Mountain Guide

Nick is currently in the process of getting his AMGA Splitboard Guide Certification. He is currently an Apprentice Splitboard Guide, which allows him to take people into the backcountry for non-technical objectives. He is also an AIARE Instructor, which allows him to teach recreational avalanche safety courses. 

Long term goals for Nick include getting his full AMGA Splitboard Guide and Alpine Guide Certification to help people safely enjoy the mountains the way Nick does. 

Mountain Credentials

Certifications

AMGA – Ski Guide Course

AIARE Instructor Training Course (ITC)

PRO 1 Avalanche

AMGA – Alpine Skills Course

Avalanche Companion Rescue

Recreational Avalanche 1 & 2

Experience

The following peaks are just some of the more note-worthy, highlighted snowboard descents in each range. 

Tetons
Colorado
  • Buck Mountain via East Ridge (solo)
  • Skillet Glacier on Mount Moran (mock guided)
  • Taylor Mountain
  • Prospector’s Mountain via Mayan Apocalypse
  • Disappointment Peak via Spoon Couloir 
  • Torrey’s Peak via Tuning Fork (Front Range)
  • Quandary Peak via Cristo Couloir, East Face, & Quandary Couloir (Ten Mile Range)
  • Red Mountain #3 (San Juans)
Cascades
Alaska
  • Mount McLoughlin
  • Mount Hood via Pearly Gates (mock guided)
  • Mount Saint Helens

Two weeks on a glacier ~30 miles north of Haines, exploring various lines around the Flower Mountain area. 

Colorado 14ers Hike / Climbs
  • Mount Sneffels via Lavendar Col
  • La Plata Peak
  • Quandary Peak via East Ridge
  • Mount Sherman (midnight climb)
  • Huron Peak
  • Mount Belford
  • Mount Oxford
  • Mount Elbert
  • Redcloud Peak
  • Sunshine Peak
  • Gray’s Peak
  • Torrey’s Peak
  • Handies Peak