February 09, 2025
Intro to Backcountry Skiing Clinic
(6 participants, $200 per person): 8AM-4PM meet at The Mountaineer
Not cross-country skiing or downhill skiing, this is earning your turns! Experience skinning to the top of a slope then making turns on natural snow. Guides will provide tips for the ascent, transitions, and going downhill. Suitable equipment includes alpine touring and performance telemark (not Nordic backcountry or alpine skis). Helmets recommended.
This event is best suited for: intermediate (blue square) alpine skiers, with good fitness (able to ascend 700’ vertical), previous winter hiking experience.
We will cover: Uphill techniques (skinning up a track, herringbone, sidestep), downhill techniques (kick turn, parallel turns, stopping), transitions at the top and bottom of a run.
For additional information, please email skylightmountainguides@gmail.com or call/text (518) 302-9418
*Registration for this clinic will open on Thursday December 12 at 5:00 PM
Intermediate Ski Tour
(6 participants, $200 per person): 8AM- 4PM meet at The Mountaineer
A full day tour of an Adirondack ski trail, glade or summit. Participants should expect narrow ski trails and low-angle glades. This tour does not enter avalanche terrain. Helmets are required.
This event is best suited for: Advanced (blue square/black diamond) alpine skiers with good fitness (able to ascend 1500’ vertical) and previous touring experience. Participants should have their own touring equipment (alpine touring, performance telemark, split board).
We will cover: setting a skin track, efficient transitions, downhill turns to match the terrain and snow conditions.
For additional information and to register, please email skylightmountainguides@gmail.com or call/text (518) 302-9418
*Registration for this clinic will open on Thursday December 12 at 5:00 PM
Advanced Ski Tour
(6 participants, $200 per person): 8AM- 4PM meet at The Mountaineer
A full day tour of an Adirondack slide or couloir. Participants should expect narrow hiking trails, steep glades and open slopes. This tour focuses upon off trail skiing. Helmets are required.
This event is best suited for: Expert (black diamond) alpine skiers with good fitness (able to ascend 2000’ vertical) and previous touring experience. Participants need to have their own touring equipment (alpine touring, performance telemark, split board) and snow safety kit (beacon, shovel, probe).
We will cover: skinning up steep slopes, efficient transitions, downhill turns to match the terrain and snow conditions, protocols for travel in avalanche terrain.
For additional information and to register, please email skylightmountainguides@gmail.com or call/text (518) 302-9418
*Registration for this clinic will open on Thursday December 12 at 5:00 PM
Intro to Ice Climbing with Guide ADK (group A)
(6 participants $215 per person): 8:30AM-4PM meet at Mountainfest Vendor Village
Appropriate for beginners. Previous climbing experience is okay, but not required. This clinic will meet at the Mountainfest vendor village where guides will go over equipment and discuss how to pack for a day of ice climbing. The group will then head out to climb at a fun and low stress venue. Participants may choose to take this Intro clinic multiple times and will benefit from plenty of individual feedback and coaching throughout the day.
For more information and to register contact GUIDE ADK | info@guideadk.com| (585) 802-0671
Intro to Ice Climbing with Adirondack Rock and River (group B)
6 participants $215 per person): 8:30AM-4PM meet at Mountainfest Vendor Village
Appropriate for beginners. Previous climbing experience is okay, but not required. This clinic will meet at the Mountainfest vendor village where guides will go over equipment and discuss how to pack for a day of ice climbing. The group will then head out to climb at a fun and low stress venue. Participants may choose to take this Intro clinic multiple times and will benefit from plenty of individual feedback and coaching throughout the day.
For more information & to register, please contact Adirondack Rock and River Guide Service | (518) 576-2041
*Registration for this clinic will open on Sunday November 24 at 9:00 AM
Intermediate Ice with Great Range Mountain Guides
(8 participants $215 per person): 8:30AM-4PM meet Mountainfest Vendor Village
Join AMGA Certified Ice Instructors Mark Scott and Noah Kleiner to refine your movement skills on steeper ice up to WI 4. Participants should have some previous experience and be comfortable in the winter climbing environment. You may choose to take the intermediate clinic multiple times and will benefit from plenty of individual feedback and coaching throughout the day.
