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Guided Backcountry Skiing & Snowboarding
Experience the joy of earning your turns the old-fashioned way with human-powered skiing and snowboarding. Snowbird Mountain Guides will lead the way as you experience a whole new world of fresh tracks and tranquility outside the ski resort boundary.
Note: Guided Backcountry Skiing is closed for 2023-24 Winter Season. Guided Backcountry Tours begin December 21, 2024.
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Guided Backcountry Skiing & Snowboarding | Ages 16+ | Backcountry
Ski powder like you've never skied powder before. Guided Backcountry Skiing & Snowboarding utilizes specialized equipment that can transition between uphill and downhill modes to allow you to experience human-powered skiing or snowboarding in terrain outside the ski resort. This guided experience is geared toward advanced skiers or snowboarders who are willing to tour uphill. A packed lunch from General Gritts is included.
Your guide will assist you in getting your gear set up, transitioning for uphill and downhill travel and will oversee the route finding and risk management for you. This experience is for private groups only.
- Skill Level: All participants should be advanced skiers or snowboarders in physical condition for a high-altitude exertion and must be able to tour uphill with climbing skins on their skis or splitboard.
- Time: 8 am meet at the Mountain Center (Snowbird Center, Plaza Deck, Level 3).
- Required Equipment: Alpine touring skis or splitboard, climbing skins, transceiver, avalanche shovel, probe and backpack are required. Mammut transceiver, backpack, shovel and probe are included in the cost, but guests may also use their own gear if preferred. Touring skis and climbing skins are available to rent at Snowbird–please contact us for more information.
- Pricing: $525/1 guest, $845/2 guests, $1,179/3 guests. 3-person max group size.
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Guided Backcountry Skiing & Snowboarding 3-Pack | Ages 16+ | Backcountry
Take advantage of this opportunity to build a relationship with a backcountry guide and grow your skills over 3 days of guided backcountry skiing or snowboarding throughout the 2024-25 winter. Your first day will be scheduled at the time of purchase. The remaining 2 days can be scheduled in person or by contacting Snowbird Mountain Guides.
- Skill Level: All participants should be advanced skiers or snowboarders in physical condition for a high-altitude exertion and must be able to tour uphill with climbing skins on their skis or splitboard.
- Time: 8 am meet at the Mountain Center (Snowbird Center, Plaza Deck, Level 3).
- Required Equipment: Alpine touring skis or splitboard, climbing skins, transceiver, avalanche shovel, probe and backpack are required. Mammut transceiver, backpack, shovel and probe are included in the cost, but guests may also use their own gear if preferred. Touring skis and climbing skins are available to rent at Snowbird–please contact us for more information.
- Pricing: $1,280/person
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Backcountry 101
If you would like to learn and practice the skills needed for alpine touring before getting out with your guide, check out our Backcountry 101 specialty clinic.
Guiding & Lessons
Closed for the Season
Advance Reservations Available
Tours begin Dec. 21, 2024