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Skills Courses

Women's AIARE 1 + Rescue Avalanche Course

North Lake Tahoe, California

Touring Experience

Women's AIARE 1 + Rescue Avalanche Course

Maximize your time and gain all of the fundamental avalanche awareness and rescue skills in our innovative three days course.

A skier rips a turn on deep day in the Tahoe backcountry.

North Lake Tahoe, California South Lake Tahoe, California

Beginner - Intermediate

Avy Pass

A series of courses throughout the season to develop skills to understand risks and make smart decisions in the backcountry.

Skiers touring through the trees during a snowstorm on Mt Baker, WA

Snoqualmie Pass / Mt Baker

Intro to Backcountry | Washington

A fun, fast way to learn all of the skills and techniques you need to start exploring in the backcountry.

Skiing Powder and slashing turns in British Columbia’s Monashee Range on a BC Lodge Ski touring Week at Sol Mountain Lodge

Intermediate Advanced

Avalanche Skills Tour

Refresh and sharpen your skills while learning from the decisions your guide is making at every turn

Snowboarders hiking a ridge during an AIARE 1 avalanche course with Blackbird Guides in North Lake Tahoe

Touring Experience

AIARE 1 Avalanche Course

Our AIARE 1 Avalanche Course features two full days in the field and an online course built by Blackbird Mountain Guides.

AIARE 1 + Rescue Avalanche Course

North Lake Tahoe

Touring Experience

AIARE 1 + Rescue Avalanche Course

Maximize your time and gain all of the fundamental avalanche awareness and rescue skills in our innovative three days course.

Skiers setting a skin track in the Italian Alps

North Lake Tahoe, California

Touring Experience

AIARE 2 Avalanche Course

Dive deeper into weather, snow, route planning, human dynamics, and avalanche terrain with the Blackbird AIARE 2

Lift Accessed Avalanche Rescue Course Participants performing a mock avalanche rescue at donner ski ranch

North Lake Tahoe, California

Touring Experience

AIARE Avalanche Rescue Course

Our innovative lift-accessed course gives you more practice in more realistic avalanche terrain, making you a better backcountry partner.

Intro to Backcountry Private

Intro to Backcountry Private

A fun, fast way to learn all of the skills and techniques you need to start exploring in the backcountry.

Women's Intro to Backcountry

Women's Intro to Backcountry

A fun, fast way to master all of the skills and techniques you need to start exploring in the backcountry.

Snowboarders hiking a ridge during an AIARE 1 avalanche course with Blackbird Guides

Mt Baker & Snoqualmie Pass, Washington

Touring Experience

AIARE 1 Avalanche Course | Washington

Our AIARE 1 Avalanche Course features two full days in the field and an online course built by Blackbird Mountain Guides.

AIARE 2 Private Avalanche Course

AIARE 2 Private Avalanche Course

Dive deeper into weather, snow, route planning, human dynamics, and avalanche terrain with the Blackbird AIARE 2

AIARE 1 Students practicing digging for an avalanche victim with shovels

Mt Baker & Snoqualmie Pass, WA

Touring Experience

AIARE 1 + Rescue Avalanche Course | Washington

Maximize your time and gain all of the fundamental avalanche awareness and rescue skills in our innovative three days course.

Lift Accessed Avalanche Rescue Course Participants performing a mock avalanche rescue at donner ski ranch

Mt Baker & Snoqualmie Pass, Washington

Touring Experience

AIARE Avalanche Rescue Course | Washington

Our innovative course gives you more practice in more realistic avalanche terrain, making you a better backcountry partner.

AIARE 1 Private Avalanche Course

Touring Experience

AIARE 1 Private Avalanche Course

Our AIARE 1 Avalanche Course features two full days in the field and an online course built by Blackbird Mountain Guides.

Skiers touring through the trees during a snowstorm on Mt Baker, WA

Snoqualmie Pass / Mt Baker

Intro to Backcountry | Washington

A fun, fast way to learn all of the skills and techniques you need to start exploring in the backcountry.

Snowboarders hiking a ridge during an AIARE 1 avalanche course with Blackbird Guides

Mt Baker & Snoqualmie Pass, Washington

Touring Experience

AIARE 1 Avalanche Course | Washington

Our AIARE 1 Avalanche Course features two full days in the field and an online course built by Blackbird Mountain Guides.

AIARE 1 Students practicing digging for an avalanche victim with shovels

Mt Baker & Snoqualmie Pass, WA

Touring Experience

AIARE 1 + Rescue Avalanche Course | Washington

Maximize your time and gain all of the fundamental avalanche awareness and rescue skills in our innovative three days course.

Lift Accessed Avalanche Rescue Course Participants performing a mock avalanche rescue at donner ski ranch

Mt Baker & Snoqualmie Pass, Washington

Touring Experience

AIARE Avalanche Rescue Course | Washington

Our innovative course gives you more practice in more realistic avalanche terrain, making you a better backcountry partner.

