About us

JOHN CUTHBERTSON is in overall charge of all courses at Snowgoose Mountain Centre.
John's mountain experience spans just over 30 years. He was an active member of RAF Mountain Rescue for 15 years, before being demobbed in 1973.
He was part of RAF Mountain Rescue Teams at Leeming, St Athans (South Wales), Leuchars Kinross, Cyprus (2 tours), Singapore (Jungle Rescue), Sharjah (Desert Rescue) and North Africa. In his spare time in RAF John instructed at Glenmore Lodge on Winter and Summer Mountain Courses, as well as Advanced Rescue Courses. He has gained the Mountaineering Instructors Certificate and is a BCU Kayak Level 3 Coach with 4* Open Canoe and Sea.

On leaving the RAF John taught at Moray Sea School from 1974, transferring later to Outward Bound Loch Eil near Fort William. For a few years sailing became the mainstay of John's business - doing yacht charter and offshore yacht deliveries to Norway, the Mediterranean, Canaries etc, before setting up Snowgoose Mountain Centre in 1986.
John has climbed extensively in the UK, as well as Saudi Arabia, Cyprus, Kenya, Iran, South East Asia and the Alps. He is responsible for all the activity instruction and safety. During the past few winters John has also been working as a part-time ski instructor at Nevis Range Ski School.