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Brodie St Julian - Chief Guide
Brodie St Julian - Chief Guide

Brodie St Julian - Chief Guide

Born and raised on BC powder, Brodie spends his winters exploring the mountains on skis. A passionate people person, Brodie is looking forward to sharing his enthusiasm for the sport and finding great lines to ski. When the snow melts you can find Brodie riding his mountain bike or woodworking near his home in Golden.

John Dutton - Lead Guide

John Dutton - Lead Guide

John is originally from Vancouver Island. After graduating from Royal Roads University in Victoria, he lived all over the mountainous regions of BC, Alberta and New Zealand, raft guiding, whitewater kayaking, and skiing. John started here as an unpaid practicum for a week in 2007, and is now an ACMG ski guide and supervising guide. In the summer months, John runs his own paddleboard and kayak rental business at the Prestige Marina in his hometown of Nelson, BC.

Kristina Metzlaff - Lead Guide

Kristina Metzlaff - Lead Guide

Kristina grew up in Calgary AB and her early days on skis were at Fortress Mountain. She started skiing in the backcountry at 19 and on a guiding career at 28. She first came to MPS 'to help out' for a week and lucky us, never left. Throughout her 20's she was nomadic, combining work with travel and exploring. After calling Golden, BC home for a long time she relocated to Revelstoke, BC in 2012. Now settled in revy with her partner Greg, she has 3 step kids, 5 chickens and runs a small urban farm in the summer.

Jamie Whiteside - Lead Guide

Jamie Whiteside - Lead Guide

Jamie Whiteside is from Golden, BC and has spent the past 25 years guiding backcountry, cat, and heli-skiing. Staying home has never been his forte, as he tends to spend more of his time in the mountains, paddling down rivers, or on some grand adventure overseas. You might find him on days off snuggled up with a book, or playing a few songs on his guitar. He is an ACMG ski guide, River Guide, Ex-Cowboy and holds an M.A in Organizational Leadership and Training.

Oscar White - Lead Guide

Oscar White - Lead Guide

Oscar’s back for another season at Monashee Powder Snowcats as a lead guide. As an Englishman, he is naturally at ease in the mountains.After having lived in Japan and Spain, he now calls the West Kootenays home. In the summer, Oscar loves to climb and mountain bike on his days off from running his online learning business: Backcountry Learning.

Vincent Jauvin – Tail Guide

Vincent Jauvin – Tail Guide

Vince started as a practicum in 2018. After 5 years of tail guiding at MPS, he is now a certified CSGA guide and has started leading groups in 2024. With a background in ice skiing in Mount Sutton, Québec, he has been Revelstuck since 2016. To finance his backcountry ski addiction, he works as a mechanical engineer in the off season. When not at the lodge, Vince loves exploring different mountains around the globe, looking for good skiing, but always comes back to Monashee Powder Snowcats for the best snow in the world!

Dan Freeze - Lead Guide

Dan Freeze - Lead Guide

Fannie Dufour - Lead Guide

Fannie Dufour - Lead Guide

Fannie is from Quebec City and is a graduate from an Adventure Tourism Program. Although she loves her beautiful home province, she couldn’t get over her love for big mountains and powder snow. Revelstoke was the first ski town she experienced as a ski bum and she lived there for four winters. Now Fannie resides in Nelson, Bc, where she spends most of her time playing in the mountains. In the winter we share her with Great Bear Heli Skiing, and in the summers you can find her raft guiding and river kayaking.

Liam Ortiz - Tail Guide

Liam Ortiz - Tail Guide

Liam is a former nordic ski racer from Ontario who traded in his Spandex for Gore-Tex and never looked back. In addition to being a skier, he is an avid mountain biker, woodworker, whitewater paddler, and cat-snuggler. He lives in the Kootenays with his wife in the small town of Salmo.

Cain Raicos-Griffin - Tail Guide

Cain Raicos-Griffin - Tail Guide

I grew up in Albert and currently live in Golden. I took the TRU adventure guide program in Kamloops in 2018-2020. I am excited to work here because I like meeting people and building relationships through my work and travels. In the past I used to do a lot of hiking guide and white water raft guiding, and in my free time I enjoy ski touring, skiing pow, as well as fishing. Dessert is my favourite part of the day while at the lodge!

Florent Cardin - Tail Guide

Florent Cardin - Tail Guide

Laurie Apeceche - Tail Guide

Laurie Apeceche - Tail Guide

Josh Gingrich-Hadley  - Tail Guide

Josh Gingrich-Hadley - Tail Guide

Max Leyen - Tail Guide

Max Leyen - Tail Guide

Mad Max is from Chilliwack, BC, Canada. His early years skiing Mount Baker transitioned into a passion for local coast Mountain ski touring. During the switch from riding chairlifts to walking up mountains, he raced his mountain bike across the globe. He currently lives in Revelstoke.

Margaret Fahey - Tail Guide

Margaret Fahey - Tail Guide

Margaret joined our team in 2022, and quickly felt like a part of the family at Monashee Powder. She has a background of ski patrolling, search and rescue, as well as canoe guiding all over Canada's expansive North, leading multi-day river expeditions. Her favourite part about guiding is connecting with guests, teaching, and helping to put folks at ease as they expand their comfort zones. She'll probably also tell you a few terrible puns. 

Chris Sora - Tail Guide

Chris Sora - Tail Guide

Chris grew up in Ontario and moved out west for a winter season 5 years ago. He discovered backcountry snowboarding and was immediately hooked. He made the transition to skis where he honed his skills ski patrolling. He currently fills his winters between MPS and Calgary.

Chris Leclair - Tail Guide

Chris Leclair - Tail Guide

Sabine Burns - Photographer

Sabine Burns - Photographer

Born and raised in Calgary, she grew up skiing close to Banff. After studying a BFA in Lethbridge and Calgary, and ski bumming at every possible moment between southern Alberta and Revelstoke, she got invited up to Monashee to mentor under Colleen Gentemann in 2016. She has been running the photo program since 2018. She now leaves just outside of Nelson on the Slocan River.

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Brodie St Julian - Chief Guide
John Dutton - Lead Guide
Kristina Metzlaff - Lead Guide
Jamie Whiteside - Lead Guide
Oscar White - Lead Guide
Vincent Jauvin – Tail Guide
Dan Freeze - Lead Guide
Fannie Dufour - Lead Guide
Liam Ortiz - Tail Guide
Cain Raicos-Griffin - Tail Guide
Florent Cardin - Tail Guide
Laurie Apeceche - Tail Guide
Josh Gingrich-Hadley  - Tail Guide
Max Leyen - Tail Guide
Margaret Fahey - Tail Guide
Chris Sora - Tail Guide
Chris Leclair - Tail Guide
Sabine Burns - Photographer
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