Courses | North American Ski Training and Climbing School Tahoe, CA

SINGLE PITCH LEAD CLIMBING WITH BLACKBIRD MOUNTAIN GUIDES

FOR 2024 ROCK CLIMBING RESERVATIONS PLEASE CONTACT: Blackbird Mountain Guides We have exciting news: we sold our NASTC rock climbing school to Truckee-based Blackbird Mountain Guides. We are very pleased to be selling to them. They run a highly respected backcountry ski, avalanche, mountaineering, and rock climbing school. We have known the owner Zeb Blais for many years, respect him very much, and they are a standout company in the mountain guiding world. Zeb is a IFMGA full certified…

ANCHOR BUILDING WITH BLACKBIRD MOUNTAIN GUIDES

FOR 2024 ROCK CLIMBING RESERVATIONS PLEASE CONTACT: Blackbird Mountain Guides We have exciting news: we sold our NASTC rock climbing school to Truckee-based Blackbird Mountain Guides. We are very pleased to be selling to them. They run a highly respected backcountry ski, avalanche, mountaineering, and rock climbing school. We have known the owner Zeb Blais for many years, respect him very much, and they are a standout company in the mountain guiding world. Zeb is a IFMGA full certified…

Kicking Horse, BC - All Mountain & Heli-Skiing Adventure

Kicking Horse, BC Feb 6-9, 2026 Powder & Steep Skiing Adventure

The dream trip and ski clinic for every serious skier and powderhound! Kickinghorse is one of those destinations that is talked about in hushed whispers because those that have been there can’t contain their excitement, yet don’t want to spread the word too far! This resort is one of British Columbia’s true skiing gems, typically off the beaten path for most skiers the area has successfully preserved the true essence of what draws skiers to the sport and to…

AIARE AVALANCHE LEVEL 2 (TAHOE/TRUCKEE)

Dec 17-19, 2024 (Tu-Th) Jan 24-26, 2025 (Sat–Mon) Price: $695, to book please email jennyNASTC@gmail.com or text 530-386-2102 Add the 1-day RESCUE COURSE on Jan 11, 2025 (Sat of MLK), or Jan 23, 2025 (day prior to L2 course so 4 consecutive days) L2 + Rescue = reduced price of $895 total (4 consecutive days) Location: Donner Summit, CA Pay via VENMO @jenny-fellows-3 or via Paypal link below: The AIARE 2 course is a 3-day program that provides avid…

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

ST ANTON MARCH 7-14, 2026

Heart of the Alps, All-Mountain Adventure in NASTC’s European birthplace! We’ve run many camps here and spent entire seasons working here. Itinerary: Friday – depart US, arrive Zurich or Munich Saturday morning, take train to St Anton, walk across street to Grieshof, check in after 3pm Saturday – group meeting at 5:45pm. Dinner at 6:30pm. Sunday – Friday – guided skiing for 6 full days at St Anton+surrounding resorts. Breakfast and dinner daily at Grieshof. Saturday – depart by train…

Andermatt March 14-21, 2026

ALL MOUNTAIN STEEPS AND POWDER SKIING CLINIC Off-piste/All Mountain adventure skiing was born in Switzerland. Improve your technique in the steeps, powder and other off-piste conditions and terrain in the idyllic setting of the Swiss Alps. Explore a unique destination, and eye-opening experience, while receiving personalized coaching from some of the best instructors and coaches in the industry. You will have a memorable skiing experience and your skiing will improve tremendously. Step away from mainstream in beautiful Andermatt. Located…

ASPEN JAN 25-30, 2026

Travel days: Jan 25 and 30 / Ski days: Jan 26-29 Price: TBA in August 2025 (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…

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…

GRAND TARGHEE FEB 2026

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…

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….