Winter 2025
Photos by Michelle Chou
Our programs are subsidized financially thanks to the support of local and municipal funding and partners.
We offer priority spaces in our programs to the Revelstoke community and folks who identify as queer, trans, Black, Indigenous a person of colour or intersectional. However, we encourage everyone to apply to our programs as we believe that only together we can create inclusive mountain culture.
Our winter programming was made possible thanks to:
Winter Recap 2025
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Avalanche Skills Training 1 +
JANUARY
Thanks to a grant from Avalanche Canada, a we ran a subsidized AST 1+ for QTBIPOC and youth in Revelstoke for up to 8 people. The program consisted of an online course that touched on all of the AST 1 curriculum followed by two field days, including one day backcountry touring with an ACMG Ski Guide.
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Ski Skills
FEBRUARY
This winter we partnered with Girls Do Ski to offer a one-day coaching program to set our participants up for backcountry riding. Led by GDS founder and coach Leah Evans, the aim of this event was to offer skiers a toolkit to take their skiing to the next level. The event was open to all genders with priority given to QTBIPOC community members,
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QTBIPOC Backcountry Camp
FEBRUARY
At the end of February we hosted 16 folks on a 2-day course for 2SLGBTQ+ and BIPOC skiers and splitboarders that covered backcountry skills including avalanche rescue skills, uphill route planning and backcountry riding. The aim of this course is to reduce barriers for marginalized community groups and create a safe space for folks to grow their backcountry skills and gain further experience and mentorship with support from our ACMG certified ski guides and tail guides.
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Centre of Stoke
MARCH
We were excited to partner with Arc’teryx Kelowna on their kick off event for the ‘Centre of Stoke’ - a special weekend of events to promote community snowsports events, which includes a free night of climbing at Quartzite Gym and a free spot for one of our members to join a 1-day splitboard education program.
Photo by Laura Szanto
