With the backcountry ski season beginning, our trips and courses are starting to fill up. For many of our students, a beginner backcountry ski course will be their first exposure to the sport of ski touring. For more experienced backcountry skiers, they may be completing their first ski traverse or a longer ski trip. All […]
Ski Helmets In The Backcountry
Starting the winter of 2013 / 2014 Yamnuska Mountain Adventure guides will be wearing ski helmets on all of our ski programs. Helmet use is becoming the cultural norm in ski mountaineering and alpine skiing and it is quickly gaining acceptance with backcountry skiers. Our staff policy indicates that helmets must be worn where there […]
