Backcountry Basecamp is heading to Powder Mountain this weekend!
The Backcountry BASECAMP Tour is heading back to Utah’s Powder Mountain! Together with Scott Sports, Backcountry Magazine brings the beta published in every issue to resorts across the U.S. From the Berkshires to the Tetons, the Rockies to the Wasatch, Backcountry Magazine will join local guides, forecasters and avalanche instructors for weekendlong pop-up events featuring gear demos, avalanche education, local forecasting and huge raffles benefiting local nonprofits.
Backcountry BASECAMP will make its second visit to Powder Mountain to offer free demos and educational workshops in the base area March 11 and 12. Throughout the weekend, our friends from the Ogden Avalanche Center will join us to discuss the local snowpack and general backcountry safety. Backcountry Magazine staff and Powder Mountain guides will be on hand both days for free workshops that will freshen up your beacon skills and teach you basic backcountry safety and etiquette. Join us in the Bower Lodge on Saturday evening for a giant opportunity drawing, all you can eat pizza and local beer, all the proceeds going to the Ogden Avalanche Center . Tickets for dinner cost $35 and are available for pre-purchase at: https://powder-mountain-events.square.site/product/backcountry-basecamp/953
Saturday
9:00 a.m. BASECAMP trailer and demos open to public
10:00 a.m. Guided backcountry tour with Powder Mountain Guides
11:00 a.m. Beacon skills workshop with Ogden Avalanche Center staff
12:00 p.m. Avalanche safety workshop with Ogden Avalanche Center staff
1:00 p.m. Guided backcountry tour with Powder Mountain Guides
2:00 p.m. Beacon skills workshop with Ogden Avalanche Center staff
3:00 p.m. Last demos out
7:00 p.m. BASECAMP opportunity drawing to support the Ogden Avalanche Center
Sunday
9:00 a.m. BASECAMP trailer and demos open to public
10:00 a.m. Guided backcountry tour with Powder Mountain Guides
11:00 a.m. Beacon skills workshop with Ogden Avalanche Center staff
12:00 p.m. Avalanche safety workshop with Ogden Avalanche Center staff
1:00 p.m. Guided backcountry tour with Powder Mountain Guides
2:00 p.m. Beacon skills workshop with Ogden Avalanche Center staff
3:00 p.m. Last demos out
2023 Basecamp dates and locations:
JANUARY 7 and 8: Berkshire East, MA
JANUARY 28 and 29: Grand Targhee, WY
FEBRUARY 4 and 5: Alta, UT
FEBRUARY 7, 8 and 9: Vail Ski Resort, CO
FEBRUARY 11 and 12: Loveland Ski Area, CO
MARCH 11 and 12: Powder Mountain, UT
Stay tuned for more details and updates!
Before you arrive at Grand Targhee (GTR) you folks need to know that the Teton Canyon is under threat by GTR. GTR wants to put a chairlift into Teton Canyon. This areas terrain is know for big avalanches. If developed the local community of Big Horn Sheep, wolverines, and grizzly bears would be threatened. GTR would have to control the area for avalanches and they would have to so this aggressively. It will sound like a war zone. I have included some links for you folks to look at.
Big Horn Sheep
https://wyofile.com/national-forest-mulls-keeping-teton-ski-resort-out-of-sheep-range/?fbclid=IwAR12fXQxGUI4uRYc6z8ha_EGbx8zVFkVXb0e6xkrn99bfGz7M28RFMUA_nE
You can also go to http://www.savetetoncanyon.org for complete information about the expansion.
any updates on how to register for backcountry basecamp?
Same question. Any details on the Grand Targhee base camp?
You don’t need to register! You can just come up to Targhee, and we’ll be set up in the base area. Beacon workshops are free to whoever is there when they start, and you can sign up for a guided tour in the mornings. We’ll work on getting the details posted soon!
Does the same just show up rule apply to Alta?
Sure does! Workshops and tours are first-come, first-serve.
Hi! Are both the boot and the bc ski are provided in those event?
ANd does the lift ticket are required for those events? I know Alta doesn’t, but when I checked the one for powder mountain, it says the ticket is required. I’m a little confused
We have a fleet of demo boots and skis that you can use for the tour. We cannot guarantee sizing availability. Lift tickets are generally required, but it depends on if the guide service uses lifts to access their backcountry terrain.
At Loveland this weekend, is this strictly an in-bounds event? Or will you be accessing any backcountry terrain or be leading / encouraging any actual skinning? Loveland forbids any uphill travel after 8am or before 4pm…
When will the 2024 dates be announced? Time to start planning for next season 😉