Backcountry Skiing Clinics

A skier turns in a steep couloir.

Intro To Ski Alpinism

Skyward Mountaineering offers guided backcountry skiing clinics in the San Juan mountains of Colorado. Our access to this incredible backcountry skiing terrain combined with our decades of experience recreating and guiding in the mountains provide the backbone for all of our clinics. Skyward’s backcountry skiing clinics are customized to provide skiers with the unique skillset necessary to ski and snowboard safely in mountainous and diverse conditions.

  • Skyward Mountaineering is an AMGA Accredited Business, that means we’ve gone through rigorous third party auditing to ensure the highest quality risk management, customer service, ethical business practices, and professionally trained guides.

  • Our guides are expert skiers and climbers with extensive training and personal experience on challenging ascents and descents around the world.

  • We are a small guide service offering customized programs based on decades of guiding and instructional experience.

  • Unparalleled logistics support from start to finish. Our office staff are skiers, climbers and mountain guides so when you call or email us we’ll give you honest and helpful information to increase the success and enjoyment of your trip.