As a life-long skier, then climber, Mike has accumulated many personal descents and ascents throughout North America, including AK, and Europe. He started guiding in 1998 and works year round as a professional mountain guide in all three disciplines, alpine, rock, and skiing. Mike is a former professional ski patroller who served as patroller, snow safety supervisor, avalanche search and rescue dog handler/team member, and high angle rescue trainer/team member. Mike is an avalanche consultant for various film crews and photographers, and is an active avalanche course instructor. Mike is a member of the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) instructor team for all three disciplines. Mike is an IFMGA/AMGA Licensed Mountain Guide and a DPS Ski Ambassador.
CERTIFICATIONS:
- AMGA CERTIFIED ROCK GUIDE
- AMGA CERTIFIED ALPINE GUIDE
- AMGA CERTIFIED SKI GUIDE
- IFMGA/UIAGM CERTIFIED MOUNTAIN GUIDE
- AVALANCHE LEVEL 3
- CERTIFIED EMT-B