Skills: Basic mountaineering training. Must have completed at least one PD+ ice/snow route from Alpine Select List.

Personal Gear: Avalanche beacon, snow shovel, probe. Snowshoes. Pair of ice tools(hammer + adze), steel (no aluminum!) crampons, helmet, climbing harness, 60m 8mm half rope, 2+ ice screws, rescue pulley, ascender (tibloc or jumar), rappel / anchor material, 2+ snow pickets (one short, one long) with runners attached, min. 2 5mm prusiks, minimal rock protection set if you have(cams ok, but passive pro preferred), personal emergency kit (head lamp with spare batteries, medical, PLB/SPOT/GPS if you have).

Safety Levels
POP (probability of precipitation) < 40%
Avalanche Danger: Moderate
Weather forecast: http://goo.gl/LWSM7
Avalanche Forecast: http://www.avalanche.ca/cac/bulletins/latest/north-shore
*if minimum safety levels are not met, the trip will be canceled, last minute cancellations do occur.