8:00am - Meet your guide in the field at the designated trailhead & check-in. (Location depends on snowpack and safety.)

We’ll perform a gear check, discuss avalanche forecast, weather and terrain before setting off on our tour.

We will take breaks often to discuss specific backcountry travel topics.

11:30 AM - Break for Lunch

12 PM - We’ll continue our clinics and enjoy a nice ski down back to the trailhead.

3:30 PM Get back to the trailhead. Debrief of the day and discuss positive points, areas for improvement, goals, and next steps for progressing your outdoor skills.

Backcountry Touring: traveling in the snow uphill at altitude.

This trip is rated Beginner. Although this is a novice touring day, the participants should have ample uphill hiking experience and good fitness. We will be traveling in a very slow pace and will be taking breaks often as we discuss our terrain.

You should have intermediate or better resort skiing skills and the ability to ride off-piste and in powder.

We expect to travel up to five miles over the course of the day and up to 1200 feet of gain.

We recommend that you stay well hydrated and fed prior to departure to assist in mitigating altitude sickness if you are coming from sea level.

Included in your booking:

• Professional AMGA/AIARE Guide & staff to cover both ski and splitboarding

• 4:1 client to guide ratio with a max group size of 8 clients, 2 guides

• Pre-trip handout that includes an overview on the course.

• Group safety gear & first aid kit

• Permit fees

• Special discount to shop at the Alpinistas store

Not included:

• Backcountry skis or splitboard.

• Avalanche beacon, probe & shovel

• Transportation from your hometown to group meeting point

• Trip insurance

• Food & beverages

• Guide gratuities

• Required gear, see in below section (available for rent when checking out)

• Personal items

Pre-Trip Preparation Packet

• Overview on what should be in your pack

• Logistics for the in-person session

On Field Session

• Discover how to locate the most reliable mountain weather forecast for your planned adventure.

• Learn to access and interpret the daily Avalanche Advisory.

• Acquire skills for effective and efficient skinning and setting tracks.

• Master the process of conducting a transceiver check at the trailhead.

• Grasp the essentials of handling your touring equipment, be it alpine touring skis or a splitboard.

• Learn the basics of using avalanche rescue equipment.

• Understand the correct methods for applying, caring for, and storing climbing skins.

• Mitigating group think when it comes to team decisioning to be empowered.

• Familiarize yourself with fundamental backcountry navigation techniques.