Instructor Bio

allen@socalsnow.org

Allen Giernet grew up in San Diego and always had a thirst for the outdoors. Whether in the mountains, the ocean or the desert he had to be outside. After several years running the youth snowboard competition team at Mountain High his longing to get into the peaks beyond the resorts took him into splitboarding. This in turn took him into the Sierras, The Rockies, The Cascades and more. In 2010 he began teaching rock climbing as an AMGA Single Pitch Instructor in Joshua Tree and other So Cal Areas. In 2012 he founded So Cal Snow Avalanche Center, began teaching avalanche courses with the National Ski Patrol and began to guide on splitboard. He has traveled all over the west and beyond in search of great climbing and big snow covered mountains to find powder filled descents.
Allen currently calls Methow Washington home in the North Cascades and still spends time in So Cal. He Ski guides and teaches avalanche courses in The Eastern Sierra, Colorado and the North Cascades. That thirst for the outdoors remains unquenched and Allen loves to share this enthusiasm with anyone and everyone out there. When not out in the mountains searching for the next descent, hiking, biking or paddling, he may be found running The Methow Store with his partner in the Methow Valley. Serving up cold beer and great food next to the best put in on the Methow River.

Allen is an AMGA Apprentice Ski Guide on Splitboard, AMGA Apprentice Alpine Guide, Avalanche Pro 2, AIARE Course Leader & Wilderness First Responder