Beartooth Powder Guides is fortunate to employ the best and most qualified female guides in Montana. These courses will be instructed and hosted by women guides, and course enrollment will be limited to ladies only, creating a comfortable and relaxing learning environment for women who want to take their backcountry skiing safety and skills to the next level. Below are more details on the women’s specific Avalanche Level 1 and 2 Courses & the Ladies Ski Mountaineering Camp.
*All Level 1 Courses will offer the same curriculum, which exceeds the requirements by the American Avalanche Association. BPG will be limiting class sizes to a maximum of 10 and your group will be instructed by 2 lead guides.
This hut based course is open for public enrollment A. It will be based out of The Woody Creek Cabin above Cooke City, MT. The cabin is a 2.5 mile skin from Cooke City, and is situated within 1/4 mile of the Wyoming border and the North Absaroka Wilderness. This venue offer easy access to high elevation glades and alpine terrain alike, making this a great venue to learn about terrain and the snowpack while being fully immersed in the mountains for the duration of the course. This course is limited to groups of 10 for the Woody Creek Cabin. This course does not include food. Your guides will not be staying with you and will be traveling back to town in the evenings.
During the 3 days, participants will be exposed to techniques and skills required to be a competent backcountry partner. This will include a combination of lectures and field sessions, where students will get hands on experience in learning about snowpack layering, terrain management, weather elements, decision making, and rescue skills.
The biggest complaint about Level 1 Avalanche Courses is we never get to ski enough Powder 🙂 This is a 4 day Level 1 course. By adding a 4th day to the trip, we can cover all the necessary Level 1 topics and spend one day dedicated to POWDER skiing. * We pick the day with the most optimal conditions to go POWDER skiing!
During the 4 days, participants will be exposed to techniques and skills required to be a competent backcountry partner. This will include a combination of lectures and field sessions, where students will get hands on experience in learning about snowpack layering, terrain management, weather elements, decision making, and rescue skills. PLUS a day of dedicated POWDER skiing!
This course is based on guidelines established by the American Avalanche Association
There are currently no courses scheduled. Check back next year!
There are currently no courses scheduled. Check back next year!
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*Beartooth Powder Guides Recreational Level 2 Avalanche Course is a 4 day course that was created for advanced backcountry skiers and riders that want to go deeper into the backcountry and take their backcountry avalanche knowledge and companion rescue skills to the next level. Prior avalanche training and experience required. (Completed Level 1 or experienced backcountry travelers that have attended a basic avalanche course).
**This course includes an 8 Hour Avalanche Rescue Course for students planning on continuing on the AAA Pro Avalanche Education track. (Pro 1)
Experience our unique venue and learn from our experienced instructors by attending our 4-day Recreational Level 2 Avalanche course based out of Cooke City. Nestled in the middle of the Beartooth Mountains and Absaroka Range, Cooke City is just a 3-hour drive from Bozeman through the north end of Yellowstone Park. With great access to glades and alpine terrain alike, Cooke City makes a great venue to learn about terrain and the snowpack.
During the 4 days, participants will elevate their techniques and skills to become an advanced backcountry traveler and partner. This will include a combination of lectures and field sessions, where students will get hands on experience in learning about snowpack layering, terrain management, weather elements, decision making, and rescue skills.
This 4 day (32+ hour) course will be 40% classroom based and 60% field based and includes an entire day dedicated to an objective based ski tour.
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This course is based on guidelines established by the American Avalanche Association
| Location | Start | End | Cost | Spots | |
| Sign Up | Cooke City | 2025-01-09 | 2025-01-12 | 850.00 | 0 spot(s) left |
This 4 Day course will take place in the heart of the Beartooth Mountains and will be staged from Cooke City at our Mount Zimmer Yurt. The alpine routes and ski mountaineering objectives in this area are the perfect place to develop the skills necessary to safely climb and ski classic ski mountaineering routes throughout the world. Weather/Conditions permitting, the objective of the course is to also climb and ski some of the classic ski mountaineering lines in the Beartooths.
This Ski Mountaineering Camp will be hosted by lead guide and Certified AMGA Ski Guide, Nina Hance. Late March and April is our favorite time in Cooke City, with a deep and generally stable snowpack along with warmer and longer days, it makes for the best conditions to get into big alpine ski routes in the Cooke City region.
**The Camp is guided at a 3:1, students:guide ratio
Download the course information and syllabus
There are currently no courses scheduled. Check back next year!
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