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Chris, Jill, Howard, Dave, Laura, Jonathan getting after it Day 1 in Niseko, where its been snowing for weeks! If you haven’t been to Kicking Horse, join us FEB 3-9, 2019…one gondola, 5th longest vertical in North American, and NO crowds! Chris teaching powder skiing in the beautiful Canadian Rockies…KH is just west of Banff and Lake Louise. Stunning mountains! So much powder, no rush, helicopter below, good friends and my wife with me, does it get any better than…

Happy Holidays NASTC Nation! We wish you and yours the best! There’s so much snow in Japan! Last minute gift shopping? Buy a NASTC Gift Certificate! We hope you will join us this Holiday Season in Tahoe to improve your turns, or for some guided backcountry skiing, or just to say hi…and we hope you’ll keep doing your snow dance and sleeping with a spoon under your pillow (or wash your car). It all helps placate the snow gods! The…

GET THEM A POWDER SKIING CLINIC! Book between now and 5 hours and 39 minutes, and get FREE overnight shipping! Just kidding – but we are serious about the powder skiing part. We’ve got some snow (5″ new) in Tahoe (the skiing is really good!) There is GREAT snow at some other NASTC destinations like Niseko Japan, Kicking Horse, Big Sky (done, that was last week), Iceland, and we WILL definitely have it in time for our March 5-7 Squaw…

How does this sound: sleep soundly between luxurious 400 thread count European sheets, on fluffy down pillows, waking up to the sound of patrol blasting light new powder? After a big breakfast and a warm cup of joe, walk a mere feet to meet your NASTC group for morning meeting and movement prep/stretching session? Then walk a few more feet outside, click into your skis, scoot over to the lift, and boom you’re being whisked up, up, an away, off…

Just think about it: what are you waiting for? Sign up for your adventure ski training vacation NOW…we’ve got Big Sky, Sugar Bowl, Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows, Niseko (Japan), Kicking Horse, Iceland, AIARE avalanche classes, and private backcountry guiding for you. We hope you’ll come. We love what we do and want to share these experiences with you. NASTC was founded in 1994 to bring good skiers great places and bring their skiing up a notch. We love our clients, and…

Squaw Valley is opening this weekend folks! Its going to snow all week in the Sierras. Come get some early turns in! Better yet, sign up for one of our early season tune-up courses: Sugar Bowl Dec 3-4 or Big Sky Dec 11-13. Always a good idea to get some early turns in ahead of the crowds so you can enjoy the rest of your season even more with greater technical and tactical know-how on the slopes. Get your gear…

E-bike? 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, jeez, I have been riding trails in Tahoe since 1986 when I bought my first real mountain bike, a Bridgestone MB 1 from Steve at the Village Ski Loft in Incline Village. He was very informative and promised that I…

The dream trip 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 want to brag about it but don’t want to spread the word in case too many people hear about it. This resort is one of British Columbia’s true skiing gems, typically off the beaten path for most adventure skiers the area has successfully preserved the true essence of what draws skiers to…

We are offering two Avalanche education 3-day classes again this year, and the new 1-day AIARE “Rescue Course.”  AIARE, (the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education) has now more clearly defined recreational skier/rider education as a separate track from the professional education track with their AIARE 1/AIARE 2/Rescue Courses VS the Pro 1, Bridge, and Pro 2 courses. NASTC is an AIARE school. We are one of the oldest AIARE schools in Tahoe/Truckee. We offer the AIARE 1 on…