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GRAND TARGHEE FEB 2026

Grand Targhee sits in a beautiful setting in the Tetons mountain range.  It is filled with Western charm and hospitality and known for it’s abundance of fresh light powder snow (over 500 inches annually).  Grand Targhee has 600 acres of pristine powder reserved just for cat-skiing.  You will be delivered by a snow cat to powder filled tree glades, open faces and exhilarating gullies.  This course is ideal for skiers looking to raise their adventure level up a notch and to…

SNOWCAT SKIING (TAHOE/TRUCKEE)

PRIVATE CATSKIING GROUPS Call our office to book your groups’ day at beautiful Homewood Mountain Resort on Lake Tahoe and enjoy early access to reservations on the cat. Groups of up to 8. Price varies based on your group size. You will enjoy over 750 acres of backcountry terrain on the flanks of Ellis Peak, above the resort’s ski area boundary, including a wide variety of options from perfectly-spaced tree runs to steeps, powder bowls and intermediate-level glades all leading…

SILVERTON, CO (2025)

SILVERTON Silverton, CO is big mountain skiing at its best. This course is for serious powder skiers, no groomed terrain is available. You ski helicopter skiing type of terrain here in the Colorado backcountry without the expense and take your off-piste/side-country skiing skills to the next level as the terrain demands. Silverton is not your typical resort: you leave all the glitz and hustle of resort-skiing behind. What you get is fresh, untracked powder in a quiet and beautiful setting….

Iceland Viking Ski Expedition APRIL 2026

Iceland SKI Expedition on the Orkin April 2026 The Iceland ski expedition in the West Fjords aboard the beautiful Orkin is a life changing experience. More than just bagging new peaks and first time ski descents, it is a journey of appreciation of beautiful landscapes surrounded by the fjords, amazing wildlife and rare marine mammals. The experience goes beyond skiing pristine fields of snow, it is also about uncovering Icelandic history, culture and tasty local meals. You will ski down…

AVALANCHE LEVEL 2 (TAHOE/TRUCKEE)

Dec 17-19, 2024 (Tu-Th) Jan 24-26, 2025 (Sat–Mon) Price: $695, to book please email jennyNASTC@gmail.com or text 530-386-2102 Add the 1-day RESCUE COURSE on Jan 11, 2025 (Sat of MLK), or Jan 23, 2025 (day prior to L2 course so 4 consecutive days) L2 + Rescue = reduced price of $895 total (4 consecutive days) Location: Donner Summit, CA  Pay via VENMO @jenny-fellows-3 or via Paypal link below:    The AIARE 2 course is a 3-day program that provides avid…

AVALANCHE RESCUE 1-DAY (TRUCKEE, CA)

AIARE Rescue Course Dates: Dec 1, 2023 & March 1, 2024 (Level 2: Dec 2-4, 2023  and March  2-4, 2024) Price: $240   This is a one day, stand-alone avalanche rescue course intended to be retaken on a regular basis in order to keep abreast of best practices in rescue techniques and gear. Skiers and riders new to the course will learn the basics of companion rescue, while return participants will expand their skill set with advanced topics and realistic scenario…

FROG LAKE BACKCOUNTRY GUIDES

You book the huts, we provide the guides. We are excited to join you at beautiful Frog Lake backcountry huts, and show you the epic skiing all around it. NASTC is proud to have been a part of the Truckee Donner Land Trust’s buildout of these amazing huts since the start. At 7600 feet in one of the snowiest spots in the western hemisphere, this European-styled backcountry hut adventure near Castle Peak (just north of Donner Summit) offers some of…