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Deposits and Payments...
The course fee or $100 is required to reserve your space (30% for Grand Tours). If using a credit card, full payment is required. Balance is due 21 days prior to the beginning of a 1-3 day course, 45 days prior to a 4-6 day course, and 60 days before Grand Tours. If you register after the balance-due date, full payment is required. If we do not receive your entire payment by the balance-due date, we reserve the right to treat your reservation as a cancellation with complete forfeiture of your deposit.
Cancellation and Refund Policy...
Important, Please Read Carefully!
If you must cancel your course or trip for any reason (including medical), you must fully understand our refund policy. We need written notice in our office:
- 21 days before a 1-3 day course
- 30 days before a 4-6 day course
- 60 days before a Grand Tour
Only then is a refund available, minus a cancellation fee of $50 for 1-3 day courses, $100 for 4-6 day courses, and $200 for Grand Tours.
After the cancellation periods listed above and once a course begins, no refunds or transfers are available. We recommend that you obtain trip cancellation insurance to protect yourself.
Canceled Programs...
If ASI must cancel a course or trip due to inadequate registration, you will receive a full refund. However, ASI is not responsible for additional expenses incurred including non-refundable airline tickets, equipment, medical expenses, etc.
Transfers...
Transfer to another date of the same course is possible only if we receive a non-refundable $25 transfer fee in our office prior to the balance-due date of the original course (see Deposits and Payments). Once the balance-due date has passed, you may not transfer to another date and our Cancellation Policy applies.
Tier Pricing...
ASI programs are priced on a full or near-full basis. Rather than canceling a trip in the case of inadequate sign-up, we prefer to give you the option to pay a surcharge which will make the trip operable with a smaller group. Most participants prefer this option, and the even more personalized attention they receive, to seeing their trip canceled. Certainly you will be contacted to discuss this possibility if it should arise.
Trip Cancellation, Evacuation, and Medical Insurance...
The possible costs of evacuation by helicopter or other conveyance, as well as hospitalization or any other medical costs, are not covered in the course or trip fee. We recommend trip cancellation and evacuation insurance. We require proof of evacuation and medical insurance prior to the departure of Grand Tours to foreign countries.
Trip cancellation insurance reimburses you for non-refundable air and land costs in the event of your having to cancel from a course due to personal or family illness. With some policies, it also covers the cost of possible emergency evacuation from remote mountainous areas. Check with your insurance or travel agent.
Authorized Land Use...
 ASI has met Federal requirements, pays user fees, and has been issued permits to operate in: Tahoe, Inyo, Shasta, Eldorado National Forests, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and Denali National Park. Bugaboo, Garibaldi and Robson Provincial Parks, British Columbia, Yamnuska Natural Area and Peter Lougheed Provincial Parks, Alberta, Banff, Jasper and Yoho National Parks, Canada. Additional UIAGM-IFAMGA International Guides reciprocities apply where appropriate. ASI operates on all public land on a non-discriminating basis, maintains a policy of minimum impact use, and remains sensitive to all users interests.
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