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Adventure Backcountry
Skiing and Snowshoeing with
Sun Valley Trekking
5Sun Valley Trekking (208-788-1966, www.svtrek.com) is the backcountry adventure sports specialist that offer services in the Sun Valley region, Yellowstone National Park, and Alaska. These licensed outfitter guides lead guided backcountry trips for xc skiing, snowshoeing, telemarking, randonnee skiing, snowboarding, and mountaineering. Experience 2-5 day adventures to discover secret powder stashes, spectacular mountain vistas, and a warm, cozy hut. There are trip destinations to six different backcountry huts and yurts in three Idaho mountain ranges.
Classic backcountry trips are suitable for all ages and abilities. Sun Valley Trekking provides lunch, transportation, and an expert guide for half day or single day outings and/or multi-day expeditions with or without instructional sessions. Trips are geared toward each person's experience and comfort level.
BACKCOUNTRY HUT
SKIING
The skiing experience in the Sawtooths
is a well-kept secret. The Sawtooth's high alpine reaches are laced
with granite spires and inviting cirques. The shoulders of these and
other surrounding mountain ranges offer superb backcountry slope skiing
and the forests of pine and aspen are a delight for Nordic ski touring.
At day's end, a Mongolian style yurt welcomes you for dinner or an evening’s
rest before heading out for another great day in the backcountry.
The
catered backcountry dinner tour at the Boulder Yurt is one mile by xc
ski or snowshoe. Upon arrival good times and a 4-course feast with catered
cuisine, wine, games and stories await you. Songs and trips to the sauna
are optional.
Huts and yurts sleep 8-14 people with weekday rates at $150/night, weekend or private rates are $300/night. Hut to hut tours can be booked by special arrangement. A half day trip is $90 per person and a full day trip is $100/person for groups of 3 or more. Private half and full day tours (1 or 2 people) are $200 and $300 respectively. The guided packages include hut rental (if applicable), food, and guiding/instruction.
Summer rentals are available and trekkers can go on a wildflower and bird walk or climb a peak. In Yellowstone National Park the summer with Sun Valley Trekking includes fly fishing sub-alpine lakes, geyser basins, and hot springs.
Some
scheduled programs include Level I Avalanche Course on Jan 4-6 and Feb
1-3. Chix on Stix, an all women hut skiing adventure on Mar 10-12. Monolith
Valley Ski Mountaineering on April 4-8. The Sawtooth Haute Route it
April 19-27 is a 9 day ski trek traverse with two pre-set caches along
the route to keep packs light.
The Winter Wildlands Alliance Hut Trip is March 3-6, a 4-day, 3-night hut adventure in Idaho's Smoky Mountains near Sun Valley. The cost is $775 per person, which includes luxurious hut-stay, catered haute cuisine, transport from Ketchum/Sun Valley to the trailhead and back, guiding, and instruction. Trip proceeds benefit the Winter Wildlands Alliance.
Avalanche and snow condition reports are available 24 hours a day from the Ketchum Ranger District at 208-788-1200, ext. 8027. The Sun Valley Trekking company is permitted by the Sawtooth National Forest and the Yellowstone National Park.
