Canadian Edition

April 6th, 2026

The Safety Shred Days are crossing the Atlantic for their first edition in Canada!

For 8 years in France, Safety Shred Days has brought together freeride enthusiasts looking to learn how to ride safely. The event has become a key reference for mountain safety in Europe. This year, Safety Shred Days will take place for the first time in Whistler, a prime freeride destination in Canada, as part of the World Ski & Snowboard Festival.

The format: a full-day immersive experience for riders of all levels, with on-snow workshops, hands-on scenarios, and interactions with mountain professionals. Avalanche awareness, decision-making, and risk management : the focus is on practical, real-world experience in this condensed format.

MONDAY APRIL 6: MOUNTAIN SKILLS SESSION BY ARC'TERYX

Location: The Adventure Group, Whistler Blackcomb.

Start of the day: 8:00 AM (check-in). Sessions: 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM

The Mountain Skills Mountain Skills sessions are designed for intermediate to advanced looking to improve their safety skills, decision-making, and emergency response in mountain environments.

Participants will spend the day working through hands-on, guide-led clinics focused on practical backcountry safety skills, including:

Crevasse rescue and rope systems for glaciated and high-alpine terrain
Wilderness first aid scenarios, including improvised splinting, hypothermia management, and emergency evacuation decisions
Companion rescue techniques for avalanche incidents, including modern transceiver search strategies, probing, and efficient shovelling methods

The emphasis is on real-world application: how to communicate clearly, respond quickly, and manage emergencies with the tools already in your pack.

You won’t leave with a formal credential; the focus is on practical application, communication under stress, and building habits that transfer directly into backcountry and sidecountry environments.

Registration for Mountain Skills Session includes:

Morning coffee & pastries
Practical and theoretical training led by certified guides
Access to the "Safety Shred Days" apres

Material :

Mountain safety gear (transceiver, shovel, probe, backpack). Loan possible on site, subject to availability.
Warm clothing

MONDAY APRIL 6TH: SAFETY SHRED DAY COMMUNITY APRES BY ARC'TERYX

Wrap the day with good people, good food, and a proper mountain wind-down. The Safety Shred Days Community Après is open to Whistler locals and riders who want to connect after a day focused on mountain safety. Whether you participated in the sessions or just want to be part of the gathering, this is your chance to meet guides, athletes, and fellow mountain users in a relaxed, low-key setting at TAG.

Registration to the SSD Community Après includes:

Full access to the gathering
Round-trip shuttle from Whistler Village to TAG base
DJ on site
A chance to win prizes from Arc’teryx, YETI, Gibbons Whistler and King’s Hawaiian

Limited spots.