*The 2024-2025 schedule is posted. Don’t miss this chance to improve your navigation and route-finding skills*
Are you planning to venture out for some backcountry skiing missions this winter? Consider signing up for our mountain navigation course. Knowing how to navigate the mountains properly is a core skill for your summer and winter adventures. This course focuses on map and compass use, trip planning, and digital tools such as phone apps, Gaia, CalTopo, FatMap and Google Earth. This course will be a two-classroom session / one complete field day program, Mountain Navigation Course Outline. This course is strongly recommended for anybody taking an AST 2 course.
*Have your group, or do you need CUSTOMIZED course dates? Contact us by utilizing the registration form at the bottom of the page*
Course Fee – $215.00 (note, students who complete a Colwest AST 1 or 2 course by the end of 2025 will receive a $95.00 refund)
You can do the field day on Nov 9th or 10th
Navigation | In-Person Classroom (7:00-9:00 pm) (Virtual available) | Field Day (full day) | Status | Location |
Nov 6 & 7 | Nov 9 OR 10 | in progress | Kamloops Region |
AST Registration
Registration for Colwest avalanche-related courses.
AST Registration
Registration for Colwest avalanche related courses.