The basic skills required to go into the mountains are a strong snowplow, sidestepping technique, and kick turns. You need to adequately perform these skills to visit our yurts. For beginning skiers, we will stick to flat or slightly-rolling terrain, focusing on instruction to advance your ski level. If you have never been on skis before, or it has been many years, we will take you to areas where you can practice and remain in your comfort …
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What type of backcountry skier am I?
We like to categorize backcountry skiing into three main categories: touring, turning, and ski mountaineering. Touring consists of cross-country skiing over flat or rolling terrain. Skiers travel off groomed trails and create their own track, generally never going down slopes greater than 20 degrees, and staying out of avalanche terrain. Turning involves some touring to get to steeper slopes of 20-45 degrees where skiers and riders focus on …
What is backcountry skiing and snowboarding like with TBG?
A backcountry experience with us includes traveling in the mountains in the winter without the use of mechanized lifts, helicopters, snowmobiles, or snowcats to access the terrain. We have no groomed or blazed trails and travel in areas without avalanche control. This is skiing and snowboarding in its purest form and provides a true wilderness experience. …