Backcountry Skiing on Mt. Shasta
Mt Shasta, California - 14,179 ft
An Icon and Mecca for backcountry snow riders; Mt. Shasta has been called “one of the top 5 ski mountaineering peaks in the world“. The backcountry skiing and riding are legendary in the Cascades and Mt. Shasta is the crown jewel. With a deep maritime snowpack and reliable California weather, this is truly an epic adventure. The vertical relief is over 7,000’ with just our own determination to get us uphill. This is backcountry skiing, split-boarding, and ski mountaineering. With skins and ski crampons on skis, each turn is earned. We offer single and multi day tours, seminars, and summit climbs and descents.
Best backcountry skiing in California
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3 Day Shasta Summit Climb and Ski Descent
Location | Mt. Shasta- Volcano
Trip Length | 3-Days
Experience Required | No ski mountaineering experience is required. For ski/board ability, participants should have advanced downhill ability in all conditions, and some previous experience with uphill skiing a.ka. “skinning”.
Physical Demand | Prospective climbers should be in excellent physical condition and train diligently for a big challenge.
Cost | $1495 per person
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4 Day Mt. Shasta Ski Mountaineering Seminar
Location | Mt. Shasta- Volcano
Trip Length | 4-Days
Experience Required | No ski mountaineering experience is required. For ski/board ability, participants should have advanced downhill ability in all conditions, and previous experience with backcountry ski touring and skiing uphill or “skinning”.
Physical Demand | Advanced – Must be in excellent physical condition to consider multiple objectives.
Cost | $1795 per person
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4 day Women’s Ski Mountaineering Seminar
Location | Mt. Shasta- Volcano
Trip Length | 4-Days
Experience Required | No ski mountaineering experience is required. For ski/board ability, participants should have advanced downhill ability in all conditions, and previous experience with backcountry ski touring and skiing uphill or “skinning”.
Physical Demand | Advanced – Must be in excellent physical condition to consider multiple objectives.
Cost | $1795 per person
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4 Day Advanced Ski Seminar
Location | Mt. Shasta- Volcano
Trip Length | 4-Days
Experience Required | Previous ski mountaineering experience is required. Or alternately, extensive touring experience, combined with some previous ice axe/crampon mountaineering experience.
Physical Demand | Must be in excellent physical condition and train diligently for a big challenge.
Cost | $1795 per person
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5 Day Shasta Lassen Cascade Challenge
Location | Mount Shasta- Volcano & Mount Lassen- Volcano
Trip Length | 5-Days
Experience Required | No ski mountaineering experience is required. For ski/board ability, participants should have advanced downhill ability in all conditions, and some previous experience with uphill skiing a.ka. “skinning”.
Physical Demand | Must be in excellent physical condition and train diligently for a big challenge.
Cost | $1795 per person
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2 Day Shasta Ski descent
Location | Mt. Shasta- Volcano
Trip Length | 3-Days
Experience Required | Previous mountaineering experience along with significant ski/splitboard touring experience is required.
Physical Demand | Come with excellent fitness and recent experience climbing at least 2500-4000′ per day on skis. Advanced-level downhill skiing ability in all conditions is required.
Cost | $1295 per person
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Single day ski push
Location | Mt. Shasta- Volcano
Trip Length | 1 Day
Experience Required | This is our most ambitious itinerary and only single-day summit attempt offering. Previous ski mountaineering experience along with significant ski/splitboard touring experience is required.
Physical Demand | This itinerary does not allow time for acclimatization, so please come with excellent fitness and recent experience climbing at least 3500-5000′ per day on skis to be successful. Expert-level downhill skiing ability in all conditions is required.
Cost | $1995 per person
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Intro to Backcountry skiing and snowboarding
Location | Mt. Shasta- Volcano
Trip Length | 1-Days
Experience Required | No prior backcountry experience required, but some experience boarding/skiing is required. Participants should be able to make turns on green or blue runs at a resort.
Physical Demand | Being in good physical condition is helpful.
Cost | $495 for 1 skier, add 100/per person for additional skiers (up to 1:4 ratio)
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Backcountry ski day tour
Location | Mt. Shasta- Volcano
Trip Length | 1-Days
Experience Required | Participants should be able to ski intermediate to advanced terrain at a resort in variable conditions, otherwise Intro to BC Skiing is a better choice.
Physical Demand | Being in good physical condition is helpful.
Cost | $495 for 1 skier, add 100/per person for additional skiers (up to 1:4 ratio)