Mountain Adventure Skills Training - College of the Rockies

Mountain Adventure Skills Training - College of the Rockies Outdoor Adventure Leadership Training Spend more of your time out of the classroom and right in the action, and turn your education into an adventure!

Our Mountain Adventure Skills Training (MAST) program provides first-hand outdoor adventure experience and you can earn professional certifications for the adventure tourism industry, all while while you enjoy the Canadian Rocky Mountain lifestyle. Our instructors include highly skilled guides in avalanche safety, rock climbing, mountaineering, whitewater kayaking and rafting, backcountry skiing, backpacking, canoeing, and wilderness hiking. You can earn industry certifications in avalanche skills training, ski/snowboard instruction, swiftwater rescue, and more. You can also gain university credits towards a degree in Adventure Tourism.

Alumni Thoughts: What were the three most valuable aspects of the MAST program for you? "1. Learning so many leadership ...
08/17/2026

Alumni Thoughts: What were the three most valuable aspects of the MAST program for you?
"1. Learning so many leadership skills.
2. Connections through guides.
3. Life experience and feeling comfortable in backcountry and outdoor skills."
MAST Alumni 2026

"Straight up, I loved these [MAST field courses]... I feel I can go very far with these skills. MAST casts a very wide n...
08/12/2026

"Straight up, I loved these [MAST field courses]... I feel I can go very far with these skills. MAST casts a very wide net of experience which is exciting."

"All courses gave a good baseline to continue these activities personally in a safe way, some also came with certificati...
08/10/2026

"All courses gave a good baseline to continue these activities personally in a safe way, some also came with certifications that employers look for like WFR, AST 2, and canoe expedition guide. Learning navigation throughout different weather conditions in these courses is beneficial." MAST Alumni 2026

From the MAST and COTR Family to you. We hope you are having both an adventurous and safe summer on the river, in the mo...
08/07/2026

From the MAST and COTR Family to you. We hope you are having both an adventurous and safe summer on the river, in the mountains or finding a moment in nature.

Community around a campfire. (Taken, of course, during a period when there were no active fire restrictions!)
08/05/2026

Community around a campfire.

(Taken, of course, during a period when there were no active fire restrictions!)

When you forget your logbook. A log book may also work.
08/03/2026

When you forget your logbook. A log book may also work.

"All these courses challenged me in the best possible way and allowed me to grow. I learned so much by doing, rather tha...
08/01/2026

"All these courses challenged me in the best possible way and allowed me to grow. I learned so much by doing, rather than just listening."

MAST Alumni 2026

07/30/2026

The feeling of surfing. All mastery starts at the beginning.

Anyone else ski powder with your eyes in the summer? Look at terrain with winter turns in mind? We do too.
07/28/2026

Anyone else ski powder with your eyes in the summer? Look at terrain with winter turns in mind? We do too.

"Technical skills, certifications, practical learning" MAST Alumni 2026
07/26/2026

"Technical skills, certifications, practical learning"

MAST Alumni 2026

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Box 1770, 342 3rd Avenue
Fernie, BC
V0B1M0

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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+12504234691

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