Sylvia Forest is an IFMGA mountain guide, and President of the ACMG, living in Golden, BC. She worked as a Visitor Safety Specialist for Parks Canada for twenty-three years, and managed the Visitor Safety program in Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks for eight years. She teaches professional avalanche courses for the Canadian Avalanche Association, including international courses; frequently guides for the Alpine Club of Canada, and guides full time for a small heli-ski company. She has a degree in physical geography from the University of Calgary.