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Prince George · Cariboo · Okanagan · Northern BC

You don't have to be an athlete. You just have to come.

Guided By Adventure is a women-led guiding company running snowshoe, hiking and paddling trips across British Columbia — for people who always wanted to get outside and weren't sure where to start. All skill levels. Every trip led by a certified guide.

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2020
Guiding since
ACMG
Certified guide
All levels
Welcome
4 regions
Across BC

Who this is for

Most of our people had never done this before.

Guided By Adventure grew out of a Prince George hiking club, and it turned into something the founder didn't quite expect: a community of people — many of them women between 35 and 75 — who had always wanted to hike, snowshoe or camp in the backcountry and never had the chance.

“Up north, it's grown to this beautiful community of women that are now all friends outside of the guided trips, and they're all backcountry camping and hiking and snowshoeing.”
— Meg Keir, owner & guide, speaking to Castanet, February 2025

Club trips are open to everyone, whatever your gender or fitness. If you're not sure you have the right gear or the right legs for it — that's exactly the question we're here to answer.

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Winter — the season we're known for

Snowshoeing is the easiest hard thing you'll ever do.

If you can walk, you can snowshoe. There's no lesson to pass, no lift ticket, no equipment to buy — you strap in and the winter forest opens up. We've been running guided snowshoe trips out of Prince George since 2020, from two-hour moonlight walks on city trails through to cabin overnights in the Cariboo.

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Evening & moonlight snowshoes

Prince George trails

Short, sociable, headlamp-and-hot-drink outings on close-to-town trails — Shane Lake Loop, Pidherny, Ferguson Lake, the Nechako and Foot Hills loop. The gentlest possible way to try snowshoes for the first time.

Length
About 2 hours, after work
Price
Ran at $10–$15 in past seasons
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Snowshoe day adventures

Driscoll Ridge · Teapot Mountain · Tabor · Giscome Portage

A proper day out on snow: carpool from town, break trail through spruce and pine, stop somewhere pretty for lunch, and be home by dark. Distances and pace are set to the group, not the other way round.

Length
Half to full day
Price
Ran at $25–$110 in past seasons
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Winter cabin overnights

Martin's Pass Cabin, above Wells BC

Snowshoe roughly 5 km through quiet forest to an off-grid cabin with bunks and a wood stove. Build a quinzee, learn snow-shelter and camp-kitchen basics, eat well, sleep warm. All meals, cabin fees and snowshoes-if-you-need-them included.

Length
2 days / 1 night
Price
$145.95 in March 2026
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Winter skills courses

South Okanagan & Prince George

The Winter Camping & Travel Course covers layering systems, cold management, snowshoe technique, winter navigation and how to build a comfortable camp in the snow. Beginner-friendly. Instruction, guiding and group gear included.

Length
Classroom + field day + overnight
Price
$261.45 for the Feb 2026 course

Winter 2026/27 dates aren't out yet.

Snowshoe trips are released in the autumn and the small-group ones fill quickly — the Wells Snowshoe Festival and the cabin overnights have both sold out in past years. Call or email now and we'll tell you the moment dates go live, or build a private snowshoe day for your group on a date that suits you.

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The rest of the year

Hiking and paddling, spring through fall.

When the snow goes, the same crew keeps running — up mountains around Prince George, out on Cariboo lakes, into the alpine at Valemount and Manning Park, and through the Okanagan hills from a second base in Penticton.

Half & full days

Guided day hikes

Teapot Mountain, Coffee Pot Mountain, Raven Lake, Fang Mountain, Torpy Mountain, the Peachland hills and the Okanagan ridges — with a guide who knows the trail, the wildlife and where the good lunch spot is.

Summer evenings

Paddling & paddleboarding

Calm-water evening paddles on lakes like Berman, Summit, Eena, Buckhorn and Yellow Lake, plus proper Intro to Stand Up Paddling sessions with a certified SUP instructor.

2–4 nights

Backpacking weekends

Two or three nights out — Valemount backcountry, the Likely and Quesnel Forks gold-rush country, Manning Park, Cathedral Park in larch season. Food and group gear supplied; you carry your own kit.

Workshops

Skills & outdoor education

Intro to Backcountry Camping, Trail Skills Days, Gaia GPS and map-and-compass navigation, bear awareness, foraging evenings and AdventureSmart workshops for groups and workplaces.

