Women’s Weekend Events

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Because one day is never enough.

A weekend of backcountry skills and progression gives us the time and space to move, learn, explore, and laugh together, building real foundations , real connections,and real confidence.

It’s just enough time to form a solid foundation of skills you can keep practicing on your own, and to build the kind of community and support that only grows when we spend multiple days in the mountains together. Come & see for yourself…

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Each event is tailored to a specific ability level—beginner, intermediate, or advanced—so you can learn, explore, and progress at a pace that feels right for you.

Each weekend includes:

  • 1 Day of Avalanche Rescue

  • 2 Days of Backcountry Touring & Instruction

  • Apres Events in town to relax, connect, and celebrate the day

Build community, create connection, and immerse yourself in an environment defined by empowerment.

Lodging not included.

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3 Day Women's Beginner Backcountry Weekend - Mammoth Lakes

Your first steps into the backcountry.

If you’re new to backcountry touring, this weekend is for you! It’s immersive and comprehensive, and by Sunday you’ll have the skills and confidence to use your gear correctly, move efficiently uphill and downhill, understand terrain choice, and start planning and enjoying your own beginner-friendly tours.

In this 3 Day Course we’ll learn

  • how to use our avalanche rescue gear to perform a rescue

  • how to read an avalanche forecast

  • how to set up and transition our gear from uphill to downhill mode

  • proper ethics for backcountry travel

  • principles for good decision making during backcountry travel

  • basic navigation (an understanding of how to read the mountains, not just the map)

  • how to identify avalanche terrain, beginner friendly terrain, complex terrain, etc.

All while wigglin’ and giggling’ through the snow. Expect a balance of skin-track chats, pro tips, and hands-on lessons in a supportive, empowering crew of gals, led by a female AMGA/AAA trained guide.

You’ll walk away from the weekend with a solid foundation of backcountry skills that will have you prepared for mellow tours in the backcountry with friends, and an itch to learn more!

Each weekend will have its own Apres events schedules.

$815.00
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3 Day Women's Beginner Backcountry Weekend - Truckee/Tahoe

Your first steps into the backcountry.

If you’re new to backcountry touring, this weekend is for you! It’s immersive and comprehensive, and by Sunday you’ll have the skills and confidence to use your gear correctly, move efficiently uphill and downhill, understand terrain choice, and start planning and enjoying your own beginner-friendly tours.

In this 3 Day Course we’ll learn

  • how to use our avalanche rescue gear to perform a rescue

  • how to read an avalanche forecast

  • how to set up and transition our gear from uphill to downhill mode

  • proper ethics for backcountry travel

  • principles for good decision making during backcountry travel

  • basic navigation (an understanding of how to read the mountains, not just the map)

  • how to identify avalanche terrain, beginner friendly terrain, complex terrain, etc.

All while wigglin’ and giggling’ through the snow.

Expect a balance of skin-track chats, pro tips, and hands-on lessons in a supportive, empowering crew of gals, led by a female AMGA/AAA trained guide. You’ll walk away from the weekend with a solid foundation of backcountry skills that will have you prepared for mellow tours in the backcountry with friends, and an itch to learn more!

Each weekend will have its own Apres events schedules.

$815.00
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3 Day Women's Advanced Backcountry Weekend - Eastside Classics

This weekend is for the gals ready to level up and take on bigger, steeper lines via a progression that feels supportive, safe, and totally doable.

If you want to play in the steeps, you need your avalanche rescue skills dialed. We’ll kick things off on Friday with a Avalanche Rescue Course —reviewing the fundamentals and running realistic scenarios both individually and as a team.

Saturday is all about movement mastery in steep terrain. We’ll fine-tune efficiency on the up and down, learn when and how to set a bootpack, practice self-arrest techniques, and build confidence skiing and riding the steeps while deep in the wilderness. We’ll start in low-consequence terrain so everyone can progress safely and steadily.

Sunday, we’ll take our growth to an Eastside Classic (conditions dependent). Some sort of mega alpine bowl, or granite hallway overlooking the high desert. We’ll go up and down for thousands of feet at a moderate but steady pace. It’ll be a day you won’t soon forget, and will leave you feeling inspired for your next big line.

Apres includes:

Ski/Snowboard specific Yoga with a certified Yoga Instructor

Evening Workshop: Working with Fear && Humility in Backcountry Progressions

$865.00

Frequently Asked Questions

  • No worries! We have limited rentals available for an additional cost. Whatever we don’t have - we’ll direct you to the best shop in town to make sure you’re ready for the weekend ahead.

  • If you’re psyched, but only have 2 days to allocate to a course like this - reach out! You will miss out on the Avalanche Rescue portion of this event, but are welcome to join for the remainder of the weekend at a reduced cost.

  • If you have 0 Backcountry experience, we encourage you to sign up for our beginner backcountry weekend! We just ask that your skiing/snowboard ability is at a level where you feel confident riding blue runs at the resort, both on and off the groomer.

  • We explain the pre-requisites (confident ski/riding black runs @ resort // moderate to excellent fitness // 10 tours under your belt) but ultimately, everyone is different. If you’re interested in this event but have doubts, reach out, and we’d be happy to help guide you towards what’s right for you.

  • Sunday of the Advanced Weekend will be an extended tour day, and so we need to account for that. Due to the nature of the event, it requires a higher level of risk and guiding ability (higher certification/more experienced guide), which we also need to accommodate :).

Testimonials

  • "I took a beginner course with Sammy and it was amazing. She was patient, thoughtful, and fun. She broke things down in a way I could understand, and I left feeling so inspired!"

    Vicki L. Intro to Backcountry, 2022

  • "Taking a whole weekend to do this was the best idea. I took a one day course a few years ago and everything felt super rushed. Having multiple days helped me build on my skills, and I felt like I could actually digest things and then ask questions and actually learn. Definitely recommend this."

    Briana H. - 2 Day Intro to BC + Avalanche Rescue, 2023

  • "Honestly the best part was I made new touring partners, and I literally go out with one of the gals I met in this course all the time now!"

    Sara S. - Beginner Backcountry Weekend, 2025

  • "It's so amazing to be able to learn advanced skills from a chick who sends. Sammy had so many tips and tricks that my guy friends would never have been able to share with me. They're always like "just do it," and Sammy actually broke everything down in a way I could understand.

    Maya P. - Ski/Splitboard Mountaineering, 2025

  • "It's pretty cool to get into some spicier terrain with someone who is the same shape/size as you, and can help you figure out the body mechanics, mindset, and just relate. I'm a goofy rider and so is Sammy, so it was perfect - I could just do exactly what she did, and it helped so much with my confidence."

    Keira L. - Steeps Clinic, 2025