What to do when you get your period in the backcountry? When I’m not working for Babes, I lead trips for high school students. Therefore I am often talking with young women…
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Required and Recommended Continued Professional Development for AIARE Course Instructors Of course it’s not learn it once and call it done. Avalanche education is a life-long learning process for every…
At Backcountry Babes, our mission is to inspire more women into leadership roles in the outdoors. Many aspiring instructors ask me….how do I become an AIARE instructor? How can I…
Beginner Backcountry Ski Tours, AIARE Level 1, Intermediate Tours, AIARE Level 2, AIARE Rescue: A Flow Chart. At Backcountry Babes, our mission is to inspire more women into leadership roles…
Dear Backcountry Babes, I miraculously just completed your AIARE Level 1 course on Vail and Loveland Pass with Anne, Janine, and Eryka. I think I would follow those ladies anywhere…
“Backcountry Babes is one of the only dedicated guiding companies that focuses specifically on backcountry skiing and splitboarding for women.”
We want to understand the terrain and snowpack. We want to be responsible and gain knowledge that allows us to make sound decisions in the backcountry. We want to be…
Dispatch from New Zealand: Winter in Aotearoa While North America watches the snowline descend, New Zealanders (nicknamed Kiwis, because of their yummy fruit and their rare nocturnal flightless bird) are…
Historic Logos Leslie Ross founded “Babes in the Backcountry” in 1997 in Breckenridge, Colorado. As a telemark free skiing champion, Leslie is passionate about teaching women the skills to head…
For most backcountry skiers, taking AIARE level 1 is an obvious choice. As a beginning backcountry skier, you want to solidify knowledge that you’ve gleaned from ski partners and personal experience…
