Huts/Shops/Guides

Alaska

Guide Services

• The Ascending Path
  Find the best snow and terrain with a local Alaska guide. Guests range from beginners with in-bounds experience to 40-year veterans. On multi-day tours The Ascending Path will lead you far from the roadside crowds and into the untracked backcountry.

Huts

• Alaska Alpine Club
  The Alaska Alpine Club maintains three huts in the Delta Range. They are available on a first come first serve basis and the doors are unlocked.
  
• Mountaineering Club of Alaska
  MCA owns and maintains eight backcountry huts in the Chugach and Talkeetna Mountains. These rustic huts sleep 8-10 and are located above the treeline near glaciers.

California

Guide Services

• Alpine Skills International
  ASI is an all-terrain backcountry ski mountaineering, avalanche education and climbing program based in the Sierra Nevada.

Huts

• Backcountry Ski Tours
  A comprehensive list of Backcountry Ski Huts and Lodges in the Sierra Nevada.

Shops

• Wolf Creek Wilderness
  Wolf Creek Wilderness is a full service specialty outdoor retailer and kayaking school located in Grass Valley, CA. During the snowy season the shop carries the best in snowshoes, cross-country, back country, and telemark skis.

Colorado

Guide Services

• Babes in the Backcountry
  Babes in the Backcountry is dedicated to creating inspiring educational opportunities for your body, mind and spirit. As a pioneer of women-specific backcountry education, BIB continually strives to develop high quality workshops that not only provide a valuable educational resource, but empower and inspire us in all aspects of our lives. BIB is committed to educating women in a fun, supportive and safe environment.

Huts

• 10th Mountain Division Hut System
  10th Mountain manages a system of 29 backcountry huts in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, connected by 350 miles of suggested routes.
  
• Red Mountain Pass Ski Huts
  Ski hut rentals located on Red Mountain Pass in Southwestern Colorado. Enjoy backcountry skiing in the San Juan Mountains.

Shops

• Pine Needle Mountaineering
  Pine Needle Mountaineering has been Durango's premier climbing, camping, hiking, and ski shop since 1976. Located in the heart of the San Juan Mountain Range in Colorado, their expert staff is dialed-in, and eager to provide the most up-to-date information about the winter backcountry.

Idaho

Guide Services/Yurts

• Aerial Boundaries
  Based in Driggs, Aerial Boundaries provides custom adventures worldwide, in climbing, ski mountaineering, canyoneering, and trekking.
  
• Idaho Parks and Recreation
  The State of Idaho maintains five fabulous backcountry yurts in the Idaho City Area Yurts and Trail system, about an hour from Boise. At the yurts you can hike, mountain bike, Nordic, telemark ski, snowshoe or horseback ride depending on the season.
  
• Jughandle Hut
  The Jughandle Hut is a backcountry ski hut located on the shoulder of massive Jughandle Mountain on Idaho State land near McCall.
  
• Payette Lakes Alpine Yurts
  P.L.A.Y. maintains two huts northeast of McCall, ID. Both huts offer cross country touring from gentle to more challenging terrain for telemark and alpine touring. PLAY offers guided half-day to multi-day cross country ski and snowshoe tours. All tours can be tailored to the specific needs and desires of your group.
• Payette Powder Guides
  Offering yurt rentals, guide services, backcountry skiing and avalanche courses, as well as over the snow transport with state of the art snowmobiles and/or the biodiesel fueled snowcat. Located in the heart of Idaho’s West Central Mountains, PPG has over 30,000 acres of untracked powder, two yurts located on Lick Creek Summit and miles of skiing just outside the door.
  
• Sawtooth Mountain Guides
  Sawtooth Mountain Guides is the premiere year-round mountain guide service for the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. SMG is headquartered at the base of the Sawtooth Wilderness from the mountain village of Stanley, Idaho, just 60 miles from Sun Valley. In the winter SMG provides yurt rentals, backcountry ski guiding and avalanche education.
  
