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Winterstoke 2026/27

An early season skills refresher to get the season started off right.

Nov 7 - 8, 2026+Jan 28 - 31, 2027

Sign up for Nov 7 Get Nov 8 entry

01Sat Nov 7 · Squamish backcountry

BackcountryMinisessions

A snow pit wall with a probe and shovel, set up for a transceiver and snowpack lesson

10^am12^pmAdvanced transceiver searchMultiple burials, deep burials and the fine search.Robert Thor · ACMGSign up · $20
12^pm2^pmCrevasse rescueBuild the anchor, set the haul and get them out.Ross Berg · IFMGASign up · $20
2^pm4^pmGear limitsGo break stuff. See where your gear actually fails.Tucker Roderick · IFMGASign up · $20

$20 a session · Free for Altus MTN Club members
Check in 9:00am at the Squamish Adventure Centre.

Everything about Nov 7

02Sun Nov 8 · The Wallace, North Van

Gear swap

Bring the kit you've outgrown, find what you need, and stay for the partner booths. Tap anything you're selling.

1 - 9pm$20 entrySessions $10 each

Free for Altus MTN Club members

Get entry Sell your gear

Selling a pack?Tag it

Selling goggles?Tag them

Selling a helmet?Tag it

Selling a transceiver?Tag it

Selling a saw?Tag it

Selling a shovel?Tag it

Selling gloves?Tag them

Selling skins?Tag them

Selling a probe?Tag it

Selling poles?Tag them

Selling skis?Tag them

Skin up, ski down · Three short sessions
alongside the swap, $10 each

1
1:00 - 2:00pm
What's in your pack
Tips and tricks on what and how to pack for backcountry touring.
Taught by Tucker Roderick
Sign up · $10
2
2:00 - 3:00pm
Emergency extraction
How to package a patient and manage a rescue.
Taught by Tucker Roderick
Sign up · $10
3
4:00 - 5:00pm
Morning trip planning
Dial in your morning information flow for planning your day in avalanche terrain.
Taught by Ross Berg
Sign up · $10

03Jan 28 - 31, 2027 · Whistler + Squamish

Winterstoke clinics

Sixteen small-group clinics over four days in the Whistler and Squamish backcountry. Beginners through advanced, led by
Altus guides. The lineup lands soon.

Thu Jan 28

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Fri Jan 29

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Sat Jan 30

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Sun Jan 31

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04The 11th Winterstoke · education first

Who's teaching

Every Winterstoke session is taught by certified guides from Altus Mountain Guides. Here's who you'll learn from, and what they're running.

Ross Berg IFMGA mountain guide Sat Nov 7Crevasse rescue Sun Nov 8Morning trip planning
Tucker Roderick IFMGA mountain guide Sat Nov 7Gear limits Sun Nov 8What's in your pack Sun Nov 8Emergency extraction
Robert Thor ACMG guide Sat Nov 7Advanced transceiver search

Arc'teryx has backed Winterstoke for more than ten years, and that support goes straight into making backcountry skills training more accessible.

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