Finding Those Slides with David Lottmann (Saturday 2/22/2025)
“Finding Those Slides” - Ever sit around looking at google maps or listen to others heroic tales of incredible skiing at remote locations, and wonder how to go about making a plan for an adventure? This course could be your answer.
The course will start with a brief morning meeting where David will demonstrate how to use online and mobile mapping tools to create a navigation plan to a natural slide path. The group will then tour to the slide path and ski it if snow conditions allow or a more conservative plan B if needed.
This course will require the participant to bring their own beacon, probe, and shovel.
This course will have a maximum of 6 participants.
A Little Info About David
David has devoted his entire adult life to climbing – pushing his grade on recreational objectives and working as a professional mountain guide. After a stint in the United States Marine Corp, he was hired as a rock and ice instructor and since has expanded his repertoire to include alpine, skiing and avalanche education. David is a certified Single Pitch Instructor through the American Mountain Guide Association [AMGA], an Ortovox Team Athlete, a DPS Ski Ambassador, an expert gear tester at the Gear Institute, an American Institute for Avalanche Awareness and Education [AIARE] Course Leader, holds a Wilderness First Responder [WFR] and is a volunteer member of Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue [AVSAR] and Lakes Region Search and Rescue (LRSAR). Be sure to check out Dave’s website https://northeastalpinestart.com/ and follow him on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/northeast_alpine_start/
Ability Level
This course would be ideal for the intermediate to advance backcountry enthusiast. Participants looking to take this course should have previous backcountry and resort skiing/riding experience and feel comfortable in all the varied terrain the northeast has to offer. You should feel comfortable being outside in the mountains for 6+ hours with enough physical ability to travel uphill with a pack for 3+ miles (with enough energy leftover for downhill travel).
Prerequisites
Minimum 1-2 years backcountry skiing/riding. Advanced resort skier/rider. Comfortable skiing/riding in varied snow conditions
*photos on this page by Corey Fitzgerald and Anthony Cormier
“Finding Those Slides” - Ever sit around looking at google maps or listen to others heroic tales of incredible skiing at remote locations, and wonder how to go about making a plan for an adventure? This course could be your answer.
The course will start with a brief morning meeting where David will demonstrate how to use online and mobile mapping tools to create a navigation plan to a natural slide path. The group will then tour to the slide path and ski it if snow conditions allow or a more conservative plan B if needed.
This course will require the participant to bring their own beacon, probe, and shovel.
This course will have a maximum of 6 participants.
A Little Info About David
David has devoted his entire adult life to climbing – pushing his grade on recreational objectives and working as a professional mountain guide. After a stint in the United States Marine Corp, he was hired as a rock and ice instructor and since has expanded his repertoire to include alpine, skiing and avalanche education. David is a certified Single Pitch Instructor through the American Mountain Guide Association [AMGA], an Ortovox Team Athlete, a DPS Ski Ambassador, an expert gear tester at the Gear Institute, an American Institute for Avalanche Awareness and Education [AIARE] Course Leader, holds a Wilderness First Responder [WFR] and is a volunteer member of Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue [AVSAR] and Lakes Region Search and Rescue (LRSAR). Be sure to check out Dave’s website https://northeastalpinestart.com/ and follow him on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/northeast_alpine_start/
Ability Level
This course would be ideal for the intermediate to advance backcountry enthusiast. Participants looking to take this course should have previous backcountry and resort skiing/riding experience and feel comfortable in all the varied terrain the northeast has to offer. You should feel comfortable being outside in the mountains for 6+ hours with enough physical ability to travel uphill with a pack for 3+ miles (with enough energy leftover for downhill travel).
Prerequisites
Minimum 1-2 years backcountry skiing/riding. Advanced resort skier/rider. Comfortable skiing/riding in varied snow conditions
*photos on this page by Corey Fitzgerald and Anthony Cormier
“Finding Those Slides” - Ever sit around looking at google maps or listen to others heroic tales of incredible skiing at remote locations, and wonder how to go about making a plan for an adventure? This course could be your answer.
The course will start with a brief morning meeting where David will demonstrate how to use online and mobile mapping tools to create a navigation plan to a natural slide path. The group will then tour to the slide path and ski it if snow conditions allow or a more conservative plan B if needed.
This course will require the participant to bring their own beacon, probe, and shovel.
This course will have a maximum of 6 participants.
A Little Info About David
David has devoted his entire adult life to climbing – pushing his grade on recreational objectives and working as a professional mountain guide. After a stint in the United States Marine Corp, he was hired as a rock and ice instructor and since has expanded his repertoire to include alpine, skiing and avalanche education. David is a certified Single Pitch Instructor through the American Mountain Guide Association [AMGA], an Ortovox Team Athlete, a DPS Ski Ambassador, an expert gear tester at the Gear Institute, an American Institute for Avalanche Awareness and Education [AIARE] Course Leader, holds a Wilderness First Responder [WFR] and is a volunteer member of Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue [AVSAR] and Lakes Region Search and Rescue (LRSAR). Be sure to check out Dave’s website https://northeastalpinestart.com/ and follow him on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/northeast_alpine_start/
Ability Level
This course would be ideal for the intermediate to advance backcountry enthusiast. Participants looking to take this course should have previous backcountry and resort skiing/riding experience and feel comfortable in all the varied terrain the northeast has to offer. You should feel comfortable being outside in the mountains for 6+ hours with enough physical ability to travel uphill with a pack for 3+ miles (with enough energy leftover for downhill travel).
Prerequisites
Minimum 1-2 years backcountry skiing/riding. Advanced resort skier/rider. Comfortable skiing/riding in varied snow conditions
*photos on this page by Corey Fitzgerald and Anthony Cormier