• Sun Valley Trekking
  As one of the foremost wilderness hut-to-hut ski operations in North America, Sun Valley Trecking’s six backcountry Huts and Yurts provide exceptional opportunities for hut-skiing, field-based avalanche education courses, and summer trekking in the mountains of central Idaho. As licensed outfitters and guides for telemark and randonee skiing, cross-country touring, snowboarding, snowshoeing and trekking, they specialize in custom guided treks year round.

Shops

• Backwoods Mountain Sports
  Backwoods Mountain Sports in Ketchum is an outdoor shop run by enthusiasts for enthusiasts. Whether you're a telemark skier or interested in the latest alpine touring equipment they’ve got you covered. Backwoods is proud to offer the latest tools for staying safe in avalanche terrain.
  
• Gravity Sports
  Whether skiing at one of the three Alpine Ski resorts located near McCall, one of the many Nordic ski areas or trekking through the backcountry, Gravity Sports has the ability and knowledge to make your trips complete. Stop in for a tune and wax or that purchase of new clothing, skis or accessories.
  
• Greenwood's Ski Haus
  It's all here in Boise. If you're looking to ski bumps, skate trails, ride the rails, telemark in the backcountry, or simply stay warm during winter — Greenwoods’s Ski Haus has you covered with brands and action-oriented performance you can trust.
  
• Idaho Mountain Touring
  Idaho Mountain Touring in Boise offers quality outdoor products and exceptional service at a fair price. Value and quality for our customers is the essence of everything they do. They feature equipment for the sports they are passionate about including cycling, climbing, backpacking, and skiing.
  
• The Elephant's Perch
  The Elephant’s Perch is known as one of the best in the country when it comes to providing customers with top notch winter gear. Their staff consists of experienced outdoor enthusiasts in all areas of active winter sports. Whether you're snowshoeing on one of Sun Valley’s many groomed trails, skate-skiing on the Harriman Trail system or embarking on a multi-day backcountry ski adventure, the Elephant’s Perch is the perfect choice for outfitting yourself and your family with the necessary winter gear.

Montana

Guide Services/Yurts

• Hellroaring  Ski Adventures
  Hellroaring Ski Adventures in West Yellowstone offers deluxe guided hut trips for telemark skiing, alpine touring, and snowboarding. Located in the heart of the Centennial Mountains of southwestern Montana, their Nemesis Mountain Hut provides access to some of the best ski terrain in the Rockies.

Shops

• Barrel Mountaineering
  A full-service outdoor store specializing in functional outdoor apparel, backpacking, climbing equipment, backcountry ski gear, maps and books. They pride themselves in providing the best outdoor gear complete with honest, knowledgeable customer service.
  
• Freeheel and Wheel
  Come to West Yellowstone and experience world renowned Nordic skiing for all levels, from powder to immaculately groomed tracks. Free Heel and Wheel is your Nordic Ski headquarters in the greater Yellowstone area. They are a full service ski shop offering a complete line of cross country skis, service, accessories, and rentals.
  
• Northern Lights Trading Company
  At Bozeman’s Northern Lights and The Barn you’ll find committed and knowledgeable outdoor enthusiasts who actually participate in everything we sell. You can rest assured that the gear advice you’ll receive has been hard earned by our staff. From backcountry and Nordic skiing, backpacking, climbing and mountaineering to canoeing, kayaking and rafting, to just plain ol’ camping, at Northern Lights it’s their mission to make your life outdoors all it can be by listening to your needs and helping you make the right choices for your sport.

Oregon

Guide Services

• Wander Lust Tours
  Snowshoe off trail and away from other people into a snowy winter wonderland. Wanderlust Tours’ professional naturalist snowshoe guides bring the Mt. Bachelor area alive for you with vibrant interpretation along the way and snow play for all ages.

Huts

• Mazama Lodge
  Mazama Lodge, located on the southern slopes of Mt. Hood, is an excellent destination throughout the year. The Lodge is open year-round and provides access to cross-country and downhill skiing, and mountaineering. The Lodge is owned and operated by the Mazamas, a Portland-based mountaineering organization established in 1894 on the summit of Mt. Hood. The Lodge is open to Mazamas and their guests as well as other outdoor and conservation organizations. Additionally, other non-profit organizations such as churches, schools, and youth and civic groups may use the Lodge by special arrangement.

