GLOBAL LEADERS IN ACUTE CARE AND INTERNATIONAL EMERGNECY RESPONSE
5-Day Glacier Ski Tour – Medical Education Program
15–19 October 2025 | $5750 AUD | For experienced skiers and splitboarders only
Few places in the world let you ski glaciers with sweeping views over the ocean. Our 5-Day Glacier Ski Tour takes you deep into the Southern Alps’ Main Divide, where 3000 m peaks rise above icefalls and glaciers spill towards the Tasman Sea. Each day blends exceptional ski touring with targeted medical education for acute care professionals.
Based at a private high-mountain hut accessed by helicopter, you’ll enjoy immediate access to world-class alpine terrain, with all avalanche and glacier travel gear supplied. The program is designed for experienced backcountry skiers and splitboarders, comfortable on variable snow and in exposed mountain environments.
Educational Program
3 hours/day: Multimodal CME sessions (short talks, case discussions, and scenario-based problem-solving)
1 hour/day: Structured group discussion and review
Topics include trauma in remote settings, hypothermia and frostbite, avalanche rescue medicine, decision-making under uncertainty, and leadership in high-risk environments.
Inclusions
Helicopter transfers to/from the hut
Mountain guide and medical faculty
All group safety and glacier travel equipment
Accommodation in hut at 1750 m
All meals during the tour
Evening dinner in Wanaka on the final day
20 hours CME
Small group format for maximum engagement
Getting There
Meeting Point: Aspiring Guides Office, Wanaka, New Zealand
By Air
Queenstown Airport (ZQN) is the closest major airport, with regular connections from Australia and New Zealand. From Queenstown, it’s a 1-hour drive to Wanaka.
By Road
Wanaka is accessible by rental car, shuttle, or private transfer from Queenstown.
Pre-Trip Evening
Meet your guide at 17:30 on 14 October at the Aspiring Guides office for a gear check, safety briefing, and trip outline. Rental gear can be arranged in advance and collected at this meeting.
Who Should Attend
This course is open to doctors, nurses, paramedics, and allied health professionals with strong off-piste skiing or splitboarding skills. You should be able to confidently ski variable snow, manage sustained descents, and operate safely in an ungroomed alpine environment.
Booking
Places are limited and early booking is advised.
Cost: $5750 AUD per person
Includes: guiding, CME program, helicopter access, hut accommodation, all meals, group gear.
Excludes: flights to Queenstown, travel insurance, personal ski touring/splitboarding equipment hire.