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The members of the Whistler Alpine Guides Bureau’s team have been chosen for their expertise and experience within their field. With a staff of over 20 professionals, all with their own unique backgrounds and experience, we employ only the best instructors and guides, all of whom are certified in advanced first aid and have a strong background leading in the outdoors. All skiing, climbing and mountaineering guides are trained and certified by the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides (ACMG). Teachers as well as leaders, WAGB guides are fantastic mountain companions equally pleased to share experiences and skills as to guide challenging routes and peaks. Your safety on a WAGB program or tour is paramount and our instructors and guides will ensure that you are outfitted with the proper safety equipment and procedures.

CHRIS LAWRENCE

As our lead guide in the winter season, Chris sets the tone for our backcountry ski programs. The Coast Mountains are Chris’ backyard, and he consistently offers his guests a wealth of knowledge and an inspiring learning environment.

An ACMG/IFMGA certified Mountain Guide, Chris guides extensively throughout the south coast, specializing in mountain rescue training to organized search and rescue teams. Chris lives in Squamish BC, with his family where he can be found cross-country, single-track mountain biking or on the tarmac road cycling.

JEFF VANDRIEL

Jeff is an ACMG Assistant Ski Guide and has been guiding in the South Coast of BC for the past 11 years. He has skied and climbed all along the west coast of North America, from Alaska to California.

His favorite routes involve warm rock, solid ice, or blower powder. A member of the Canadian Avalanche Association and the Canadian Ski Guide Association, Jeff’s experience and extensive teaching background will be evident while you explore the mountains with him.

JULIA NILES

Julia Niles is an IFMGA Mountain Guide who lives in Squamish, BC. She began guiding in the North Cascade and Teton Ranges of the United States and quickly expanded to Argentina, Ecuador, the Canadian Rockies, and Alaska. She has guided Denali in Alaska and Aconcagua in Argentina: North and South America's highest peaks. She has taken clients up steep frozen waterfalls and down narrow couloirs and is excited to be taking out backcountry skiers and AST participants with Whistler Alpine Guides.

MITCH SULKERS

Mitch provides leadership in our Avalanche Safety Training programs. He has been skiing, climbing and mountaineering for the last 39 years – he’s explored the Alps, Himalaya, North American Rockies, Selkirks, Purcells, Cascades, Coast Mountains, the Taurus Mountains of Turkey, and the mountains of West Maui. He has been guiding in Western Canada for 7 years and is a full time educator, specializing in Outdoor Recreational Leadership. As an ACMG backpacking/hiking guide and professional member of the CAA, Mitch offers his guests a level of professionalism and insight that is highly coveted. When he’s not playing in the snow or teaching, Mitch can be found planning or executing a sea kayak expedition or a trek through the desert.

RYAN ANGUS

Ryan works with Whistler Alpine Guides year-round. During the summer, he is busy taking clients rock climbing and hiking, and in the winter Ryan’s schedule is packed with Avalanche Safety Training courses.

As a Pemberton resident, Ryan offers our guests the unparalleled knowledge of Coast Mountain snowpack that only a local can provide. A member of the Canadian Avalanche Association, Ryan’s AST courses have gained a reputation for articulate teaching. Ryan spends his down-time shape-shifting around the Coast Mountain backcountry discovering new secret spots and lines to shred that he won’t even tell us about.

ALEX WIGLEY 

Alex races for Team Canada on the Canadian National Ski Mountaineering Team, and is a member of the Canadian Avalanche Association. He has been teaching Avalanche Safety Training Courses for 5 years, and enjoys capturing his backcountry experiences on film. Alex focuses on opening himself and his clients to the fullest potential. Alex’s personal drive has led him to complete the 70k McBride Traverse in a day, compete at a World Cup level, and uncompromisingly push the boundary of ski mountaineering craft.