We'll tackle the following objectives and skills:

• Ski the best zone in the area that day, based on weather and snow conditions
• Refresh gear and technique skills
• Avalanche safety skills review throughout the day
• Enjoy delicious meals, great company, and living that backcountry hut life!

Here's the schedule for your trip:

• Day 1 - Arrival & Transportation to the Hut - Upon arrival we'll unpack our small overnight kits and get out for a tour before dinner. After we've had our fill of riding for the day, we'll settle back into the huts and prepare for dinner.


• Days 2-6 - Ski Touring from the Hut - We'll get an early start on the day, with a hot breakfast, fresh coffee, and tea. Next, we'll prepare food for the day before gearing up and heading out. We'll spend full days ski touring, covering roughly 3,000-5,000' vertical each day with lunch eaten in the field. After skiing to our hearts content, we'll regroup at the huts, set our gear out to dry and prepare for dinner.


• Day 7 - Departure from Hut We'll enjoy breakfast, pack up, and travel out.

Here are the skills and fitness you'll need for your course:

• Advanced Resort Riding Skills - Including off-piste terrain in challenging snow conditions.


• Intermediate Touring Experience - Including efficient gear management and skinning, transition technique, with 20+ days of backcountry experience.


• Strong Fitness - Able to spend a long, active day outside, moving uphill at 1,000’ per hour for durations of 1-1.5 hours between breaks. Participants should be able to hike 8-10 miles, climbing 2,500 - 3,500 vertical feet throughout the course of the day. People with strong fitness typically have a strenuous workout 3-4 days a week

Here's what's included with your trip:

• Experienced IFMGA/AMGA/ACMG Trained Guide
• Modern, comfortable sleeping accommodations
• Deluxe breakfast, lunch, appetizers, and dinner prepared by a professional cook.
• Amenities including a sauna, recreation area, stretching/yoga center, and lodge WIFI
• Group Safety Gear - your guide will be equipped with snow science tools and a first aid kit
• Wag Bags - For human waste disposal, in with compliance 'Leave No Trace' principles

• Transportation to the helicopter staging area
• Hotels before and after the trip
• Alcohol - Beer can be purchased at the huts
• Gratuities for guides, cooks and caretaker

Ski/Split Touring Gear

• Alpine Touring Ski or Splitboard Setup - No snowshoes
• Alpine Touring or Splitboard Boots
• Climbing Skins
• Touring Backpack - with pockets for avalanche gear
• Adjustable Touring Poles

• Avalanche Beacon
• Avalanche Shovel
• Avalanche Probe

• Headlamp
• Lodge Slippers
Clothing & Accessories
• Technical Outerwear (jacket, bibs/pants)
• Multiple Midlayer Options
• Gloves
• Helmet
• Goggles
• Beanie
• Baseball Cap
• Sunglasses
• Sunscreen
• Water Bottle / Hydration Pack (2L)
• Lunch and Snacks