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ASPEN JAN 25-30, 2027

Travel days: Jan 25 and 30 / Ski days: Jan 26-29 Price: TBA in Augu(includes 5 nights lodging, 5 breakfasts, 4 full days small group instruction, tech talks and no-host group dinner planning) Reservations: open now, very popular NASTC course Aspen Snowmass doesn’t need much of an introduction to the serious skier. The four mountains of Aspen, Highlands, Buttermilk and Snowmass have just about every kind of terrain and excellent snow consistency. NASTC will give you the insider look to…

PRIVATE GUIDED BACKCOUNTRY SKIING (TAHOE/TRUCKEE)

Want to get out away from the crowds, lift lines, parking lot reservations, and $30 hamburgers? Are you new to the backcountry? Or are you a seasoned backcountry skier looking to learn some new descents? Hire a guide for a day! Our veteran guides can show you the way to great Tahoe snow away from the crowds, and help you increase your know-how, no matter how experienced you are. If you are new, we offer a one-day curriculum that will…

ROCK CLIMBING THIS SUMMER?

Dear Climbers, we don’t know yet when we will resume climbing on Donner Pass but when we do we hope you’ll be up there with us! Privates and groups will join our certified guides hopefully by July? August? Your guess is better than mine likely! But rock climbing is what we do all summer and fall (and usually part of spring, depending on the snowpack up on Donner Pass, which is 7000′. In the mean time, here are some exercises…

GRAND TARGHEE FEB 2027

Grand Targhee sits in a beautiful setting in the Tetons mountain range. It is filled with Western charm and hospitality and known for it’s abundance of fresh light powder snow (over 500 inches annually). Grand Targhee has 600 acres of pristine powder reserved just for cat-skiing. You will be delivered by a snow cat to powder filled tree glades, open faces and exhilarating gullies. This course is ideal for skiers looking to raise their adventure level up a notch and to…

NISEKO, JAPAN Jan 2027

Includes 7 nights lodging, 3 dinners, 6 days lift tickets (let us know if you have IKON), small group instruction all 6 days at 4 different mountains, RT bus Sapporo-Niseko-Sapporo, trip organization). Flight to Sapporo not included. Single upgrades available for approx $750/week. IN A WORD: From the west coast this is about like going to Europe mid season for a week, the travel is NOT that hard! We stay in a lovely hotel and enjoy the BEST cuisine….

SILVERTON, CO 2027

SILVERTON Silverton, CO is big mountain skiing at its best. This course is for serious powder skiers, no groomed terrain is available. You ski helicopter skiing type of terrain here in the Colorado backcountry without the expense and take your off-piste/side-country skiing skills to the next level as the terrain demands. Silverton is not your typical resort: you leave all the glitz and hustle of resort-skiing behind. What you get is fresh, untracked powder in a quiet and beautiful setting….

Iceland Viking Ski Expedition APRIL 2027

Iceland SKI Expedition on the Orkin April 2027 The Iceland ski expedition in the West Fjords aboard the beautiful Orkin is a life changing experience. More than just bagging new peaks and first time ski descents, it is a journey of appreciation of beautiful landscapes surrounded by the fjords, amazing wildlife and rare marine mammals. The experience goes beyond skiing pristine fields of snow, it is also about uncovering Icelandic history, culture and tasty local meals. You will ski down…

St Anton am Arlberg, Austria Heart of the Alps All-Moutain Adventure

AVALANCHE RESCUE 1-DAY (TRUCKEE, CA)

AIARE Rescue Course Dates: Jan 9, Jan 23, March 13 2026 (Note: Level 2 dates: Dec 16-18, 2025 and Jan 24-26, 2026. Also, we offer a Level 1 on Jan 10-11, and March 14-15, 2026.) Price: $250 This is a one day, stand-alone avalanche rescue course intended to be retaken on a regular basis in order to keep abreast of best practices in rescue techniques and gear. Skiers and riders new to the course will learn the basics of companion…

FROG LAKE BACKCOUNTRY GUIDES

You book the huts, we provide the guides. We are excited to join you at beautiful Frog Lake backcountry huts, and show you the epic skiing all around it. NASTC is proud to have been a part of the Truckee Donner Land Trust’s buildout of these amazing huts since the start. At 7600 feet in one of the snowiest spots in the western hemisphere, this European-styled backcountry hut adventure near Castle Peak (just north of Donner Summit) offers some of…