Tired of a one-off class? Tour 56+ hours alongside professionals and mountain mavens for a fun, unique, season that will take you above and beyond your winter goals in great company.
Spend this winter season with renowned professional female guides and athletes during this women's specific backcountry series and gain the confidence, skills and knowledge to become a connoisseur of the backcountry!
AMGA Guides Anna Keeling, Winslow Passey, Emilie Drinkwater, plus more will be your mountain mentors and companions throughout the season. They are personable, relatable backcountry experts and are committed to meet each individual at their current backcountry level and help them progress from there.
What is Wasatch Mavens?
The Wasatch Mavens is a women's backcountry ski & snowboard touring program led by professional female guides that inspires and motivates women skiers and riders in the community to get outside of the confines of the resort. Explore boundless terrain, gain new perspectives, learn from experience and bond with like-minded individuals.
Who should join the Mavens?
Women who:
Backcountry terrain offers challenges that are not found in the resorts. In the backcountry, unlike the resort, runs are not designed by man to ease the downhill experience by creating trails, removing obstacles, and maintaining a more consistent snow pack. Our goal is for participants to get the most out of this winter-long series, therefore, it is valuable that you be in the right group. We are offering an intermediate and advanced group, groups will work together some days and separate other days for certain objectives.
Intermediate - Be capable and willing to make turns in challenging, variable, ungroomed snow on 30-degree slopes with trees. Be able to ski groomed black runs without falling.
Advanced - Experienced in powder skiing. Be able to control your speed on steep terrain and feel comfortable skiing off-piste black runs with minimal falls. Need to be able to manage ungroomed, challenging, variable conditions in tight trees.
Curriculum
Day #1: Meet & Greet
Saturday, January 11, 2020
Day #2: Avalanche Skills
Saturday, January 25, 2020
Day #3: Systems & Methods
Saturday, February 8, 2020
Day #4: Powder Skiing
Saturday, February 22, 2020
Day #5: Plan & Lead the Day's Tour -- Plan A, B & C; Guides Follow
Saturday, March 7, 2020
Day #6: Steep Terrain + Mountaineering Basics *Potential use of crampons and ice ax as conditions are dependent.
Saturday, March 21, 2020
Day #7: Spring Skiing 101 -- Ski Novel Lines (long day)
Saturday, April 4, 2020 -- Long day (8-12 hrs)
*Guides plan to cover the skills and objectives listed above in detail and will assign them the day prior depending on weather and conditions; we do not want to waste a perfectly good powder day on rescue and beacon drills.
How to Register:
Lone Peak
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Tour Planning
Wasatch Powder
Photo by Lee Cohen
Pfeifferhorn
Photo by Tyson Bradley
7 Full-Day Saturday sessions
Salt Lake City, Utah
Early Bird: $899 plus tax (before Dec 1st)
After Dec 1st: $999 plus tax
*UMA requires a 50% deposit at booking, the remainder will be charged 1 week prior to the first outing (Jan 11).
UMA reserves the right to cancel or shorten the series if fewer than 2 participants register.
Intermediate - Be capable and willing to make turns in challenging, variable, ungroomed snow on 30-degree slopes with trees. Be able to ski groomed black runs without falling.
Advanced - Experienced in powder skiing. Be able to control your speed on steep terrain and feel comfortable skiing off-piste black runs with minimal falls. Need to be able to manage ungroomed, challenging, variable conditions in tight trees.
*Please give an honest assessment of your skill to be safe and have a good time. The goal will certainly be soft snow and powder skiing but low altitude exits at the end of the day can be crusty with tight trees.
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P.O. Box 521809
Salt Lake City, Utah 84152-1809
Phone: (801) 550 3986
Fax: (801) 486 8505