What we offer
Guided Backcountry Adventures
Riding Clinics
Avalanche Education
Looking for untracked terrain? Want someone to show you where to go for the goods? Book a guided adventure and we take care of delivering you and your crew to the riding you want.
Ready to level up your riding skills? Time to book a Backcountry Bootcamp. This is a riding skills clinic that will give you the confidence and skillset to access more terrain, and unlock the secretes of sledding.
We offer avalanche education for sledders and snowbikers. Wether your getting a refresher on a course you have taken in the past, or you are ready to start your avalanche education journey, we provide the right training that has been developed specifically for the way sledders and snowbikes use terrain and move through the mountains. All Avalanche Education Courses meet and exceed the American Avalanche Association guidelines.
Our Lead Guides are certified CMBGA level 3 guides, Certified WFR medical training, and Certified Pro level avalanche training recognized by the American Avalanche Association.
Private 1-6 person Guided Adventure
Join us in the Sierra and ride terrain you never thought existed. We provide a fully guided adventure, that delivers just you, or you and a couple friends to the goods. Our Lead Guides are CMBGA certified level 3 guides, American Avalanche Association Pro 2 certified avalanche education, and hold a current Wilderness First Responder 80 Hour medical certification. So we take the guess work out of the backcountry.
We tailor the adventure to your skill set, so if your just opening the door to the world of sledding we will get you to the terrain thats fun. Or if your looking for that type 3 fun trying to follow a line in the steep, and deep, test your skills, and spend the day pushing the limits then we can provide you with what your looking for.
Our client to guide ratio is max at 6 to 1.
This adventure is best served with friends, so grab your buddy’s and let’s ride.
1 day adventure
8 hours
$860 total for the day 1-3 riders
or $215 per person 4-6 riders
* $50 dollar deposit due at booking, remaining balance charged 7 days before experience
Location: Northern California, Sierra Mtns
Backcountry Bootcamp Riding Clinic
Backcountry Bootcamp w/ Duncan Lee will level up your skill set and confidence so you can unlock the goods. This private, rider-focused course in The Lost Sierra of Northern California includes riding skills and equipment setup in addition to recognizing avalanche terrain and hazards, route planning, conditions awareness, and the basics of avalanche rescue. With over 20 years of professional experience Duncan will help you achieve the success on a sled that you're looking for. Whether you're an experienced rider looking to dial in bow ties and hop overs while refreshing your safety protocol, or you're a new rider looking for confidence, Backcountry Bootcamp will get you there!
minimum 4 riders
maximum 6 riders
$220 / per person
8 hour
1 day or book multiple days to get dialed in
* $50 dollar deposit due at booking, remaining balance charged 7 days before experience
Avalanche Rescue Course
Motorized Avalanche Rescue is a one day AIARE field course aimed at both new and experienced backcountry riders that covers the essential life saving skills and techniques of companion rescue. Learn how to properly use your transceiver, avalanche probe, shovel, and other gear with focused skills training and realistic practice scenarios. New participants will learn the basics of companion rescue, while return participants can expand their skill set with advanced topics and complex scenario practice. This course is great for standalone learning; to expand on the basic rescue skills in a Level 1; or to begin every season with your riding group to get dialed on your skills and rescue gear.
No pre-requisites. All riding levels.
This course meets or exceeds the American Avalanche Association guidelines for Avalanche Rescue.
$250/ per person
1 day
8 hour
Minimum 4 riders
Maximum 6 riders
** this course is a required pre- requisite in order to take a level 2
* $50 dollar deposit due at booking, remaining balance charged 7 days before experience
Avalanche Education Level 1 Course
Motorized Level 1 is a multi-day introduction to avalanche hazard management specifically designed for snowmobilers and snow bikers. This course addresses more than rescue and awareness; it is for those who intentionally want to travel in or through avalanche terrain and want to learn how to work with a group to manage their avalanche risk. Instructors identify and focus on unique elements of motorized backcountry travel, focusing on snowmobilers’ unique use of terrain, speed of travel, and group communication. Using The Sierra Avalanche Centers “Daily Flow” Framework, this course emphasizes riding time and covers topics such as avalanche rescue techniques and equipment; preparation, planning, and execution of a backcountry ride based on avalanche conditions; how to interpret an avalanche bulletin; avalanche terrain identification, and safe travel techniques. We use the conditions alerts, and terrain alerts check lists to provide a step by step approach to the ride. This is the essential course for any backcountry rider.
This course meets or exceeds the American Avalanche Association guide lines for Level 1
No pre-requisites. All riding levels.
$575/ per person
3 day course
Minimum 4 riders
Maximum 6 riders
* $50 dollar deposit due at booking, remaining balance charged 7 days before experience
Avalanche Education Level 2 Course
Motorized Level 2 provides backcountry riders an opportunity to advance their decision making skills in more complicated situations with respect to traveling in avalanche terrain - such as being the leader of a group, riding in complex terrain, and developing a plan where resources are scarce. This multi-day course builds on the backcountry decision making process introduced in Level 1 and adds to it the evaluation of critical hazard assessment factors with more focus on weather, snowpack, avalanche processes, and how these topics relate to observations and riding in avalanche terrain. This course is essential for any backcountry snowmobiler or snow biker whose skills and aspirations are taking them in more complicated terrain.
This course meets or exceeds the American Avalanche Association guidelines
** Level 1 + Avalanche Rescue are pre-requisites. Intermediate riding level recommended.
$675/per person
3 day course
Minimum 4 riders
Maximum 6 riders
* $50 dollar deposit due at booking, remaining balance charged 7 days before experience