How to Maintain & Store your Ski & Splitboard Gear for the Summer Months By Emily Hargraves, owner of Backcountry Babes, a guiding service & AIARE avalanche education provider based in…
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We all start somewhere As an outdoor guide and teacher for the past decade my students often hear me say, “we all start somewhere”. It may get sound cliche, but…
Written by Backcountry Babes AIARE Level 2 Scholarship Recipient, Emily Olsen. Emily is an avid backcountry skier based in Leadville, CO and works as the Executive Director at Cloud City…
5 Tips For Your First Colorado Hut Trip Written by Backcountry Babes AIARE Level 1 Scholarship Recipient, Lauren Cabe. Lauren works with the PCIA and volunteers with National Sports Center…
Tips for Backcountry Skiing in Iceland Backcountry Babes offers an annual women’s trip to Iceland. On these trips I’ve picked up some tips to share… 1. Buy your beer and/or…
Packing List of Essential Items in your Backcountry Backpack for Skiing or Splitboarding Backcountry Backpack for Skiing or Riding If you come on one of our trips, you’ll see our…
This blog was written by a Backcountry Babes Scholarship Recipient, Hannah Breslin. Thanks to Hannah for sharing. To the Backcountry Babes that came before me… Thank you for all that you have…
This blog was written by a Backcountry Babes Scholarship Recipient, Alexandra Weiner. Thanks to Alexandra for sharing. I felt my chest tighten and tears welling up in my eyes as…
Backcountry Babes instructor Eryka Thorley recently met up with fellow instructor and guide Casey Graham to talk about gender dynamics in the classroom and what this means for him as…
Steps and Tips for Planning a Hut Trip for Non-Experts My passion for the outdoors has been in my blood from a young age. I was born and raised in…
