Stories: Intro to Backcountry
Mountain adventures create the best stories, and we want to share some of ours with you. Dive into Alpenglow Stories to stay up to date on expeditions in the field, read blogs, and get tips and tricks from guides.
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Courses & Trips To Learn Ski Mountaineering
So you’re looking to go from backcountry skier or splitboarder to stepping into bigger, steeper terrain? Here are the courses and trips that we offer that will help you do just that
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How To Start Backcountry Touring In Lake Tahoe
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How Our Guides Take Advantage Of The Underwhelming Snowpack
While Tahoe’s snowpack may be underwhelming, these are the perfect conditions for technical skills courses like Ice Climbing, Intro to Mountaineering, Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue, and Backcountry 3.0: Intro to Ski Mountaineering!
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What You Need To Start Backcountry Skiing or Splitboarding
A Beginner’s Guide to Backcountry Touring in Lake Tahoe with professional mountain guides.
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State of the Snowpack – 01/25/2023
After heavy snows followed by scouring East winds, check out our state of the snowpack from Alpenglow Ski Guide Peter Terwilliger. Right now, the snowpack is ranging from 1 to…
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What Does A Pro Guide Carry Into the Backcountry?
Alpenglow Expeditions Ski Guide Peter Terwilliger answer the question: What’s In My Ski Pack? With so much outdoor gear on the scene, it can be hard to know what you need…
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What to Carry in Your Ski Repair Kit
Alpenglow Expeditions Ski Guide Peter Terwilliger shares what he carries in his backcountry repair kit. A repair kit is an often overlooked piece of equipment that we should always carry…
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Ski, Ride, and Get Educated with Alpenglow Expeditions
Alpenglow Expeditions strives to facilitate unique, exhilarating, educational, and responsible ski experiences for locals and visitors alike in the Lake Tahoe area. As such, we offer a diverse variety of…
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Glen Poulsen’s Tips and Tricks for Spring Touring
As we transition into the spring skiing month’s here in Tahoe (with a few intermittent powder dumps, we hope!), a few words of wisdom from a local legend and one…
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