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

Ski touring or backcountry touring is the sport of mountain ascents in the pursuit of exhilarating powder 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/ride “off piste” far from crowds.

Every winter, Summit Mountain Guides offers various ski touring programs in Nelson BC, Western Canada, Japan 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…

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Professional Ski Guiding

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…

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Ski Touring Courses

Intro to Ski Touring and Backcountry Skiing

Intro to Backcountry Skiing

Get started the safe way! This one or two day introductory course focuses on safe backcountry touring practices. Participants will learn a great deal about …
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Ski Mountaineering 101

An introduction to ski mountaineering covering the skills to plan & execute big mountain objectives. Learn a safe progressive approach to get after big peaks, …
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Ski Touring Trips

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  • Ski Touring
  • Lodge Based Ski Weeks
  • Ski Traverses and Basecamps
  • Ski the European Alps
  • Ski Mountaineering
  • Daily Guided Ski Touring

Andermatt Freeride

Andermatt Freeride is a ski touring program in the heart of the Swiss Alps. The town of Andermatt is a mecca for deep powder ski …
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Backcountry Basecamps

This remote, tent based, backcountry trip is ideal for those looking at ski touring in seldom visited terrain far from the crowds. It is an …
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Barbeau Peak, Canadian Arctic

Barbeau Peak is a 2616m mountain in Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada. Located at 82deg North on Ellesmere Island within Quttinirpaaq National Park, it is the highest …
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Bernese Oberland

This area of the Bernese Alps is located just south of Grindelwald, Switzerland, home of the famous Eiger north face. Bernise Alps offers the most …
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Burnie Glacier Chalet, March 2025

Discover a remote ski touring paradise from the comfort of a modern mountain lodge. Located at 1100m in the Howson Range near Smithers, the Burnie …
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Cathedral Glacier Basecamp

This remote, tent based, 10day ski mountaineering trip is ideal for those looking at attempting high elevation ski peaks far from the crowds. It is …
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Chamonix Freeride

Sample some of the best steep skiing around Chamonix with an experienced guide. This Spring ski mountaineering program is a progressive steep skiing course. It …
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Custom Backcountry Touring

Organizing custom backcountry skiing trips is one of our specialty. Western Canada is blessed with hundreds of quality touring destinations. We have many years of …
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Mountaineering

Custom Ski Mountaineering

Tell about your dream ski peaks! We have the expertise and experience to co-create a custom ski mountaineering trip to suit your needs and interest. …
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Custom Ski Traverses

Let us know about your dream ski traverse! We have the expertise and experience to co-create a custom ski traverse to suit your needs and …
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Haute Route, Chamonix-Zermatt

The original multi-day ski traverse between Chamonix and Zermatt. Experience the merging of mountain beauty and culture, this popular tour offers fantastic ski ascents and …
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Heli-Access Ski Touring

Get the most out of your ski touring holiday by flying directly into the backcountry. Start your day with an exciting run down a remote …
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Japan Powder Safaris, Jan 2025

Japan is known for its deep low-density powder and perfectly spaced birch forests. The amazing hot-spring network & incredible food also contribute to the uniqueness …
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Jumbo Glacier Traverse

An advanced tent based ski traverse at the headwaters of the well-named Jumbo & Glacier creeks in the Purcell Mountains. This 7 day trip links …
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Kokanee Glacier Traverse

This little known gem is our local favorite! It is an interesting 5-day trip and a good introduction to tent based ski-traverses. The highlight includes …
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1106 Hall Mines, Nelson,
British Columbia, Canada V1L 1G6
Ph: +1 (250) 354-7552

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