Our calendar is set for upcoming winter programs at SMI! Check our web site for our winter offerings including:
Avalanche courses
Ice Climbing
Snow Travel
Mountaineering Skills Seminars
Mt. Whitney climbs
We also have trips planned to Aconcagua, Africa, and Mexico’s Volcanoes for next year with more trips in the works. If there’s a trip on your “hit list” be sure to get in touch!

Analysing layers of snow in a specially dug pit during an avalanche cours

On a tour during the last of our 3-day Level 1 Avalanche Course

Learning techniques for climbing vertical ice at Lee Vining Canyo

Learning ice axe self arrest during a Snow Travel Course

Learning proper anchor placements in snow during an SMI Snow Travel Course

A happy group on the summit of Mt. Whitney during one of our winter/spring Mt. Whitney climbs