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NEW Tahoe Donner Backcountry Skiing Courses

New this year NASTC is providing backcountry guiding and avy ed in Tahoe Donner for members and guests. We are basing at the beautiful new Adventure Center to bring you the best backcountry education available! The Adventure Center is located at the TD Cross Country Ski Area (just around the corner from the Downhill Area). Get out and explore the great backcountry skiing right in TD with our professional instructors and guides. Learn avy skills and find powder for fun…

I’M TALKING ABOUT A REVOLUTION

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…

Lake Tahoe Early Season Jumpstart

Early Season Jumpstart, Lake Tahoe December 9-10, 2019 Location: SQUAW VALLEY Price: $695 (does not include lift tix) Getting as much mileage and coaching as you can early in the season will set you up for a great winter. Ski with more confidence and fluidity before the season peak. This course focuses on refining fundamentals and building up your technique to ski with more efficiency all over the mountain.  NASTC’s handpicked coaches will take your through a step by step…

Alta-Snowbird, Big Mountain Skiing Skills Camp

Big Mountain Skiing Skills Camp – Alta/Snowbird JANUARY 8-13, 2017 TRAVEL DAYS: Sunday January 8 and Friday January 13 (or Sat Jan 14) SKI DAYS: Alta January 9-11 and Snowbird January 12-13 Alta can be described simply as the ski addict’s number one destination. We could have a list a page long of all the reasons why every skier needs to go to Alta, instead we are just going to let you experience it all yourself. There is no doubt…

Avalanche Level 2

AIARE Level 2 AVALANCHE TRAINING December 5-7, 2021 & March  6-8, 2022 Price: $645, to book please email jenny@skinastc.com or text 530-386-2102 Add the 1-day RESCUE COURSE on December 4, 2021 or March 5, 2022: reduced price of $850 total (4 consecutive days) Location: Truckee, CA The AIARE Level 2 course is a 3-day program that provides avid backcountry skiers and riders the opportunity to advance their avalanche knowledge and decision making skills. Led by the top instructors in the…

Intro to Backcountry Skiing in Tahoe-groups or private lessons

This intro day is chock full of information, and chock full of fun skiing! We all love skiing at the resorts with high speed quads whisking us to the top of the mountain for quick runs. But what about those crowded weekends when you want to be alone in the woods, earning your turns, and enjoying untracked well past 9:05AM? Before you go out, you need to have the skills and safety know-how or you’re endangering yourself and others. NASTC’s…

Yes Tahoe’s OPEN

  Earliest Opening Day in Tahoe in over a Decade! Tahoe has been steadily blanketed with a hefty layer of early November snow! And its cold! This snow is going to stay! Ok so it doesn’t look QUITE as good as this photo YET but Alpine Meadows had its earliest opening in over a decade last week and Squaw opened Saturday. Sugar Bowl will open Thanksgiving week! Join us at Sugar Bowl starting in December! Join us at Squaw and…