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At Summit Mountain Guides, we provide our guests with professionally certified and experience guides & instructors (IFMGA / ACMG / CAA) who take pleasure in helping you achieve your mountain goals. Our guides and instructors are certified by the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides and the Canadian Avalanche Association. They are trained in the most current safety standard, mountain rescue and wilderness first aid. On every program you will be guided and instructed by professionals who have many years of working experience in the industry. Below you will find a bio of some of the guides periodically working for Summit Mountain Guides team.

David Lussier

David Lussier

Owner, Manager & Mountain Guide (ACMG / IFMGA)

David’s love for high places has led him to establish a career in the mountains. Initiated to skiing and climbing at a young age, he continued to develop this passion into adulthood and has applied his skills to help others meet their mountain goals. He has been guiding guests climbing, skiing and mountaineering for more […]

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Lila Jansma, Ski Guide (ACMG)

Lila Jansma

Ski Guide (ACMG)

Born and raised in Nelson BC, Lila is at home in the mountains. Lila has been guiding professionally for 10 years. Her work as a ski guide has taken her to Northern BC to guide heli-skiing, to the Rockies to lead cadets in mountaineering adventures, and now back to the Kootenays to ski guide. She […]

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Bob Sawyer, Ski Guide & App. Alpine Guide (ACMG)

Bob Sawyer

Ski Guide & App. Alpine Guide (ACMG)

Bob has been guiding summer and winter programs since 1980. He is based in Rossland, BC and also enjoys skiing and climbing guiding throughout the Selkirks, Rockies, and the Purcell Ranges. He has guided at Canadian Mtn. Holidays and other operations. Bob’s wealth of experience and passion for safety in the mountains make him a […]

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Laura Adams

Laura Adams

Ski Guide (ACMG)

Laura is an ACMG Ski Guide and CAA Professional who has spent her life guiding, teaching and exploring remote landscapes around the world; including North America, Asia, Europe, New Zealand, Greenland and the Canadian Arctic. Laura grew up in British Columbia, lived in New Zealand for ten years and now lives in Nelson, BC. She […]

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Stephen Senecal

Stephen Senecal

Ski Guide & App. Rock Guide (ACMG)

Stephen loves deep powder runs in the quiet corners of the Selkirk Mountains. He has a passion for long spring ski traverses, the more arduous the better. When the snow melts he likes to explore long alpine rock climbs in the worlds most beautiful places. He has been guiding for the past 8 years and […]

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Jen Olson

Jen Olson

Mountain Guide (ACMG/IFMGA)

Jen is passionate about climbing mountains and finding sweet powdery ski lines. She became an internationally certified mountain guide in 2008 through the ACMG. She loves sharing her spirit of adventure with her guests helping them to become self-sufficient and find their own path and skills in mountain travel. Jen has traveled to many remote […]

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Jeremy Birse, Apprentice Ski Guide (ACMG)

Jeremy Birse

Apprentice Ski Guide (ACMG)

Raised on the eastern slopes of the rockies, Jeremy brings years of varied experience climbing up and sliding back down mountains. In search of deeper snowpacks, & thicker bushwacks he now calls the Kootenays his home. Having spent the last 6 years in the guiding industry, he is eager to continue learning as well as […]

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Ramin Sherkat

Ramin Sherkat

Ski Guide (ACMG)

Ramin has been a ski guide since 2004 and is also Professional Member of the Canadian Avalanche Association. During his guiding career, he has worked with numerous heli, snowcat and ski touring operations in BC’s Columbia Mountains. As a guide, he has been fortunate to lead trips to many of BC’s top ski destinations, and […]

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Lindsay-Freyja

Lindsay Eastwood

CAA level 1 & EMT

Growing up in BC’s interior, Lindsay spent many of her holidays hiking, paddling, or skiing in the backcountry with her family. Once she finished university, she focused on helping others who also loved to play outdoors, joining Wells Gray Search and Rescue and starting her first SAR and Avalanche dog, before moving to Nelson in […]

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Pete Benton

Peter Benton

CSGA 1, CAA 1

Growing up in a variety of BC landscapes, Pete has always been one to enjoy the outdoors but has been particularly drawn to the mountains. These days he spends his winters bouncing between ski towns and backcountry lodges, enjoying sharing experiences with many folks that find themselves in these places. Preferring skin tracks to other […]

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Douglas Noblet

CAA level 2 & Professional member

Born in France, raised in Nelson, Douglas loves spending time in the outdoors. He grew up skiing at Whitewater and playing in the mountains of BC, skiing, rafting, mountaineering, climbing, and flying. You’ll find him working as a pilot, photographer, ski patroller, and avalanche worker, as well as volunteering with Nelson SAR. He’s been teaching […]

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Justin Polgar

Justin Polgar

Apprentice Rock Guide (ACMG)

Justin developed his love of rock climbing on the limestone cliffs of Southern Ontario. He moved to Nelson in 2019 to further develop his mountain skills and pursue ACMG rock guide certification. Now an apprentice rock climbing guide, Justin works with people of all ages to encourage safe and adventurous recreation in the outdoors. During […]

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Sarah Fehr

Sarah Fehr

Administrative Assistant

Born in Squamish, but raised in Manitoba, Sarah loved spending time outdoors. She grew up riding horses for recreation, and learning to fly small airplanes. When she moved to Victoria for University, she joined the Outdoors Club and started climbing, skiing, hiking and mountaineering. In 2017, Nelson called her home and she has grown and […]

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