Full day of backcountry skiing or snowboarding on over 3,000 acres of reserved terrain located on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe between Squaw Valley USA and Sugarbowl Resorts. Includes beacon use, professional guide service, lunch, refreshments and a brew for the ride back to the trailhead. Average day consists of 8-10 runs totaling between 12,000 to 14,000 vertical feet. Advanced reservations required. Trips meet at the trailhead daily at 8:00am

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New this season, Pacific Crest Snowcats will be offering in-the-field courses that combine a day of making turns via snowcat with clinics led by seasoned Alaskan heliguides, avalanche forecasters and veteran patrollers. A new style of avalanche class, it begins with the premise that the best turns are often made during storm cycles in which avalanche stability issues exist. Rather than asking the question "should we go skiing?", the class assumes that passionate skiers and boarders will go out when the hazard exists and focuses on avoiding the hazard, eliminating the hazard, and escaping the hazard. We will use the upward snowcat rides for lectures in order to get as much vertical experience as possible while touring avalanche prone slopes and seeing example of many different types of hazardous terrain. These classes are designed for expert skiers and snowboarders and make a great gift for loved ones.

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Relax and enjoy the comfortable ride via our heated Backcountry Express van as it climbs to the trip starting elevation of close to 8,000 feet. Once at the summit, the snowshoe tour meanders through gently rolling terrain consisting of intriguing rock outcroppings, old-growth forests and marshmallow-like snow formations. We peer down into deep creek and across high alpine views southward towards Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows Resorts and Northward towards Donner Pass and Castle Peak wilderness areas. Groomed and ungroomed trails are available for every age, skill and fitness level. Tours are led by personable guides well versed on the local geology, wildlife and flora/fauna. Trips include snowshoe rental and professional guide service.

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Enjoy a comfortable ride in our heated Backcountry Express van capable of holding up to 12 guests as it climbs over snowy trails and through beautiful pine forests to a scenic vista where a crackling campfire adds the perfect touch to enjoy a bottle of wine and gourmet appetizers. These excursions are a romantic way to cap off a perfect Lake Tahoe getaway (be forewarned…we’ve had more than one wedding proposal as a result) or an opportunity to have the entire family together to do some stargazing and marshmallow roasting. Trips can be customized to meet the wildest of imaginations.

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