Utah

Guide Services

• All Seasons Adventures
  If you are looking to escape the bustle of skiers, traffic and the city for a few hours, join All Season Adventures on a backcountry cross country ski tour in Park City or on the outskirts of town. This is your opportunity to travel the same way the mountain men and early miners used to, on a pair of cross-country skis. On each tour they will introduce you to different parts of the Uinta National Forest and other gorgeous wildlife areas surrounding Park City.

Huts

• Bear River Outdoor Recreation Alliance
  BRORA is a non-profit corporation whose purpose is to assist and cooperate with local, state and federal governments in promoting, developing and maintaining outdoor recreation within the city of Evanston Wyoming, Uinta County, and the north slope of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Five yurts have been erected and are maintained in a cooperative venture between the Forest Service and BRORA. The Yurts are available for rent.
  
• Powder Ridge Ski Touring Yurt Rentals
  Powder Ridge Ski Touring operates two 16 foot yurts, Bunchgrass and Steam Mill. They are named for the drainages they are located in, which has some fine northern Utah backcountry skiing.

Washington

Huts

• Mount Tahoma Trails Association
  North America's largest No Fee Hut-to-Hut Trail System. Approximately 50 miles of trails, 20 miles groomed, three huts, and a yurt. Operated and managed by a non-profit association in cooperation with their host landowners.
  
• The Mountaineers
  The Mountaineers host five year-round getaway and activity centers for Mountaineers and their guests: Mt. Baker, Meany, Snoqualmie and Stevens Lodges, as well as Kitsap Cabin.

Wyoming

Guide Services/Yurts

• Bear River Outdoor Recreation Alliance
  BRORA is a non-profit corporation whose purpose is to assist and cooperate with local, state and federal governments in promoting, developing and maintaining outdoor recreation within the city of Evanston Wyoming, Uinta County, and the north slope of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Five yurts have been erected and are maintained in a cooperative venture between the Forest Service and BRORA. The Yurts are available for rent.
  
• Exum Mountain Guides
  One of the top professional climbing guide services in the USA, Exum Mountain Guides has provided mountain adventures for beginning, intermediate and advanced climbers since 1926. In the winter Exum offers avalanche courses, guided backcountry skiing, peak ascents and ski mountaineering adventures. Exum is the only guide service permitted by the National Park Service to guide all peaks and routes in the Teton Range year round.
  
• Rendezvous Backcountry Tours
  Rendevous Backcountry Tours offers day tours on Teton Pass or along the base of the Tetons near Jackson Hole or Grand Targhee Resorts. If you have more time, reserve an overnight tour at one of our four backcountry huts located on the western slope of the Tetons. Our huts provide access to the Jedediah Smith Wilderness Area and Grand Teton National Park, where over 500 inches of legendary light, dry powder snow falls each winter. With a variety of terrain from steep mountain ridges to broad, low-angled powder bowls, this area is home to some of the best, most-accessible backcountry skiing and riding in the lower 48.
  
• Thomas Turiano
  Guiding skiing and mountaineering in Greater Yellowstone for over 20 years has allowed Tom to share his passion for the mountains with thousands of people who might not otherwise have had a safe and comfortable opportunity. Tom provides his guests with safe and fun mountaineering adventures in Greater Yellowstone year-round. Tom guides in the Tetons, Wind Rivers, Beartooths, Devils Tower, and City of Rocks.

Shops

• Skinny Skis
  Skinny Skis has been just off the square in downtown Jackson for over 35 years, serving the locals and visitors with specialized and friendly hometown service. Born out of a passion for Nordic skiing, Skinny Skis has evolved from a very small cross country ski shop to a nearly half-block long specialty outdoor store. In the summers, the store offers all the latest equipment for running, training, hiking, roller skiing, mountaineering and climbing. The winters are consumed with cross country and backcountry skiing.
  
• Wind River Gear
  Wind River Gear is an outdoor store located in the beautiful Upper Wind River Valley that focuses on all the gear needed to enjoy Wyoming's great outdoors: books, maps, topos, footwear, fly fishing and camping gear, backpacking, kayaking, outdoor apparel, binoculars, GPS devices......In short: Everything for the Outdoors!