PEAK Intro to Backcountry Ski Touring Camp

overview

The Introduction to Backcountry Ski Touring Camp is designed to give your team knowledge of modern backcountry skiing and the critical movement skills to safely operate in the backcountry, all while touring through classic Pacific Northwest destinations, with one of the Mountain Bureau’s professional guides.

Details

Program Locations: Snoqualmie Pass, Washington | Mt. Baker, Washington | Butte, Montana
Program Ratio: Up to 6:1 participant to guide per program (max. 4 simultaneous programs; or 24 participants)
Program Length: (2) 8-Hour In-Person Field Days
Program Cost: $2700.00 per program (10% Saving over Public Program)
Program Season: December-February

Custom dates are available for this program by submitting a Booking Request or email: train@thepeakinc.com, or by calling our office at (406) 494-7999

 
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Topics covered

  • Putting on and using skins

  • Efficient gear managemen

  • Avalanche beacon safety chec

  • Basic movement skills on skis in uphill mode

  • Uphill kick turns

  • Efficient and safe downhill movement in a backcountry setting

  • Uphill track setting

  • Perfecting (& avoiding) Uphill Kick Turns

  • A-V-A Turns

  • Efficient Skinning

  • Use of Ski Crampons

  • Side-Stepping

  • Side Slipping

Includes

Professional Ski Guide
2 Full days of guided instruction and touring at a 6:1 ratio

Excludes

Transportation to and from the meeting location
Lunches and snacks
Personal clothing appropriate for conditions
Avalanche Equipment (Transceiver, Probe, and Shovel)
Touring Equipment (Skis, Boots, Skins, Poles)

PREREQUISITE EXPERIENCE OR SKILLS

Participants should be able to ski in-bound “Blue Square” runs in all conditions (in control) and in-bounds “Black Diamond” runs in groomed or powder conditions (in control). Participants may travel in avalanche terrain and must be familiar with the basic use avalanche equipment (transceivers, probes, shovels).

*The PEAK Backcountry Ski Touring Camp is offered in partnership with a US based and federally permitted outfitter Mountain Bureau LLC. All guides are working in SOP or certified by the American Mountain Guides Association.

All programs are subject to the Mountain Bureau LLC Terms & Conditions

CourseJustin RotherhamSki