Backcountry Ski & Split-board Course

Learn to travel safely, efficiently, and confidently in the mountains

Dreaming of untouched powder, no lift queues, and the freedom to choose your own lines?

Backcountry Skills & Avalanche Courses

Gain the Knowledge & Confidence to Explore the Backcountry Safely

Venturing into the backcountry requires more than just a love for deep snow and adventure - it demands the right skills, decision-making ability, and avalanche awareness.

Introductory Mountaineering Course

The ideal introduction to alpine and snowcraft skills

Learn the skills to safely venture beyond tramping tracks and above the snow line!

Mountaineering Skills & Alpine Climbing Courses

Build Confidence, Skills & Independence in the Southern Alps

New Zealand’s Southern Alps provide the ultimate natural classroom for learning and refining your mountaineering and alpine climbing skills.

MSC Avalanche Skills Course 1

Build the essential skills to recognise and manage avalanche risk in the backcountry

Learn to identify avalanche hazards, use forecasts, and make better decisions in the field with our MSC Avalanche Skills Course 1 (ASC1).

Intensive Mountaineering Skills Course

Technical alpine skills instruction for those who want to get into serious mountaineering

Go beyond the basic skills of mountaineering and get into more serious alpine terrain!

Ski Mountaineering Course

Glacier Travel & High Alpine Skills

Step into the heart of the Southern Alps and gain the essential skills for ski mountaineering on glaciated terrain.

MSC Avalanche Skills Course 2

Practical Avalanche Safety & Terrain Management for Experienced Backcountry Travellers

Learn how to analyse the snowpack, assess slope stability and develop safe travel techniques with expert tuition from avalanche professionals!

Avalanche Skills Courses

Develop the skills and judgement to travel safely in avalanche terrain

Learn how to recognise, assess, and manage avalanche risk with our practical, field-based avalanche skills courses.

Specialized Alpine Climbing Course

Private instruction for experienced mountaineers

Take your climbing further and learn advanced mountaineering skills under expert tuition from NZMGA/IFMGA mountain guides!

Backcountry Ski & Splitboard Courses

Build the skills and confidence to explore New Zealand’s backcountry on skis or splitboard

Take your skiing or splitboarding beyond ski area boundaries and into New Zealand’s stunning backcountry with our expert-led instruction courses.

Lake Tekapo Ski Touring & Split-boarding

Multi-Day Backcountry Adventures with Private Huts and Expert Guides

Discover the wide open terrain and hidden powder stashes of the Two Thumb Range and Cass Valley, right above Lake Tekapo.

Winter Mountaineering Course

Learn essential skills for alpine travel in winter conditions

Take your mountaineering skills to the next level with our winter mountaineering courses in New Zealand’s spectacular Southern Alps.

Alpine Skills Courses

Build the skills and confidence to travel safely beyond the track in alpine terrain

Take your tramping, hiking, or hunting into more challenging terrain with our practical alpine skills courses.

ORTOVOX Safety Academy

When it comes to staying safe in the mountains, our highly valued and trusted partner ORTOVOX leads the way

The brand is driven by a deep responsibility to support and protect outdoor adventurers in challenging conditions.

New Zealand Alpine Instruction Courses

Build the skills. Climb with confidence. Thrive in the mountains.

Whether you're taking your first steps onto snow and ice or aiming to lead your own alpine missions, our Alpine Instruction Courses are designed to equip you with essential mountain skills and decision-making confidence.

ORTOVOX Safety Academy

A Partnership with Safety

We're proud to be partnering with Mountain Adventure and Ortovox to bring you the ORTOVOX Safety Academy — free, interactive, digital labs — Lab Rock, Lab Ice and Lab Snow.

Wilderness Patient Management Cycle

Reinventing the wheel; around and around is better than just getting to the end.

Although our environment is both beautiful and, at times, highly challenging, any mishap involving ourselves or others quickly shifts our focus entirely to managing the situation.

Safety Research

Research on mountain guiding and mountaineering techniques.