Women's
Backcountry Skiing + Riding, Cooke City
Backcountry trip in the Beartooth mountains, Montana
February 8 - 9, 2025
March 15 - 16, 2025
Have you recently discovered Backcountry skiing for yourself?
But you don't feel comfortable yet to ski in the backcountry?
Cooke City is known for its "cold smoke" - powder that is so light that it seems effortless to navigate through it. With us, you will explore ridgelines, open bowls, and meadows in deep powder.
If you love skiing powder, please join us!!
Group
Our minimum group size is 4 and max. is 10 participants. You will meet other adventurous ladies that are keen to explore new areas and learn more about bakcountry skiing.
Difficulty & Fitness
This weekend is suitable for beginners and intermediate Backcountry skiers and riders. Which means black diamond slopes in the resort and experience riding off piste in uneven terrain, mogules and powder. Be prepared to skin between 3000 and 5000 ft each day.
Weather
The mountains are not as predictible as other topographical features and we might encouter bad weather in form of snow storms and below 0 temps. However, we are planning on sunshine and clear skies ;-).
Getting there
Cooke City is literally at the end of the road...however you can fly into Bozeman Yellowstone airport and need to drive about 3 hours through Yellowstone National Park. The drive from Billings is about 4 hours.
Gear
Please bring your backcountry equipment (such as skis, splitboard, skins, helmet, beacon, shovel probe etc)
Once the trip is booked we will send you a complete gear list.
Lodging and food is not included. Participants are encouraged to organize lodging together or stay at the Super 8 Motel in town.
Difficulty:
Beginner - Intermediate, black diamond slopes in the resort, off piste experience
Fitness:
Ability skin 3000 - 5000ft in elevation gain both days
Price:
2-day trips
$560/person
Season:
December - March
Group Size:
3 - 10 participants
Duration:
2 days
Prerequisits
Skier or Splitboarder
Location:
Cooke City, Montana
Includes:
2 backcountry ski/ snowboard days,
Backcountry leadership training
Excludes:
Lunches and snacks, transportation, personal items, and guide gratuity
What is this trip about?
Backcountry skiing is intimidating and years of experience, safe practices and the right skills are necessary to navigate in the wintery mountains. Even though our society is progressing, and more and more women take over leadership and group responsibilities, the number of women in the outdoors and especially Backcountry skiing is surprisingly small (could quote number here).
As a beginner, newbie, or even seasoned backcountry skier it can be easy to fall into the backseat and have the more confident (seeming) peers take over route planning and navigation.
In our Cooke City Backcountry Ski Trip we will teach you planning techniques, navigation in the field, and how to voice your opinion in a prejudiced environment. For the new ones, we will go over how to use your gear and as always:
we are here to answer all your questions!
Itinerary*
*Itinerary may vary.
Day 1
8:00 am Pre-trip discussion with your guide
8:30 - 4:30 BC skiing right out of your door!
5:00 - 6:00 pm debrief with your guide
7:00 pm Group Dinner
Day 2
8:00 am Pre-trip discussion with your guide
8:30 - 4:00 BC skiing right out of your door!
4:00 - 5:00 pm Debrief with your guide
Meet your guides
Anju Samuelson
Anju grew up in Berlin, Germany and lived in Turkey, Chile and the USA. She learned how to ski in order to access more ice climbs and be more efficient in mountain travel. Since her first ski run, 5 years ago, she has been hooked ever since and quickly got into objective based backcountry skiing. She has skiied in Switzerland, Italy, California and Montana. As a guide and mountain athlete she noticed quickly the underrepresentation and prejudices of women in the outdoors and has set her goal to empower women in the mountains.
