Matt Peter

IFMGA / ACMG Certified Mountain Guide

Matt Peter hails from Edmonton, Alberta, but answered the call of the mountains as a teenager and hasn’t looked back!  He has been guiding since 1991, and his experience in the industry runs deep.  Matt has been a member of the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides (ACMG) since 1996 and is an internationally certified Mountain Guide through the International Federation of Mountain Guide Associations.  He is also a Professional Member of the Canadian Avalanche Association.  Here are some highlights from his diverse guiding career:

• Helped develop the Climbing Instructor Certification for the ACMG.  Matt continues to teach and examine candidates in this program.
• Elected to two terms (4 years) on the ACMG board of directors.
• Trained as a media spokesperson for the ACMG.
• Public Avalanche Forecaster with the Canadian Avalanche Centre.

Matt has many years of ski guiding experience.  He has worked ski touring, cat skiing and heliskiing all over western Canada, but the last half dozen years he has focused on small group heliskiing.  “A-Star Heliskiing is far and away the best heliski product offered in the industry,” he says.  “Once you go small, you’ll never go back!  I certainly won’t!”

As Eagle Pass’s Ski Operations Manager and Lead Guide, Matt is committed to offering the best possible heliskiing to our guests.

Andy Freeland

CSGA Level II Ski Guide

Andy has been working as a guide and entrepreneur in the powder skiing industry since 1988. He has guided within British Columbia’s Selkirk and Monashee Mountains in the snowcat industry, and he was instrumental in the development of a successful snowcat operation in the Kootenays. In the development of Eagle Pass Heliskiing, Andy has spent many years exploring the vast terrain. His vision for the business was born in 1990 after flying over the rugged Eagle Pass area of the Monashees. Andy has certifications by the Canadian Ski Guide Association and the Canadian Avalanche Association. His passion for skiing is only equaled by both the sense of awe and enjoyment of being in the mountains.” A dream come true”

Kristina Metzlaff

ACMG Certified Ski Guide

Kristina was born and raised in Calgary AB. But do not hold that against her!  She began skiing at 3 years old and has never looked back. She spent the 90’s working for various Outward Bound schools in BC, the US, Mexico and Chile. As most lifers, Kristina has also run the gauntlet of ski hill jobs. A Full ACMG Ski Guide with 10 years under her belt. Kristina has taken on the various challenges and opportunities that have come her way in her guiding career working for Colleges teaching avalanche courses, heliskiing, catskiing and ski touring with private clients.  She has called Golden her home for 10 years. Kristina is very excited to be a newish member of the guiding staff at Eagle Pass Heliskiing.

Paddy Jerome

IFMGA/ACMG Certified Mountain Guide

Rick McIsaac

CSGA Level II Ski Guide

Rick is originally from the Codroy Valley, in Newfoundland.  Growing up in Ontario, his skiing started with Nordic until finally at age 12 he found Alpine.  After many trips throughout Ontario, Quebec, and the Eastern USA; he traveled West finding Whistler in 1981 and Banff four years later.  In 1991 he made the permanent move to BC to follow his passion; the mountains.  Rick started as a volunteer with the Canadian Ski Patrol Systems (CSPS), moving on to become a paid patroller at Mount Seymour.  His work on Vancouver’s North Shore mountains allowed him to experience the back country and introduced him avalanche safety.   For the last 11 years Revelstoke, BC has been his winter home, spending 8 of those years guiding for Cat Power on Mt Mackenzie.  When he is not guiding or working as a carpenter, Rick spends his time ski touring, snowmobiling and mountaineering; all the time living by the motto “play safe”.

Christopher Davies

Guide in training

Born and raised in Salmon Arm, Chris has always had a love for the mountains, I just didn’t realize how serious it was until I moved to the city.   Since returning to the mountains his love has bordered on obsession (let’s be honest, it’s a full on obsession) it is where in the past 4 years he has spent 98% of his waking life devoted to either skiing, rock, ice or alpine climbing.  Chris has every intention of certifying as a ski guide and eventually a full mountain guide. Eagle Pass’ terrain is right in Chris’ back-yard in by far some of the best ski terrain he has ever found.  Chris is looking forward to another season and all of the the challenges the guides can present him with.