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THANK YOU for being part of the NASTC family all these years! It has been 25 years since we started NASTC in 1994, and we are grateful for almost 3 decades of skiing, climbing, and adventuring with you.The dream to start NASTC came from Chris and Jenny Fellows and the late Mike Sodergren. The idea was a total immersion ski school along the lines of the great Austrian and French Ski Instructor Academies where students immersed themselves for multiple days….

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2019.20 NASTC COURSE CALENDAR Dec 7 | AIARE Rescue Course in Truckee Dec 8-10 | AIARE L2 in Truckee Dec 9-11 | Jumpstart your Skiing at Big Sky Dec 9-10 | Jumpstart your Skiing at Squaw Valley Dec 13-15 | AIARE L1 in Truckee Jan 18-19 | Backcountry Basics at Homewood Jan 18-20 | AIARE L1 in Truckee Jan 31-Feb 2 | AIARE L1 in Truckee Feb 2-8 | All Mountain & Heli Skiing in Kicking Horse Feb 8-9 |…

Take a NASTC clinic this year: Adventure Skiing in the US, Europe, Japan, Canada, Chile, Tahoe Backcountry Guiding & Avalanche School St Anton, Austria March 7-14 The Birthplace of Adventure Skiing When non-skiers think of Austria, Mozart and pastries might come to mind.  But ask any skier what is the first thing that comes to mind when they think of Austria…POWDER! Austria is a pipe dream destination for most skiers.  Alpine chalets among vast fields of powder, cozy mountain restaurants…

Get signed up now for one of these very popular 3-day classes with us in Truckee! You don’t have to go farther than Tahoe for top-notch avalanche education, its all right here. We were one of the first AIARE (American Institute of Avalanche Research and Education) school in Truckee Tahoe. You’ll come out with your Level 1 certificate, knowing LOTS about avalanche safety. Everyone should take this class! Each year more skiers are venturing into the backcountry lured by the opening…

Check out this great blog by our friends at Tahoe Mountain Sports, author (and now good climber!) Siobhan Kenney: Rock Climbing with NASTC

Mountain Bike/ Ebike in Tahoe I have to admit, I was skeptical at first. Just the thought of riding my bike with a little help from an external power source made me pause and wonder, “Is this the right thing?”  I consider myself a core mountain bike rider, jeezz, I have been riding trails in Tahoe since 1986 when I bought my first real mountain bike,a Bridgestone MB1 from Steve at the Village Ski Loft in Incline Village. I remember…

Chris’s favorite off-piste ski runs in St. Anton: 1. Bachseite- This is a north facing wall of steep off piste skiing that is easily accessed from the Galzig lift. It drops directly into the easy skiing down route number 4 SteiBbachtal (the Happy Valley). Bachseite is very popular and can get tracked up quickly on a powder day. Best to get there early while avalanche control is being done on the upper mountain. Bachseite is the true mother ship of…