Colorado Climbing And Skiing

Join Skyward Mountaineering for a custom guided climbing or skiing adventure in Colorado! We are based on the West Slope, minutes away from world class ice climbing, rock climbing, and skiing for year-round access to the mountains.

  • Our access to ice climbing in the mountain towns of Ouray, Silverton and Telluride is unparalleled. Our Ouray ice climbing guides are local climbers with decades of guiding and instructing experience.

  • The powder skiing on Red Mountain Pass and the steep couloirs of the San Juan mountain range offer fun backcountry skiing and springtime ski mountaineering in a remote and rugged part of Colorado.

  • There is no shortage of rock climbing opportunities in the state of Colorado, from the long and adventerous routes in the Black Canyon, world class sport climbing in Rifle and multipitch trad climbing in Boulder.

find your Colorado adventure:

A guide in a yellow jacket belays an ice climber in the Ouray Ice Park.

Beginner to advanced ice climbing

A climber in a blue jacket is mixed climbing in Ouray, Colorado.

Intermediate to advanced multipitch ice climbing

A blue gloved hand is holding an ice tool behind a pillar of ice.

Intermediate to advanced ice climbing

Rock climbing in the Black Canyon National Park.

Intermediate to advanced multipitch rock climbing

A climber leads a route on the Flatirons in Boulder.

Beginner toproping to advanced multipitch rock climbing

A desert tower in Colorado National Monument.

Beginner toproping to advanced multipitch rock climbing

A young child leads a route at the Rotary Park in Ouray, Colorado.

Beginner toprope rock climbing to advanced sport climbing

A rock climber leads a route in Rifle, Colorado.

Beginner to advanced sport climbing

Fresh snow coats Mt. Sneffels above aspen trees changing color in the autumn.

Mt. Sneffels

Intermediate alpine rock and snow climbing

A winter view of Hallet Peak.

Rocky Mountain National Park

Intermediate to advanced alpine rock, snow and mixed climbing

A skier in a red jacket turns in deep powder.

Beginner to advanced backcountry skiing and splitboarding

Taking off backcountry skiing skins at a ski hut in Colorado.

Intermediate to advanced overnight backcountry ski touring

Colorado is a state of diverse geologic landscapes, from sandy desert floors to snowy mountain tops. Skyward Mountaineering is based in Grand Junction on Colorado’s Western Slope, from this basecamp of operations we offer seasonal guided climbing and skiing trips across the state. Whether you want to climb a rugged 14er, hone your ice climbing technique in the world famous Ouray Ice Park, enjoy a warm and sunny desert rock climb, or go on a multipitch adventure in the Black Canyon National Park, Skyward Mountaineering is committed to helping you achieve your goals.

  • 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 climbers and skiers 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 climbers, skiers 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.