All Skiing Adventures
Base camp · Salt Lake City, Utah
Backcountry skiing starts at home.
Salt Lake City is our base camp. Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons are about 35–45 minutes from the airport — a full backcountry day fits around a flight, a conference or a week at the resorts.
From there, we travel to ski: the Alaska Range and Mount Baker in spring, Patagonia’s volcanoes in October.
| Season | Wasatch Dec–May · Alaska Apr · Baker Apr–Jun · Patagonia Oct |
|---|---|
| Team size | 1 to 4 per guide in the Wasatch |
| Operated by | Wasatch Mountain Guides (WMG), for Utah programs |
Three ways to ski with us
Private guided days, under an hour from Salt Lake City.
Alaska and Mount Baker in spring, Patagonia’s volcanoes in October.
Avalanche courses and mentorship, step by step.
Private guiding · Wasatch, Utah · December–May
Ski the Wasatch
Private guiding on request, any day there’s snow. In town for a conference, or skiing Alta this week? One day in the backcountry is enough.
Alaska · Mount Baker, Washington · Patagonia, Chile
Travel to Ski
Most North American skiers hang up their boots in April. We don’t — Alaska and Mount Baker in spring, Patagonia in October.
Courses · Wasatch, Utah
Learn the Backcountry
Guided days get you into the backcountry. Courses get you ready to make the decisions yourself — start wherever your experience already is.
Your group, your dates, your objective.
Planning around your own group, dates or objective? We’ll build the day — or the trip — around you.
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Two field days and an evening session — transceiver rescue, terrain, tour planning. The step before Avalanche Level 1.
A guided day in the Wasatch, with terrain chosen that morning for the conditions. Where most people start.
The Wasatch’s classic steep descents, with ice axe, crampons and your own touring setup.
The certification course: two field days, an online module and an evening seminar.
The same certification, with three field days and two nights out in the snow.
Six field days across three weekends, ending with a tour you plan and lead while your guide watches.
Human-powered skiing in the Chugach, where big terrain rises straight off the road. No helicopters — you ski when they don’t fly.
Up to about 7,000 vertical feet from the summit of a glaciated volcano when the snow reaches the trailhead.
A ski plane drops you on a glacier and comes back in a week. A fully run base camp, and peaks and couloirs that see very little traffic.
Four volcano objectives in Chile's Araucanía and Lake District.
Ski Alta or Brighton with a guide who uses the lifts to reach the backcountry beyond them — more vertical, less skinning. One day is enough.