Mountain adventures redefined.
From our backyard in Squamish & Whistler, BC, to peaks throughout Japan and Europe.
Point at a disciplineTap a discipline- Intro Backcountry Touring CourseCourse
- Steeps and Peaks Ski MountaineeringCourse
- Spearhead TraverseTrip
- European Haute Route Ski TraverseTrip
- AST 1 SquamishCourse
- AST 1+ Managing Avalanche TerrainCourse
- AST 2 Avalanche Skills TrainingCourse
- Avalanche Safety ProCourse
- Intro to Rock Climbing CourseCourse
- Multi-Pitch Climbing CourseCourse
- Challenge the ChiefTrip
- Squamish Splitter CampTrip
- Intro Mountaineering CourseCourse
- Glacier Travel & Crevasse RescueCourse
- Mount Garibaldi SummitTrip
- Mont Blanc Training & AscentTrip
Take your mountain adventures to heights never imagined
Since 2012 Altus Mountain Guides has specialized in mind-blowing mountain adventures, both locally and beyond. From our backyard in Squamish & Whistler, BC, to peaks throughout Japan and Europe, our experiences are founded upon the assurance that our guests receive the pinnacle of quality.
About usWhy choose us?
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Experience.
Local, ACMG/IFMGA-certified guides with over 20 years of experience, professional athlete backgrounds, and a career spent guiding mountains worldwide. We know these mountains because they're home.
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Professionalism.
Leading the industry by guides certified through the ACMG and IFMGA, the highest standard of mountain guide training in the world. That certification means years of training and assessment in technical skills, avalanche and hazard management, rescue, and client care before anyone leads you in the mountains.
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Safety.
Our guides treat each day as a job to do well. We plan carefully, watch the conditions closely, keep our systems tight, and tell you plainly what's happening and why. We will turn around when the mountain calls for it, because getting you home safely matters more than any summit.
Featured trips and courses
Winter season / November - April
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AST 1+ Managing Avalanche Terrain Starting at $339 per person
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Spearhead Traverse $925 per person
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Custom Backcountry Ski Trips Starting at $185 per person
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AST 2 - Avalanche Skills Training Starting at $675 per person
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Snowshoe AST 1 - Avalanche Skills Training $295 per person
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Avalanche Safety Pro Starting at $1,400 per person
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Big Mountain Skiing $1,550 per person
Journeyman Lodge 2026/27 is waiting list only. How to join
Meet your guides.
All guides-
Robert T ACMG Ski Guide
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Monte Johnston IFMGA Mountain Guide
- BS Brian Shannon
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Hayden Buck
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Jennifer Godbout AST Instructor, Film Safety
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Kinley Aitken ACMG Rock Guide, AST instructor
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Christine Feleki ACMG Snowboard Guide
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Drew De Panicis ACMG Apprentice Alpine Guide
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Julia Niles IFMGA Mountain Guide
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Crosby Johnston IFMGA Mountain Guide
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Rupert Davies ACMG Snowboard Guide
Winterstoke Backcountry Festival
The 11th Winterstoke
- Early season sessions
- November 7-8, 2026
Altus MTN Club
$149 for the winter season
Member pricing on every Altus course and trip, and 10% back after each one.
Join the clubHave a question?
Our staff are here to answer any of your questions. Please feel free to get in touch via email, phone or use our online form!