Curious about exploring terrain beyond the ski resort or getting more out of your backcountry skiing or splitboarding? Join our professional mountain guides as we seek out the best snow and terrain based on current conditions, avalanche forecasts, and your experience level. These guided tours are tailored to your goals, whether you’re building skills, learning a local zone, or simply chasing great turns with a focus on smart terrain selection and a high-quality mountain experience.

1:1 $550 per person

2:1 $325 per person

3:1 $250 per person

4:1 $175 per person

Designed to help skiers and riders take it to the next level, this course focuses on managing steep, consequential terrain using techniques like rappels, belayed skiing, and other methods that add security without relying solely on a rope. You’ll learn practical ski-alpinism skills for non-glacial terrain; common in the Cascades, while building confidence, efficiency, and control on steep entrances, couloirs, and alpine lines.

2-day course

1:1 $1150

2:1 $650 per person

3:1 $500 per person

4:1 $350 per person

We partner with Backcountry Adventure Guides to offer AIARE Level 1 and Level 2 avalanche courses, which include 4–5 hours of online learning, a 2.5-hour evening Zoom session, and two full field days. These courses focus on terrain-based decision making, avalanche hazard recognition, effective group communication, and essential companion rescue skills, ensuring participants can interpret forecasts and travel more confidently and safely in avalanche terrain.

Cost $600

The AIARE Level 2 course is designed for experienced backcountry travelers who have completed AIARE Level 1 and an Avalanche Rescue course and are ready to take on greater leadership roles. This three-day, 24-hour program focuses on advanced avalanche decision-making in complex terrain, emphasizing terrain-based risk management, effective leadership, and applying avalanche forecasts in real-world backcountry scenarios.

Cost $600

A week-long ski touring expedition in the Alaska Range is a true trip of a lifetime, set in one of the most remote and awe-inspiring mountain environments on Earth. With vast glaciers, towering peaks, and seemingly endless fall-line skiing, each day offers a new and unforgettable adventure. Far from crowds and infrastructure, this is pure ski mountaineering—long descents, pristine snow, and a scale of terrain that is hard to comprehend until you experience it firsthand.

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The Valkyr Hut experience in the Southern Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia offers world-class backcountry ski touring and ski mountaineering in one of North America’s most expansive and varied alpine zones. Operated by a family-run outfitter, Valkyr Adventures provides access to multiple remote backcountry lodges—including Valkyr Lodge, Hilda Hut, and the LQ Outpost—situated deep in the Valkyr Range near Nakusp, BC. These lodges serve as bases for guided and self-guided ski touring vacations that combine dramatic alpine terrain, treed glades, ridgelines, bowls, and powder runs with comfortable lodging and lodge life amenities. 

Cost $3500

The Snoqualmie Mountain Slot Couloir is one of the most iconic ski mountaineering day objectives in Washington, delivering a committing 50-degree entrance and a sustained 1,600-foot fall-line descent in a dramatic alpine setting near Snoqualmie Pass. This classic line requires confident steep skiing and strong alpine skills, with ropes carried and the entrance often belayed depending on conditions. For experienced skiers, it’s a benchmark Cascades descent that blends technical skiing, exposure, and thoughtful risk management..

1:1 $550 per person

2:1 $325 per person

3:1 $250 per person

4:1 $175 per person

Join us for a classic North Cascades ski mountaineering linkup, descending two of Washington’s most famous—and infamous—steep ski lines: the SNOT Couloir and the Slot Couloir near Snoqualmie Pass. This advanced guided ski mountaineering objective features rappels, sustained 44–50° skiing, and a dramatic 1,600-foot fall-line descent, making it ideal for experienced skiers seeking a committing steep-ski challenge in Washington’s alpine terrain.

1:1 $550 per person

2:1 $325 per person

3:1 $250 per person

4:1 $175 per person

With some of the best fall-line skiing of any major North Cascades ski traverse, the Isolation Traverse cuts through incredibly remote terrain deep in the heart of North Cascades National Park. This classic ski mountaineering route links long, aesthetic descents with complex glaciated terrain, offering a true wilderness experience for strong backcountry skiers seeking one of the premier traverses in Washington.