Skier hiking on Mt Shasta during a Blackbird Guides Ski Mountaineering Skills course

Ski Mountaineering Skills | Tahoe

Take your backcountry skiing to the next level with the fundamental ski mountaineering skills that will unlock bigger lines and terrain.

Skier using a rope to climb a steep face during a Blackbird Guides Rope Skills for Skiers and Riders course

Intermediate Advanced

Rope Skills for Skiers & Riders

Develop the fundamental rope skills necessary to access bigger ski mountaineering lines and terrain

Mountaineers climbing on a glacier on Mt Rainier in Washington

Crevasse Rescue Course | Washington

Expand your rope skills and develop the advanced ski mountaineering skills needed to push into bigger terrain and rescue a partner.

Ski Mountaineering Pass

North Lake Tahoe, California South Lake Tahoe, California

Intermediate - Advanced

Ski Mountaineering Pass

Sharpen your backcountry skills with our expert guides this season as you prepare for an iconic ski mountaineering mission.

Skiers touring up a mountain during a Blackbird Guides Intro to Backcountry Course in North Lake Tahoe

Intro to Backcountry

A fun, fast way to learn all of the skills and techniques you need to start exploring in the backcountry.

Mountaineers climbing with ropes on a glacier in the North Cascades in Washington

Crevasse Rescue Course | Tahoe

Expand your rope skills and develop the advanced ski mountaineering skills needed to push into bigger terrain and rescue a partner.

Women ski touring through a valley looking up at big mountains

Women's Intermediate Backcountry

Take your backcountry skiing and splitboarding to the next level with our Women's Intermediate Backcountry Course!

Women's Ski Mountaineering Skills

All the skills you need to tackle any ski mountaineering objective in style

Skier hiking with ice ax on the summit of Mt Shasta

Ski Mountaineering Skills | Washington

Take your backcountry skiing to the next level with the fundamental ski mountaineering skills that will unlock bigger lines and terrain.

Skier using a rope to climb a steep face during a Blackbird Guides Rope Skills for Skiers and Riders course

Intermediate Advanced

Rope Skills for Skiers & Riders | Washington

Develop the fundamental rope skills necessary to access bigger ski mountaineering lines and terrain

Wilderness First Aid WFA

Truckee, California (North Lake Tahoe)

Beginner Intermediate

Wilderness First Aid WFA

Learn the fundamental first aid skills that every backcountry adventurer should have to be a great partner.

Skier making a turn on Mt Shasta in California

Mt Shasta Skills & Ski Weekend

Learn to climb efficiently, use an ice axe and crampons, and manage the hazards of big mountains like Mt Shasta.

Wilderness First Aid WFA

Truckee, California (North Lake Tahoe)

Beginner Intermediate

Wilderness First Aid WFA

Learn the fundamental first aid skills that every backcountry adventurer should have to be a great partner.

Backcountry Navigation 1

Backcountry Navigation 1

If you are an aspiring mountaineer, backcountry skier or just love to recreate outdoors, knowing how to use a map and compass is an essential skill.

Climbers on the Boston Glacier Traverse in the North Cascades during a Blackbird Guides Mountaineering Basics course

Intro to Mountaineering

Make the leap from hiker to climber with this introduction to mountaineering skills!

Mountaineers climbing with ropes on a glacier in the North Cascades in Washington

Crevasse Rescue Course | Tahoe

Expand your rope skills and develop the advanced ski mountaineering skills needed to push into bigger terrain and rescue a partner.

Wilderness First Aid WFA

Truckee, California (North Lake Tahoe)

Beginner Intermediate

Wilderness First Aid WFA

Learn the fundamental first aid skills that every backcountry adventurer should have to be a great partner.

Mountaineers climbing on a glacier on Mt Rainier in Washington

Crevasse Rescue Course | Washington

Expand your rope skills and develop the advanced ski mountaineering skills needed to push into bigger terrain and rescue a partner.

Intro to Trad Climbing Techniques

Intro to Trad Climbing Techniques

Learn how to properly place gear (cams, nuts), how to clean gear, how to trust your gear, and how to build trad anchors.

Anchor building while rock climbing

Rock Climbing Anchor Building Skills

Learn to build a variety of different rock climbing anchors that will allow you to climb safely and efficiently outdoors.

Intro to Alpine Rock Climbing - Crystal Crag

Beginner Intermediate

Intro to Alpine Rock Climbing - Crystal Crag

Crystal Crag is the perfect intro to Alpine Climbing for climbers with sport and trad experience.

Intro to Outdoor Rock Climbing

Intro to Outdoor Rock Climbing

Learn the foundational skills you'll need to climb the famous granite rock of Donner Summit and beyond!

Backcountry Navigation 1

Backcountry Navigation 1

If you are an aspiring mountaineer, backcountry skier or just love to recreate outdoors, knowing how to use a map and compass is an essential skill.