See the 2026 trip list

What's included

Turn up with your boots. We'll handle the rest.

A certified guide

Every trip is led by an ACMG-certified hiking guide with winter accreditation and wilderness first-aid training.

Small groups

Trips run in a small-group format so instruction stays personal and nobody gets left behind.

Food on overnights

Multi-day trips include the meals — and on cabin trips, breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks are all handled.

Group gear

Camp kitchen, water filter and shared equipment come with the trip. Snowshoes or skis provided on winter trips if you need them.

Payment plans

Deposits hold your spot and payment plans are available on every trip.

A ride sorted

Most trips carpool or caravan from a meeting point in town, with a small shared fuel fee.

Not included: your own sleeping bag and mat on overnights, personal clothing and boots, and accommodation the night before trips that start away from home. We'll always tell you exactly what to bring before you book — just ask.

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Who guides you

Meg Keir — owner, lead guide, and the reason this exists.

Meg's route into guiding started more than fifteen years ago with the West Coast Trail. She spent the next decade in the mountains collecting the certifications to do it properly, then started a Prince George run-and-hike club in 2020 that turned into a full guiding business. Today she and Kate run Guided By Adventure together as a women-led company, with local trip leaders helping out on community walks.

  • ACMG Apprentice Hiking Guide with Winter Accreditation
  • Wilderness First Aid Responder
  • Certified Stand Up Paddling instructor
  • Bear-aware certified
  • AdventureSmart workshop facilitator
  • Outdoor skills leader
“There's a lot of people that ask, ‘Well, why would you need a guide?' And well, if you're asking that, then you're probably not the person that this is for.”

The year, roughly

There's something running in every season.

Dec–Mar

Snowshoe season

Evening and moonlight walks, day trips, cabin overnights, the Wells Snowshoe Festival, winter camping courses.

Apr–May

Shoulder & skills

Trail Skills Days, navigation and bear-awareness workshops, the first snow-free hikes, spring foraging evenings.

Jun–Aug

Hiking & paddling

Alpine day hikes, lake paddles and SUP, backpacking weekends, the Little Hiking Festival in Wells.

Sep–Oct

Larch & fall trips

Golden-larch backpacking in Cathedral Park, Okanagan adventure days, fall women’s weekends, Intro to Backcountry Camping.

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Adventure Club

Free and low-cost meet-ups, no trip booking required.

Alongside the guided trips there's a community club: casual group walks in Prince George and around Penticton, led by volunteer trip leaders, on trails like Purden Lake Loop, Ospika Backcountry, Domano Loop, Ferguson Lake and Yellow Lake. Everyone is welcome, every fitness level, and it's the easiest possible way to meet the crew before committing to a trip.

  • Open to all — any gender, any skill level
  • Meet-ups are free or a small carpool fee
  • Well-behaved leashed dogs welcome with the trip leader’s OK
  • Email to register — you’ll get directions and a weather call
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In their words

What people say afterwards.

“I was a first timer and Meg was patient and supportive the whole time. Talk about an incredible tour guide! The rewards she had in store for us at dinner was much appreciated.”
TripAdvisor review
“I loved my trip and am absolutely planning to go again as soon as I can.”
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“Guides were very knowledgeable, professional and it was such an amazing day!”
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Quotes are from public TripAdvisor reviews of Guided By Adventure, Prince George. Reviewer names and dates would be added from the live listing before publishing.

Get in touch

Not sure if a trip is right for you? That's the question we like best.

Call or email and tell us what you're hoping for — a first snowshoe, a group outing, a private day for a birthday or a work team, or a full backcountry weekend. We'll tell you honestly whether it's a fit, what to bring, and what it costs.

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250-614-3193
Based in Prince George and Penticton, British Columbia.

Good to know

Booking
Trips take a deposit to hold your spot — around $90–$95 on multi-day trips — and payment plans are available on all of them.
Private & custom trips
Custom itineraries are built for families, milestone birthdays, retirements, intergenerational groups, couples and corporate teams, anywhere from Penticton and the Okanagan to the Cariboo and Prince George.
Groups & workplaces
Outdoor skills workshops run about four hours and can be tailored — fire building, knots and tarps, animal awareness, backcountry cooking, navigation and water purification. Longer and overnight formats are possible.
Before you book
There's a liability waiver to read, and we'll send a full trip email with the meeting point, kit list and weather call before every departure.