Ski Touring

Discover the rewards of backcountry skiing by earning your turns in untracked powder!

Ski touring is the sport of mountain ascents in the exhilarating pursuit of powder skiing descents. Backcountry ski touring offers physical challenge, exclusive powder, remote wilderness and an endless panorama of views. Join us for the ultimate backcountry adventure and ski “off piste” far from crowds.

Professional Ski Guides

Summit Mountain Guides offers a professional ski touring guiding service with fully certified ski and mountain guides (ACMG/IFMGA).  Skiing with a certified guide provides you with the highest industry expertise and safety standards. At SMG our experienced guides take pleasure in helping you achieve your mountain adventure and goals. We specialize in designing trips to suits your needs and experience. By leaving all the logistics to the experts, you will maximize your skiing!

Ski Touring Adventure

Every winter, Summit Mountain Guides offers various ski touring programs in Nelson BC, Western Canada and in the European Alps. We offer single or multi-day guided and instructional ski touring programs in the Selkirk’s, Monashee’s and Purcell mountains as well as the Coast Mountains, the Canadian Rockies and the European Alps.

Whether you are interested in taking an Avalanche course, Day ski touring, a Ski Traverse or Ski Mountaineering, we have a program that suits your needs. Browse our guided and instructional programs below and contact us for specific or custom trips.

We look forward to guiding your adventure…

Guided Programs