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Get ready for an adrenaline-packed day with heli assisted ski touring near Salt Lake City. Ski untouched powder and enjoy breathtaking alpine views tailored to your group’s skill level.
Get ready for an adrenaline-packed day with heli assisted ski touring near Salt Lake City. Ski untouched powder and enjoy breathtaking alpine views tailored to your group’s skill level.
Book with The Backcountry Pros LLC
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Operated by The Backcountry Pros LLC · Salt Lake City, Utah
Experience an unforgettable alpine adventure with heli assisted ski touring near Salt Lake City, Utah. The Backcountry Pros LLC offers an exclusive day where a helicopter whisks you away from the ordinary and drops you into pristine, untouched mountain terrain. Spend over eight hours skiing through powdery slopes tailored to your group's abilities and preferences. This isn't just any backcountry trip — it’s personalized, exhilarating, and fully immersive, allowing you to explore expansive terrains unreachable by lifts. Whether you prefer steep descents or winding glades, your guide will craft the perfect route. At day’s end, you can ski down to a safe roadway or enjoy a return helicopter flight, providing a seamless and thrilling conclusion. This experience is ideal for those craving fresh snow and wide-open spaces, combined with the excitement of heli access and expert guidance. Beyond skiing, you’ll take in sweeping views of Utah’s rugged alpine landscape, creating memories that last far beyond the last run.
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8+ hours.
Participants should be in excellent physical shape with strong endurance to manage long ski days in backcountry terrain.
While prior heli-skiing experience is not mandatory, participants should have strong advanced skiing skills and comfort in backcountry terrain.
Guides conduct thorough avalanche assessments daily and provide essential safety equipment like transceivers, probes, and shovels to all participants.
This experience is best suited for expert skiers due to the challenging terrain and backcountry conditions.
Groups are kept small, typically 4-6 people, to ensure personalized attention and safety.
The Backcountry Pros LLC may reschedule or adjust the trip for safety; client flexibility is appreciated.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own meals and snacks to maintain energy throughout the day.
The Wasatch Mountains have long been a traditional winter playground, with early ski pioneers establishing routes still used today.
The Backcountry Pros emphasize Leave No Trace principles to protect fragile alpine ecosystems during heli-ski tours.
The Backcountry Pros LLC is a Utah-based guiding and education company specializing in backcountry skiing, avalanche education, and technical climbing instruction. The team offers a range of hands-on experiences — from single-day clinics to multi-day mentorships and heli-assisted ski touring — focused on practical skills, decision-making, and safe mountain travel. Instructional offerings include Advanced Backcountry Skiing Mentorship, Backcountry Skiing Mentorship, Ski Mountaineering Course, Level I (Uinta Mountains), Avalanche I Refresher, Heli Assisted Ski Touring, Intro to Trad Climbing, Multi Pitch Self Rescue, Advanced Ice Techniques, and Ice Intro Clinic. Courses combine classroom and fieldwork when appropriate, with Zoom sessions, guided field days, basecamp-style mentorship, and real-world scenario practice. The Backcountry Pros LLC emphasizes small groups and a limited instructor-to-student ratio to maximize individualized feedback and hands-on coaching. Professional ski instructors and certified guides lead technical lessons in the Wasatch and Uinta Mountains, covering avalanche forecasting, companion rescue, ski travel techniques, ice screw placement, anchor building, and multi-pitch self-rescue. Safety and evidence-based decision making are core priorities; students practice terrain assessment, hazard interpretation, and rescue drills in real mountain settings. The company’s programs are designed for progressing skiers and climbers seeking measurable skill development, confidence in complex terrain, and the ability to plan and execute safe backcountry trips. Booking information, prerequisite details, and course logistics are provided for each trip to ensure participants arrive prepared for a productive and secure learning experience. Industry-standard safety protocols and hands-on mentorship create measurable progress and lasting skills for responsible mountain travel across winter and alpine environments.
Book with The Backcountry Pros LLC