For more information & to register, please contact Great Range Mountain Guides | mark@greatrangemountainguides.com
Advanced Clinic - Steep, Thin, & Mixed Climbing with Matt Horner & Chad Kennedy
(6 participants $215 per person): 8:30AM-4PM meet at Mountainfest Vendor Village
As climbers seek out new routes in challenging conditions, the lines of what is considered rock or ice climbing begin to blur. No longer limited by cold hands and feet on stone, and no longer constrained by the notion that the pick of an ice tool or point of a crampon need to be placed in frozen water. Modern climbers adapt technique based on what lays ahead. Join locals Matt Horner and Chad Kennedy for a clinic that’s sure to open eyes on some intricate, fun, and challenging climbing. Guides will choose an appropriate cliff for this clinic based on current conditions and participants who already have the skills and fitness to top-rope intermediate to steep ice will get the most out of this session.
For more information & to register, please contact Adirondack Rock and River Guide Service | (518) 576-2041
*Registration for this clinic will open on Sunday November 24 at 9:00 AM
Intro to Leading Ice presented by CAMP & Great Range Mountain Guides
(6 participants, $215 per person): 8:30AM-4PM meet at Mountainfest Vendor Village
Getting on the sharp end of the rope is serious business and more complicated than just firing in some ice screws as you climb. This clinic will focus on reading ice, organizing gear, finding best possible ice screw placements and building anchors. Participants will have the opportunity to identify and manage the unique risks of leading ice climbs. Leading ice climbs is intimidating, this clinic will help you prepare for the next step. For risk management reasons, climbers will have a top-rope belay while practicing “mock leads” during this clinic.
*Each participant will receive a CAMP Rocket Screw to use during the clinic and on their future climbs!
For more information & to register, please contact Great Range Mountain Guides | mark@greatrangemountainguides.com
Self Reliance Skills for Ice Climbers with Vitti Mountain Guides
(8 participants, $215 per person): 8:30AM-4PM meet at Mountainfest Vendor Village
Accidents or the unexpected can happen while climbing. What if a partner gets injured? What if ice or rockfall damages the rope? Is the day taking longer than you thought with darkness setting in? Do you feel confident that you have the skills to get your team off a route when things don’t go as planned? Join Joe Viitti (guide and EMT-B) and Matt Murphy (guide and NYC Firefighter) for this clinic to cover fundamental skills that every climbing team should bring with them to the cliff. Preparedness, self-rescue basics, communications, first aid considerations, and things professional rescuers would love you to know.
For more information, please contact Vitti Mountain Guides | vittimtguides@gmail.com | (845) 901-3687
Adirondack Classic Routes Tour (Intermediate) with Mountain Skills Climbing Guides
(2 participants $285 per person): 8:30AM-4PM meet at Mountainfest Vendor Village
Join local guide Doug Ferguson for a full day of climbing area classics. This is a highly customizable day and routes will be determined by the guide based on conditions and participant goals.
*Previous climbing experience is required. Participants should be comfortable following climbs and cleaning ice screws on routes up to WI 3-4.
For more information & to register, please contact Mountain Skills via the INQUIRY & REGISTRATION FORM
Adirondack Classic Ice Routes Tour (Intermediate) with Alpine Endeavors
(2 participants $285): 8:30AM-4PM meet at Mountainfest Vendor Village
Join the guides of Alpine Endeavors for a full day of climbing area classics. This is a highly customizable day and routes will be determined by the guide based on conditions and participant goals.
*Previous climbing experience is required. Participants should be comfortable following climbs and cleaning ice screws on routes up to WI 3-4.
For more information, please contact Alpine Endeavors. To register for this clinic click THIS LINK