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Alpine Guides Ski Mountaineering Course, Mt. Cook NZ
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

Anyone tried or done the SMC course with Alpine Guides in NZ? Based out of Aoraki Mount Cook?


Looking to try more backcountry and learn Ski Mountaineering and this seems like a great summer option!

Just wondering if anyone had either: used Alpine Guides, skied the Mount Cook area or heard anything about them?

I'm a strong skier but no experience of the backcountry apart from minor bootpacks and hikes and what can be found off the sides of pistes.

[/url]http://www.alpineguides.co.nz/ski-mountaineering-course-details

Cheers!
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

Used Alpine Guides for a day heli-skiing on Mt Cook. It was simply guiding rather than instruction, but they were both engaging and professional.
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

Thanks. How did you find the terrain?
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Alpine Guides is a long running business with a reputation for professionalism. The terrain near Mt Cook will give you every thing you ever needed and more. Go on line and google images of skiing Mt Cook area. Ignore the ones with ski lifts they are from the local Ski hills not the Mt Cook area.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

My wife & I used them about 10 yrs ago for a 10 day mountaineering trip in the area- our guide was excellent. No idea about the ski guiding I'm afraid!
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They use terrain to suit the group. Our heli-skiing had been delayed for 3 days due to high winds. All ski stations in the vicinity were closed down. We were expecting all the snow to be wind affected, but in fact they found us everything to gullies of powder down to spring on the lower pitches. Overall I would describe the terrain as interesting, but not challenging.
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