Cost (5-day)

1:1  $3250 per person

2:1  $2375 per per­son

3:1  $1875 per per­son

4:1  $1125 per person

The Forbidden is a little “shorter” than the typical North Cascade Ski Traverses but still manages to travel through some absolutely incredible terrain while still offering two potential summits depending on the weather and conditions and some of the best fall and most consistent fall line skiing for a traverse of its size.

We also offer an optional “4th” day to allow more skiing, an additional summit ski descent, or for a more “relaxed pace in general.

Cost (3-day)

1:1  $1950 per person

2:1  $1425 per per­son

3:1  $1125 per per­son

4:1 $775 per person

Skiing the Ptarmigan Traverse is one of the most classic ski mountaineering adventures in the United States, linking glaciers, peaks, and remote valleys deep in the North Cascades . This iconic 5-day ski traverse offers long glacier descents, complex alpine terrain, and an immersive wilderness experience that ranks among the premier multi-day ski tours in North America.

Cost (5-day)

1:1  $3250 per person

2:1  $2375 per per­son

3:1  $1875 per per­son

4:1  $1125 per person

Alaska’s Chugach Mountains are uniquely suited for big-mountain skiing, and few places showcase that better than Thompson Pass. While the Thompson Pass highway tops out at a seemingly modest 2,700 feet, it sits well above treeline, with massive glaciers flowing down to within 300 feet of the road. This exceptional access places skiers immediately into serious alpine terrain without long approaches.

Paired with Alaska’s famously deep and stable snowpack, Thompson Pass offers an unparalleled concentration of ski lines, many averaging 4,000 feet or more of continuous vertical. From mellow glacier runs to steep couloirs and spines, it’s easy to see why the Thompson Pass zone near Valdez has become a global epicenter for backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering.

6-day Trip +1 Travel day (6 ski days)

1:1 $10,000 per person

2:1 $6000 Per Person

3:1 $3900 per person

4:1 $2700 per person

Skiing the Watson Traverse on Mount Baker is a challenging and rewarding 2-day ski mountaineering traverse that crosses the mountain from north to south. Starting at the Heliotrope Ridge Trailhead, the route ascends the classic Coleman–Deming Glacier over the summit before descending the expansive Park Glacier to the Mount Baker Ski Area, offering big glaciated terrain, long fall-line skiing, and one of the most iconic ski traverses in Washington.

Rates (2 Days)

1:1 $1300

2:1 $950 per person

3:1 $1125 per person

4:1 $450 per person

A 2-day ski descent of Mt. Baker is easily among our most popular trips. The 2-day ski descent is much more reasonable for most people than a single-day ascent but the nearly 8000ft descent down massive glaciers with views of the ocean remains the same. We offer 2-day descents of both the Easton Glacier as well as the Coleman-Deming route.

2-Day Trip

1:1 $1300

2:1 $950 per person

3:1 $1125 per person

4:1 450 per person

Reserved for only the fittest of people, skiing Mt. Baker in a single day is a phenomenal experience with an 8000ftglaciated descent with views of the Pacific Ocean. This is a day you will remember.

1 - Day 1:1 Express $1000

1 - Day 2:1 Express $550 per person

1- Day 3:1 Express $350 per person

1- Day 4:1 Express $300 per person

Whether it’s the Ptarmigan Traverse, Forbidden Tour, or Isolation Traverse we have you covered. Please reach out to help us figure out the perfect trip for you.

Custom Rates per person/per day

1:1  $650 per per­son / day

2:1  $475 / per per­son / day

3:1  $375 / per per­son / day

4:1  $225 / per per­son / day

Nuking snow at the pass and feel like calling in sick for work., We offer a special deal for last-second requests looking to take advantage of the most recent storm. Available as a half-day (up to 4-5 hours) or a whole day.

Whole day

1:1 $550 per person

2:1 $325 per person

3:1 $250 per person

4:1 $175 per person

Come explore some of the hundreds of steep couloirs and classic ski lines that are easily accessible on a day trip from Seattle, allowing us to tailor each objective to your ability, current snow conditions, and avalanche forecast. Our guided backcountry ski and splitboard tours focus on finding the best snow and terrain across zones like Snoqualmie Pass, Crystal Mountain, Mount Baker, and the North Cascades, whether you’re building skills or chasing advanced alpine descents. With an emphasis on smart terrain selection, efficient travel, and a high-quality mountain experience, these trips are designed to help you get more out of every backcountry day.

