/backcountry-taster/, mountainskillsacademy.com/avalanche-skills-training-level-1-squamish/, mountainskillsacademy.com/avalanche-skills-training-level-1-north-vancouver/, mountainskillsacademy.com/backcountry-snowshoeing/.

The operation

Dates, programs, pricing, safety requirements and booking all sit with the operator.

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