What’s Weighing You Down
Ski guiding encompasses a broad spectrum from mechanized guiding to overnight touring even to off-piste ski guiding out of a resort. I adjust my kit based on the type of ski guiding I’m doing, same as you would, if doing a day of top rope climbing versus a long multi-pitch route. For me it […]
Beacon Check
This week, Outdoor Research and AMGA are proud to present the first installment in our 8-part Skiing Fundamentals Video Series, showcasing the principal skills taught on AMGA’s certification courses. This week’s skill is Beacon Check: Checking your avalanche beacon (transceiver) before every ski tour is very important. Here is an efficient way to complete the check. Check out AMGA for more information […]
Avanet for Everyone
Check out Avatech’s new animation video for Avanet. The AMGA has been using Avanet around the country to share information, plan routes, and have a one stop shop for maps. We think the route planning is especially powerful and were proud to have been intimately involved with the development,
I2 Ice Instructor Course Incident
As many of our members may already know, the AMGA had a significant incident on the I2 Ice Instructor Course on Tuesday January 5, 2016. The purpose of this blog post is to update our membership and interested parties on the status of those involved, to shed light on the facts of the incident and […]
La Sportiva Pegasus 2.0 Primaloft Jacket review – Michael Soucy
As an avid backcountry skier, ice climber, and mountaineering guide, I generally use two different types of puffy jackets. There’s the big fat down version, which goes on when I stop moving, and there’s the thinner synthetic version, which goes on when I’m moving kind of slowly in really cold temps. Sportiva’s Pegasus 2.0 fits […]
Summary of AMGA Forums on Inclusion from 2015 Annual Meeting
Summary of Forums on Inclusion and Report to the Board of Directors On Thursday, October 22 at the 2015 Annual Meeting, the AMGA hosted forums on inclusion led by Erica Engle and Derek DeBruin. The focus of the forums was gender inclusion in our guides’ association and the guiding industry at large. The forums were […]
European Professional Card
European Professional Card (EPC) | Update The AMGA Technical Director Dale Remsberg and AMGA President Rob Hess recently traveled to Zermatt, Switzerland for the 50th anniversary of the IFMGA and the fall general assembly. Here is an important update in regard to the European Professional Card (EPC) from the meeting. The EPC allows EU Mountain […]
La Sportiva Halo Pant Review by Michael Soucy
La Sportiva launches their apparel into the “freeride touring” category with the Halo Pant. These highly water resistant softshell bottoms arrived at my house bright red and with big old cargo pockets, hardly what I expected coming from the Euro-centric brand. My American Mediums were automatically sized down from their Euro Large; take that into […]
Arc’teryx Just Announced Its First Ski Boot and Avalanche Airbag
AMGA Partner, Arc’teryx, long known as a leader in outdoor apparel, just made the jump into hard goods by announcing its first ski touring boot and avalanche airbag. Both products represent innovative rethinks of their respective categories, and officially go on sale in fall 2016. “This is the biggest product launch Arc’teryx has ever seen,” says Chris Denny, public relations […]
Petzl 9.2mm Volta 70m Rope Review – Dylan Taylor
In November, I had the fortune of testing a 70m Petzl Volta 9.2mm rope, just as I was road tripping through Indian Creek, Moab, Mesquite, and Red Rock. We dragged the rope up long Indian Creek fissures (and fell on it amply). We climbed towers with it. We rappelled on it, and we dragged it […]
