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South Lake Tahoe Backcountry 2.0

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South Lake Backcountry 2.0

$245 Midweek
Per Person
$295Weekends
Per Person
Intermediate Full Day, 8 Hours South Lake Tahoe, CA
We are now offering South Lake based winter courses! This is the second part in our three-part intro to backcountry series. Please see Backcountry 1.0 for an overview of part 1. In this course, you’ll build upon basic backcountry skills, diving into advanced tour planning and backcountry leadership principles and practices. Both skiers and splitboarders are welcome in this course. This is an intermediate level backcountry course, please see the preparation section before reserving. We also offer this course in North Lake Tahoe.
Dec 9, 2023
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Continue to take steps towards becoming a comfortable and competent member of any backcountry group, and begin to establish skills required to lead tours of your own!

Solidify your backcountry touring fundamentals in this second part of our 3 part Intro to Backcountry series. This course is designed for someone who already has the basic training and experience to go on a backcountry tour, and is looking for the next step. Our Backcountry 1.0 course plus 5-10 days of touring experience, OR 10+ days of touring experience are ideal prerequisites. Backcountry 2.0 picks up where 1.0 leaves off, introducing/continuing the basics of touring in the backcountry.
You must be an advanced intermediate skier/rider for this course and be competent on and off-piste in a variety of conditions. Skiers/riders should be comfortable on all blue runs and most black diamond runs at a ski resort.

Prerequisites

Skiers or riders who have taken our Backcountry 1.0 PLUS 5-10 days of touring experience, or those with 10+ days of individual touring experience are welcome to join.

Fitness

Excellent physical fitness is required. Skiers and splitboarders must be able to hike for many hours at a time while carrying a pack.

Technical

Skiers and split borders must be competent in backcountry travel, and able to link turns in a variety of terrain and snow conditions. This compares to competency on all blue runs and most black diamond runs at the resort, including off-piste terrain.
8 – 8:30am
Meet & Greet

Meet your guide and fellow skiers. Set goals for the day.

8:30 – 12pm
Morning Tour

After making our plan for the day, we head out for the first climb and descent of the day.

12 – 12:30pm
Lunch

In between the morning and afternoon sessions we’ll take a break for some much needed calories.

12:30 – 3:30pm
Afternoon Tour

Depending on our observations from the morning we’ll spend the afternoon harvesting the goods!

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