Women's Intro to Backcountry Touring
Women’s Intro to Backcountry Touring
Women’s Intro to Backcountry Touring is a supportive field-based course for women and female-identifying skiers and splitboarders who want to learn the foundations of traveling outside the resort. This course focuses on gear, movement, transitions, pacing, communication, and building confidence in a welcoming environment.
This is a great first step before AIARE 1, a women’s mentorship day, or a longer backcountry progression series. The goal is to help participants feel more comfortable with their equipment and the flow of a guided touring day.
- Touring equipment: Understand your ski or splitboard touring setup.
- Efficient movement: Practice skinning, transitions, and group pacing.
- Downhill confidence: Build tactics for variable snow and riding with a pack.
- Community: Learn with women and female-identifying backcountry travelers.
- Women and female-identifying skiers or splitboarders new to touring.
- Strong resort skiers or riders who want to move into the backcountry.
- Guests looking for a supportive first step before AIARE 1 or mentorship days.
This course is for women and female-identifying skiers and splitboarders who are new to touring and want a supportive introduction to backcountry movement and systems.
No previous touring experience is required, but participants should be comfortable skiing or riding at a resort and managing variable snow for their ability level.
You will practice touring equipment setup, transitions, uphill movement, pacing, communication, and downhill tactics for backcountry terrain.
Yes. This is a strong first step for people who want to become more comfortable with touring gear before taking AIARE 1.
Yes. Splitboarders are welcome and should bring a working splitboard touring setup suitable for the course.
Gear list
Gear list
Gear required varies trip to trip. Your guide helps you decide what to bring or leave during the gear check. Need to rent crampons, ice axe, harness, or helmet? Let us know when you book.
Cancellation
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