Our Introduction to Ski Mountaineering Course is one of the most popular trips we offer. A three-day course designed to teach basic skills necessary to climb and ski in more complex terrain. Conducted in two great venues:  

Lassen National Park: Lassen Peaks offers lower altitudes. Ski Objectives in Lassen are shorter but provide a great variety of terrain and difficulty. 

Mt. Shasta Backcountry: Mt. Shasta has lots of great skiing to offer. Avalanche Gulch, West Face, Wintun Snowfield all provide unique challenges, fantastic lines, and varying degrees of challenge

Our Backcountry Skiing Tours is a fantastic introduction to the world of backcountry skiing. We have developed a fun backcountry skiing clinic for the intermediate to the advanced in-bounds skier who wants to go beyond the lifts and resorts. We work hard to help you refine your techniques and make adjustments to the new gear. Start on easy terrain while progressively moving to ground that we will experience on a backcountry ski/ride tour. We introduce basic uphill and downhill travel techniques. Receive instruction from your backcountry ski guide on strategies for backcountry skiing or riding in either Mt Shasta or Bear Valley.