Get a strong start to your backcountry skiing or riding career with an introductory level course with Cascade Mountain Ascents. Our one-day Intro to Backcountry courses teach students how to choose and use their gear, travel up and downhill, and plan a day of backcountry skiing or riding.

​​Looking to step your backcountry skiing or riding up a notch? Hone your steep ski techniques and open up more terrain in your home zone. Cascade Mountain Ascents’ steep ski and snowboard mountaineering course is the perfect introduction to secure, efficient and fun travel in high-angle terrain.

With the most glaciated terrain of any mountain range in the Lower 48, much of the North Cascades can feel off limits to backcountry skiers and riders. Learn the skills to open up new terrain with a Glaciated Ski Mountaineering course with Cascade Mountain Ascents.

Not seeing what you’re looking for? Got a sweet idea? We can’t wait to hear about it! Get in touch with us and plan your dream ski or ride course with Cascade Mountain Ascents.

If you’ve been looking longingly out the window at the gym, dreaming of climbing on some real rock, it’s time to make it happen! Our gym to crag course will show you how to use what you already know from climbing indoors to get outside and start building new skill sets.

To grow as a climber, at some point you’ll need to start leading your own pitches. While this can feel like a big hurdle, quality instruction will take the edge off of the learning curve.

It’s okay, it’s totally normal to dream about climbing really big walls. And if you’re a solid trad climber, we have the perfect entry into the dark arts of big wall and aid climbing.

The three day Single Pitch Instructor (SPI) Course teaches climbing instructors to proficiently facilitate and instruct the sport of rock climbing in a single pitch setting. This is an instructor training course for current, proficient, rock climbers.

The Single Pitch Instructor (SPI) Program teaches climbing instructors to proficiently facilitate and instruct the sport of rock climbing in a single pitch setting. The SPI is the only internationally recognized single pitch climbing instructor certification program in the United States.

It doesn’t matter if you’re toproping, leading sport or climbing trad routes, building quality anchors is one of the most important skills for rock climbers to dial in.

Not seeing what you’re looking for? Maybe you’ve got a sweet idea, and we can’t wait to hear about it! Get in touch with us and plan your dream rock climbing course with Cascade Mountain Ascents.

Our four-day Glacier Mountaineering Course on Mount Baker is a technical course designed for recreationists seeking a concise and affordable approach to learning technical alpine climbing skills in glaciated terrain.

Crevasse rescue is a necessary skill for glacier travel at any level. Get your glacier climbing career started right with a comprehensive crevasse rescue course.

It doesn’t matter if you’re toproping, leading sport or climbing trad routes, building quality anchors is one of the most important skills for rock climbers to dial in.

The Women’s Affinity Crevasse Rescue course is for women (queer, trans, cis-gendered) aiming to hone their proficiency in the crucial skill of crevasse rescue.

Not seeing what you’re looking for? Maybe you’ve got a sweet idea, and we can’t wait to hear about it! Get in touch with us and plan your dream alpine climbing course with Cascade Mountain Ascents.

Cascade Mountain Ascents is excited to offer custom AIARE programs for interested parties. If you’re looking for a more private or catered experience, or if you’ve got an awesome crew of skiers and riders you want to learn with, we can create a course that both meets your needs and the standards outlined by AIARE. Inquire here about your custom avalanche course today.

Begin your avalanche education with our AIARE 1 program. This three-day course meets the highest standards in avalanche education and provides backcountry skiers and riders with an introduction to avalanche hazard management.

Join our Women’s Affinity AIARE 1 course and take your first steps towards becoming a confident and informed backcountry traveler. This course is for women (queer, trans, and cis-gendered) aiming to begin their avalanche education journey in a supportive and community-focused learning environment.

Continue your avalanche education with our AIARE 2 course. This three-day course meets the highest standards in avalanche education and provides backcountry travelers with opportunities to hone their skills in decision making, terrain management, and tour planning.

Continue your avalanche education with our Women’s Affinity AIARE 2 course. This course is for women (queer, trans, and cis-gendered) who are ready to deepen their understanding of the avalanche phenomenon and hone their skills in decision making, terrain management, and tour planning.

Not all AIARE 2 Avalanche Courses are created equal… This four-day, hut-based AIARE 2 offers a fully immersive experience where students hone their skills in decision-making, terrain management, and tour planning in a venue that offers unparalleled access to some of the best terrain Washington has to offer.

Hone your avalanche rescue skills with our AIARE Avalanche Rescue Course. This one-day course meets the highest standards in avalanche education and provide backcountry skiers and riders with skills to get out into the backcountry with respect and appropriate caution.

Don’t let your avalanche education end at course close. At Cascade Mountain Ascents, we believe that a community driven approach to avalanche education makes our sport more safe and fun.