1:1 $550 per person

2:1 $325 per person

3:1 $250 per person

4:1 $175 per person

If you think you know Snoqualmiend yourself stuck doing the same old tours well these days, Pass well or fi focus on showing you the off-the-beaten-path terrain. Few people know this zone, as well as guide Ian Nicholson, who spent 5-years working for the Northwest Avalanche Center, and he offered considerable advice to Matt Schonwald’s Backcountry Skiing Snoqualmie Pass ski touring atlas.

Cost

1:1 $550 per person

2:1 $325 per person

3:1 $250 per person

4:1 $175 per person

Join former PSIA L1 and L2 ski instructor turned Mountain Guide Ian Nicholson to work on your ski skills. For this program, we partner with Backcountry Adventure guides who is the concessionaire of the summit at Snoqualmie to ride chairs and work on the mechanics of skiing in regardless of steeper and/or Off-piste Terrain

Dates: Weekdays every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

Cost

1:1 $550 per person

2:1 $325 per person

3:1 $250 per person

4:1 $175 per person

This is designed to be part two of people’s continued education and apprenticeship in the backcountry. Designed for folks who have already taken their AIARE 1, this two-day course helps continue to help folks understand the forecast and decide how and where to go, apply the builten to the terrain, and continue to make observations in the field to feel good (or bad) about where they are going. This course is also filled with dozens of tips and tricks to make ski touring easier.

We partner with Backcountry Aventure Guides for this program so please inquire about current availability.

2-day course

1:1 $1150

2:1 $650 per person

3:1 $500 per person

4:1 $350 per person

We partner with Backcountry Adventure guides who are a conssenionair of the Summit-at-Snoqualmie. Ride the lifts and explore the vast side country that Alpental has to offer. Skins are not required.

Dates: Weekdays every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

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No Crowds, lift lines, or tracks. Washington's best kept ski and snowboard secret. Washington's Premier Backcountry Skiing and Snowboarding Operation. We partner with Cascade Powder Guides Cat Skiing operation for a single day, single seat ($695), single day group ($6950 for 10 people) or all-included 2-night 2-day Yurt based cat days ($18,950 for up to 8 people).

Likely the world’s most iconic ski tour the Haute Route has it all. Travel from one epicenter of the Alps in Chamonix and Mont Blanc to the other in Zermatt and the Matterhorn traveling over 100 miles through some of the most amazing and rugged alpine terrain imaginable. The bonus because you stay in huts every night you get to do this monumental traverse with only a 30L pack. Ian Nicholson has guided over 20 Haute Routes from Chamonix to Zermatt and knows dozens of variations to help to best cater the trip to your abilities. We partner with the Northwest Mountain School in the offering of these programs.

7-Day program

$2995 per skier (4:1 ratio)

The Berner Oberland offers some of the biggest terrain Switzerland has to offer and unlike a lot of other classic traverses in the Alps the Berner is all about finding the best snow in the best terrain rather than going from point A to point B. While this is still a hut-to-hut tour for two nights we base out of the same hut trying to summit and ski down whichever peaks we feel hold the best conditions for the group. Like the Haute route, we also partner with the Northwest Mountain School for this program.

6-days

$2495 (4:1 ratio)

Quieter than most multi-day European hut-to-hut trips, featuring better food and fantastic espresso. The Ortler is a lower-key ski-mountaineering traverse with dozens of possible glaciated and summit descents in a less traveled corner of Italy in its Northwest Corner. Run through a partnership with the Northwest Mountain school.

7-day trip

$2395 4:1

Come expereince the intensity in the splendor of Chamonix and what is arguably the epicenter of ski mountaineering in the world. With trams taking us as much as 10,0000ft above town into heavily glaciated terrain no wear on earth can match the access yo big mountain terrain. While Chamonix is rightly known for the “extreme” it is big enough with literally thousands of possible descents it offers something for everyone.