ACMG/IFMGA Mountain Guide Brian Jones founded Whistler Ski Guides as a division of the successful Canada West Mountain School after realizing the need for an exclusive ski guiding service in Whistler that concentrates on offering only the best backcountry services possible!
When you choose to head out into some of the most spectacular and rugged backcountry ski terrain in North America, you want to be with the best. Whistler Ski Guides are not only professional Guides, they also bring a high level of enthusiasm and commitment to all their tours. Many have backgrounds as sponsored athletes, ski instructors and competitive skiers, as well as being among many of the best skiers in Canada!
Brian Jones
(IFMGA/ACMG Mountain Guide & Ski Guide)
A certified IFMGA/ACMG Mountain Guide, Brian has extensive experience climbing and skiing around the world for the past 35 years, with his first introduction to the Whistler backcountry in 1981 as he toured with friends into the Spearhead Range.
In addition to operating western Canada's largest mountain school, Canada West Mountain School, Brian also actively guides around the globe on the 7 highest mountains on all 7 continents (the "7-Summits). When not exploring the mountains of the world, Brian spends his time in the Whistler and Squamish regions skiing, climbing and guiding out of his home base in Squamish, BC.
Brian has been guiding full-time in the Whistler region since his first trip guiding clients into the Spearheads in 1986. Comfortable with all aspects of winter backcountry sports, Brian usually spends his time seeking fresh powder on tele-skis, though he can also be found on Alpine Touring gear, and occasionally he will head for the backcountry with his snowboard strapped to his back looking for the choice lines to ride!
John Furneaux
(ACMG/IFMGA Mountain Guide & Ski Guide)
John is a certified ACMG/IFMGA Mountain Guide and Ski Guide living in Squamish, BC,
where he spends most of his free time skiing and climbing. John is always seeking out new areas to explore and has been responsible for
many challenging first ascents Squamish, the Waddington Range of BC's Coast Mountains and in Alaska.
A well rounded Guide with experience guiding clients to the summit of Mount Everest, John spends much of his winter working as a heli-ski guide and backcountry ski guide. As well, John has climbed and skied in the Yukon, Africa, Europe, Alaska, Himalayas and throughout the west coast of North America. His calm manner, enthusiastic attitude and experience will make your time with Whistler Ski Guides a memorable one.
Dave Sarkany
(ACMG Ski Guide)
A highly experienced ski guide, climber, mountaineer and mountain photographer, Dave has been working full time in the ski industry since the mid '80's.
Dave, an ACMG Ski Guide, brings a wealth of experience in BC's mountains to our program, having completed many multi-week ski expeditions throughout the Coast Mountains into unexplored wilderness. Dave has also worked extensively for Outward Bound, and brings a quiet yet extremely knowledgeable presence to our program.
Conny Amelunxen
(ACMG/IFMGA Mountain Guide & Ski Guide)
Conny has had numerous first ascents of big walls around the world,
from Squamish to Baffin Island to Patagonia. He recently made the first ascent of Hoth! on the southeast buttress of the
South Tower of Paine in Patagonia. Conny lives in Squamish, BC and has been guiding and instructing Ski programs, Climbing and Avalanche safety programs since 1995.
Keith Reid
(IFMGA/ACMG Mountain Guide & Ski Guide)
In between traveling around the world in pursuit of alpine first ascents, Keith has been committed to Ski
guiding and Mountain Guiding since 1990. Equally talented as a skier or multidisciplinary climber, Keith has made such
notable first ascents as the 5.13 test piece Gom Jabbar in Cheakamus Canyon, as well as first alpine ascents in BC's
Waddington ranges and the St. Elias range of Alaska. Keith lives in Whistler and is an IFMGA/ACMG certified Mountain
Guide.
Wayne Yee
(Canadian Association of Nordic Ski Instructors Level 4 Instructor)
Dedicated to telemark skiing, Wayne has been ski instructing for 14 years. Wayne steps in to teach our tele courses, both on hill and in the Backcountry. He has taught extensively in the South Coast in
both private and commercial ski industry sectors, and is a certified CANSI instructor and Instructor Examiner. He was a
member of the Canadian Telemark Demonstration Team during the 1999 Interski in Norway, sharing the beta with instructors
from 20 countries. A renaissance tele guy at heart, he also freelances via the written word.
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