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grand teton touring – backcountry ski and snowboard week

If deep powder skiing and boarding, magnificent Teton views and touring with some of the most accomplished ski guides in the world excites you, then we have the perfect tour to offer. Head out into the heart of the Wyoming backcountry with our epic week long touring session around the stunning Grand Teton National Park. Enjoy some of the most impressive terrain in the country while increasing your knowledge about snow science and terrain evaluation. Improve your technical abilities with tips from PSIA instructors, learn about ski mountaineering or just ride blower powder in the trees, it’s all on offer in this week long trip.

This can be booked either as part of a set week with others, or for your group privately, prices will differ accordingly.

Flights and Transfers: Jackson Hole is remote, but that helps to keep it to the preserve of the true powderhound. Flights from the UK will go via one of a number major US cities, and then onto Jackson Hole Regional Airport. After that it’s a quick 15-20 minute taxi ride up into Jackson Hole itself. For Teton Village it will take about 30 minutes.

The Lodge: For your stay you will be based in a charming Lodge, conveniently located in Jackson and with the bus swinging by every 20 minutes to take you to the tram. The Lodge aims to deliver a European charm in the heart of the US, with soaring fir beams and rustic tile floors for a cosy ambiance and it even has a small spa onsite. Run by  2 ex-US Ski Team Olympians, the Lodge provides an excellent base for powderhounds to soak up the local atmosphere and get set for epic days on the mountains.

Itinerary: Spend your day skinning up striking Teton peaks, earning your turns for the descent. Terrain will be chosen according to the group’s ability, and can range from wide open powder slopes to steep, north-facing couloirs. No matter what, we guarantee it will be memorable. There will be an afternoon of avalanche education taught by some of the most qualified avalanche experts in the country, as well as practice in the field while skiing. On one night of the week enjoy a slide-show at your lodge, where local legends will share slides and stories of their adventures. For when you get really stiff, we’ve even included a 60-minute massage and yoga session to help loosen you up a little!

Set dates: For 2012 are:

• January 22-28
• February 5-11
• March 18-24
• April 1-7

Guide price: For the set week options prices are based on 2 people start from £1300 per person and includes:

• 6 nights lodging
• 3 days guided backcountry riding
• 1 day riding at the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
• Breakfast each morning
• A sack lunch each day
• 1 dinner at the Lodge
• 1 evening slideshow
• 1 60-minute massage
• 1 yoga session
• ½ day avalanche education course
• Use of an avalanche transceiver and shovel

Get in touch to find out more, tweak the concept and book this trip

carve out fresh lines in the telluride backcountry

In the south-west region of Colorado, set in a spectacular box canyon with dramatic steep mountain vistas lies the charming old mining town of Telluride. Once Colorado’s best kept secret, and still a freerider’s paradise with a 2,000 acre ski area and an impressive lift-serviced vertical drop with 3,845 feet of thigh burning pleasure. The steep alpine areas are all in-bounds, and, as many of the lines are hike-to terrain the fresh powder stashes last a little while! However, with your local wasabi guide you can get even further into the plentiful and challenging backcountry of the San Juan mountain range.

Flights and Transfers: Montrose Airport is the most convenient option for Telluride, the other regional airport has a tendency to close during bad weather. From the airport it is a quick 1 hour transfer up and into resort via either a shared or private taxi.

The Lodge: There’s a ton of options to suit all budgets in Telluride. Stay down in the heart of the town itself, or up in the Mountain Village right on the slopes. For this concept we’ve chosen a self contained, 3 bedroom mountain lodge. Each lodge comes complete with a large balcony with BBQ Grill, LCD HD Flat Screen TV’s, washer and dryer, native stone gas fireplaces, pine cabinetry, granite and marble finishes, subzero refrigerator and jetted tubs. As part of a larger hotel, condo and lodge complex, this is the perfect base for a group.

Itinerary: To start off with enjoy a day or two of resort riding to get the legs working again, head on over to Prospect Bowl for some mellow off-piste and practice on your powder turns. On offer throughout the trip is a whole range of steep, gladed, in-bound terrain, so you can enjoy as much sidecountry ski and boarding as you can handle. If you’re lucky, and it’s dumping down (which can easily happen), you’ll be riding freshies all week long. If you want to head even further out, grab you local wasabi guide for a day, few days or even a whole week, and rip it up in the backcountry of the San Juan mountain range. Not for the faint hearted, the tours require at least 1 1/2 hours of uphill travel to reap the rewards, but they are well worth it!

Guide price: Prices based on 6 people start from £1720 per person and includes:

• 8 nights lodging
• 7 days area lift pass
• Equipment rental for the duration
• Shared return transfer to resort from Montrose airport
• 1 day guided backcountry (including an avalanche orientation, beacon, transportation and lunch)

Get in touch to find out more, tweak the concept and book this trip

Hokkaido Delux Powder Tour

For the time when more shredding of the Japanese powder is required, look no further than our Hokkaido Delux Powder Tour. 10 days of you, your mates, your skis and/ or snowboard, your guide and nipple deep, super fluffy, ball achingly good backcountry powder runs!

Flights and Transfers: Fly into Chitose airport, these generally go via a quick stopover in Narita, Tokyo. From Chitose airport you will be collected and via bus and transferred up to Furano where your hosts will receive you. Transfer time – 3 hrs roughly

The Lodge: Throughout the trip you will stay in a combination of different lodges, all of them comfortable and full of stoke for powder touring. The accommodation will mainly be westernised and of a 3 star standard. There are options to tweak this element or try out Japanese style accommodation as well.

Itinerary: With your wasabi guide you will explore the various different powder stashes across the Hokkaido area ranging from the busy Niseko to the quieter areas around Sapporo. Starting from a base in Furano, head out to enjoy the delights of areas such as Furano, Asahidake, Kamui and Tomamu. Then , following a transfer to Sapporo, experience a day of guided ski and snowboard exploration around Teine Highland before sampling the evening culinary delights of one of the world’s snowiest city! You will then transfer up to Niseko, from this final base you will head out into the Niseko back bowls and an exclusive Shiribetsu backcountry day tour. In and out of all of this you will also get a day or two of unguided Niseko action to enjoy on your own.

Guide price: Prices based on 6 people start from £2,307 per person and includes:

• Airport Transfers
• 7 days Lift Tickets (provided on guided days only)
• 9 nights Twin Share Accommodation on bed and breakfast
• 7 guided ski days
• all transfers throughout the trip
• Transfer Sapporo to Chitose Airport
• All avalanche safety gear for the duration
• Trip of a lifetime

Get in touch to find out more, tweak the concept and book this trip