NEWS April 27: I've just returned from 4 weeks of ski touring in the
Alps to a snowy welcome here at home in Canmore. At least the
sun is out but the peaks around us are still caked in white. At
any rate, it's the quiet time of the year for us and we're planning
our summer! Stay tuned for our newsletter soon to come and few
new trips that we will be posting!
December 17:
Excellent w inter here in the Canadian Rockies so far: Just about
all popular ice climbs are in good shape and the skiing is also
shaping up real well with snow levels reaching 250cm at tree line
in the Columbia ranges. The photo below was taken of Jim Seiler
on December 14 in the Northern Selkirks - not bad!
October 19:
Explore Magazine - September Issue
Jorg is featured in "Explore", probably the most popular
Canadian outdoor magazine, representing mountain guiding in a
piece about outdoor professions.
Winter is looking pretty good already
with about 1 meter of snow at treeline in the Columbia Mountains
around Revelstoke. We are eagerly catching up with desk work during
this "quiet time" for us, before the ice climbing and
skiing season kicks in again at the end of November.
Please note that we have updated all our dates for summer 2008
now!
FEATURED TRIPS Bugaboos
Alpine Rock Come visit north-america's premier alpine rock
climbing area! Granit spires sticking out of pristine glaciers.
Chamonix type climbs minus the crowds and the attitude.....Custom
trips and dates only!
NEW We now accept Visa and MC:
After holding off for many years, we finally decided to accept
credit cards directly while we previously offered only credit
card payments through pay-pal. It does make things a lot easier
for our many international customers and it has become the industry
standard. For our long term clients, who prefer to continue to
pay by check, we offer a discount for as long as the booking comes
in at least two months before the trip starts.
Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains Conditions Links: ACMG
Mountain Conditions Report
Check out a new
services provided by the ACMG (Association of Canadian Mountain
guides).
A mountain conditions report (updated summary once a week for
any time pre- and late season when there is no public avalanche
bulletin in place).
It also has daily field observations from professional guides
regarding snow coverage, skiing and ice climbing quality.
CMH: Daily updated skiing slide show If you want to know what the skiing looks like in the Purcells,
Selkirks, Monashees and Caribou Ranges of B.C., check out the slide
show on the web site of CMH heli-skiing.
Scroll down and click on "slideshow".
Latest Changes on the Site:
08/2007: Ski
Touring Week Kokanee Glacier
One of the prime locations for ski touring in BC! Awarded by lottery
through the Alpine Club of Canada - we are proud to be able to
offer this high season week to our clients!
04/2007: Ultimate
Via Ferratas in Alleghe This new hotel based
trip targets some of the longer and more challenging via ferratas
in the Dolomites that lead to the highest summits of the area,
including the Marmolada (3300m).
12/2006: Recreational
Avalanche Course - both intro and advanced
level, based out of Canmore, Banff, Lake Louise and Rogers Pass
- programs that we have been running on a custom basis for a while
and finally on the web site!
1-800-506-7177 or (001) (403) 678-2717 -
email:info@ontopmountaineering.com
Canada: 340 Canyon Close, Canmore, AB T1W 1H4, Canada
USA: 119 S. Sherwood, Fort Collins, CO 80155, USA