Make sure to educate yourself fully on these programs.

Many of them are operating in grey zones, or directly violating Park rules. They hire their local guides as "contractors" but fail to ensure these individuals have appropriate certification or the permits necessary. If you plan to work for these companies you must have your own business license, parks permits (National, State/Provincial). Most aren't even aware that their guides require this. If something goes wrong the guides will be held independently responsible and bear the brunt of the blame. It's exceptionally high risk.

Last year a family member asked me to look into a program similar to this that they were invested in as I have experience working for a certified and legitimate guiding company. creating permits with National and Provincial parks.
I found that the company:
a) Was not aware of a difference between wilderness first aid and other types of first aid trying, nor how that relates to Parks Policies or Insurance.
b) They were under insuring their guides (2m coverage) while having much better insurance for their business (5m I believe it was)
c) Had secured permits under false pretenses.
d) They did not screen their guides in any practical way. Applications were based on personability, not competency.

The worst element was when I asked How the business would ensure accidents don't happen. I was told that the rating system would discourage people from unsafe behaviour. As a long trip leader, and someone who has worked in the guiding industry this was terrifying. In my experience the most fun people are often more likely to get in accidents. It is also true that many guests behave differently when they have a guide to take the reigns and are significantly less competent. In short, leading groups even in low risk terrain things can go wildly wrong quickly.

As lawyer friend of mine said this model is a liability nightmare in the making. It's not a case of if, but when something goes wrong.

Good call on the educational note. The author is absolutely correct that that self belay is a more appropriate technique for soft snow.

However there is still plenty of errors within the educational note that reinforce the need to seek out certified instruction in how to use these finicky tools.

1) The "grip" for self belaying is ALWAYS with the pick facing opposite the direction of travel while on low angle terrain (up to 30-35 degrees). Self belay is your first line of defense while traversing laterally to prevent a fall, if it fails you have to be in position to self arrest immediately before you pick up speed. Some schools now don't even teach self belay as there is a belief that is the snow if soft enough to plunge, then a fall is nearly impossible. Personally I don't agree, I rather like the security of a self belay. All the same... one must be always in the self arrest position when crossing a slop side to side. It's possible the author may be referring to older editions of the freedom of the hills which did display adze forward. A lot has changed in 20 years though.
Here is a IFMGA guide demonstrating Self Belay, note the position of the pick and adze.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8a8qhXoi0s

2) There is no such thing as "self belay grip". The techniques for holding a axe are "A piolet" or " Dagger". In dagger position you are facing directly into the mountain on terrain where it is too steep to switchback. In doing so you open yourself to much more risk. A self belay will be very challenging. Some people choose to do a running belay, while others prefer to untie, and move independently feeling that the risk of slip while easily able to hold three points of contact is very low.

The axe is being held at dagger in two photos, the rest show holding the shaft beneath the head. Holding the shaft beneath he head is extremely ineffective, and will make it nearly impossible to self belay or self arrest. The terrain is barely steep enough to require an axe, so this maybe is the best place to practice this technique, and focus instead on "a piolet". With that said the lack of helmets, and the

I bring this up because each year I spend at least three hours teaching beginners not to hold axes this way, and where these techniques are appropriate and where they are not. We often get them to experiment with the different techniques to demonstrate their weakness. There is no shame, and certainly nothing wrong in not knowing how. It's a lot of very complex information.

The vast majority of Keith's hut users are like the author of this article. Respectful and incredibly gracious for the use of this wonderful space.

Unfortunately in recent years garbage has been increasing and firewood stocks have been rapidly depleted. Reports of bonfires, and loud speaker parties are still uncommon, but not unheard of it. There is also a rapid decline in donations. The Keith Flavelle Memorial Hut Society is concerned, and I am making efforts to let folks know that while the libertarian principles of no bookings, and leaving users to folks to sort out their own conflicts remain there are a few principles that need to be reiterated

1) Firewood is incredibly expensive to fly in. It's about $15 a log. Think of the folks who might be there on a cold July weekend before you throw in a extra log in a very well insulated building.
2) There should be ABSOLUTELY NO FIRES OUTSIDE THE STOVE. The firewood is for HEATING PURPOSES ONLY
3) Respect your hut mates. Speakers, phone music and the like is not banned, but come on.... if you're going to play noise, ask the people around you first if it's chill

4) This hut is founded for the purpose of ski touring and mountaineering. That means alpine starts, and early mornings. Be courteous at night so that others will be courteous in the morning.