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No Man's Land Film Festival

August 9, 2023 at 7:45pm Tahoe Art Haus & Cinema, Tahoe City, CA

 

British Columbia Backcountry Ski Lodge Trip

Join us to as we ski the remote untracked powder of the British Columbia backcountry.

 

Breckenridge Beginner Backcountry Ski Tour

Learn to use your Alpine Touring, Splitboard, or Telemark set-up with a professional instructor.

 

AIARE Avalanche Level 1

Truckee, California

 

Backcountry Ski Chile

Join us for a Chilean adventure this summer in August!

 

AIARE AVALANCHE LEVEL 1

Breckenridge / Vail, CO

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Inspiring Women Through Outdoor Adventure

Backcountry Babes is an outdoor education program that specializes in cultivating women’s leadership in the outdoors. We create a confidence-inspiring, fun and supportive environment for learning.  Our goal is to support women in gaining the skills to pursue outdoor adventures, whether backcountry skiing, backpacking, boating, biking or wherever your path may roam.

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Take a Trip with Backcountry Babes

Get on board of one of our awesome trips we have planned for this upcoming season.  We offer backcountry skiing trips to Japan, hut trips in British Columbia, corn skiing in Iceland or even head to the southern hemisphere for an epic Chile backcountry skiing adventure.

Want a different experience than sliding on snow?  For the summertime we offer mountain biking trips in the Sierra or Colorado, cycling trip through Tuscany, Italy, or trekking through the Swiss Alps.  Come join us any season for an amazing adventure!

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Take an avalanche course or backcountry clinic with Backcountry Babes.

We offer a variety of classes and courses to get you the skills and the confidence to venture beyond the ski resort boundaries.  Whether you are going out in the backcountry for your 1st time or you are a seasoned veteran, we have a course to help you gain the knowledge and the experience needed to make educated decisions in avalanche terrain.

AIARE Avalanche Level 1 Truckee Tahoe CA

We teach the time-tested and regularly updated AIARE avalanche curriculum.

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AIARE Avalanche Level 1 – Breckenridge/Vail CO

Take your AIARE Level 1 avalanche course with Backcountry Babes

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AIARE Avalanche Level 1 – New Hampshire

Come take your AIARE Level 1 with Backcountry Babes in our all women’s avalanche course!

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Intermediate Backcountry Ski Tour – Breckenridge/Vail CO

This intermediate backcountry ski tour is designed to refresh your skills, and practice effective techniques with experienced backcountry ski mentors.

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Avy Awareness and Beginner Backcountry Ski & Splitboard Tour – Truckee CA

1.5-day workshop is designed for women who are just getting into the backcountry.

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AIARE Avalanche Level 2 – Breckenridge/Vail CO

2 online evening classroom session and 2 field day advanced course that will expand your proficiency and experienced as a backcountry traveler and leader.

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Intro to Splitboarding – Breckenridge/Vail CO

1.5-day workshop is designed for women who are just getting into the backcountry.

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Avy Awareness and Intermediate Backcountry Ski & Splitboard Tour – Truckee CA

1.5-day workshop is designed for women who want to deepen and broaden backcountry skills

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AIARE Level 2 Truckee Tahoe CA

2 online evening classroom session and 2 field day advanced course that will expand your proficiency and experience as a backcountry traveler and leader.

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Mountain Navigation – Breckenridge/Vail

1.5-day workshop is designed for women who looking to expand their backcountry navigational skills.

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Intro To Ski & Splitboard Mountaineering – Breckenridge/Vail CO

For women who are already backcountry skiers and want to gain knowledge of avalanche safety, ski more adventurous lines, and learn basic mountaineering skills.

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Beginner Backcountry Ski & Splitboard Tour – Breckenridge/Vail CO

One day intro to backcountry workshop is designed for women who are just getting into the backcountry and want to learn how to tour!

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AIARE Rescue Course – Truckee Tahoe CA

1 day course that is intended to be retaken on a regular basis in order to stay on top of best practices in rescue techniques and gear

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AIARE Rescue Course – Breckenridge, CO

A one-day avalanche rescue class to stay current with best practices in avalanche rescue techniques and gear.

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What Our Customers Say

Perfect for learning the basics - I hadn't used my new skis, bindings or skins before the Backcountry Babes Beginner Tour. I learned that and so much more, navigating, reading the avy bulletin, putting a trip plan in place. The course content was just what I was looking for.

Maureen NDenver, CO

I feel way more confident using my beacon, shovel and probe. I feel more confident about making more conservative decisions about routes to take, things to look for, and whether or no to even go out. It also made me realize how much more I have to learn!

Jenny LSan Francisco, CA

I learned a lot about identifying safe/unsafe terrain, analyzing snow conditions, rescue, evaluating the snow and how that impacts if/where/when we can ski. ALL of the was super beneficial to my future backcountry excursions.

Alyssa WColorado Springs, CO

Great base knowledge to practical application being outdoors, doing beacon search, evaluating terrain, digging snow pits to understand layers and the way they interact with each other. I though the instructors were really great at creating an inquisitive environment for us students to ask questions. They prompted us to think creatively and thoroughly about problems as well as prompted us to think more deeply about issues that might not be first in mind for a new backcountry skier.

Lizzie JSan Francisco, CA

Our trip to Japan was phenomenal! As the location becomes more exotic, it becomes more important to have a guide who knows the area and knows where to find the goodness; Check. Combined with fantastic organization and a small group, we spent all of our time in the enjoyment zone. Kudos to Emily for getting all the elements just right, and creating a lifetime memory.

Casey SSanta Fe, NV

This course was a great refresher on avy safety for me. it's been several years since taking AIARE 1!
Both instructors were great - very supportive, explained everything well, and fun to be around.

Gracie SGolden, CO