Backcountry Skiing
Montana offers the perfect winter landscape for those seeking a backcountry ski experience. From roadless areas of Montana's National Forests to spectacular National Parks, there is plenty of quiet non-motorized winter fun to be had in the backcountry. In the northwest corner of the vast state of Montana lies one of nature's jewels, Glacier National Park. Glacier's winter wonderland is a backcountry skier's heaven.
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Bar W Ranch - Access to great backcountry skiing
We offer unparalleled access to untracked powder for backcountry skiing or snowshoeing. For the winter enthusiast who wants incredible powder, stay with us.
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The term "backcountry" by definition means it is off the well-worn path, and Glacier National Park offers just that. The sport of telemark skiing is the most pure form of accessing the backcountry. Telemark skiing is similar to cross-country skiing, but with more of an alpine ski and boot. This type of skiing offers the gentle gliding over flat terrain of cross-country skiing, as well as the ability to navigate steep snowy hillsides. Telemark skiing originated from Norway, from the Telemark region, where skiing was a natural mode of travel due to the long winters. Sondre Norheim, of Morgedal, Telemark first demonstrated the telemark turn in 1868, later called the Christiana turn.
Telemark skis are shorter, stiffer and a little wider than cross-country skis and offer more control especially when traversing down a steep hill. While ski resorts see lots of telemark skiers intermingle with alpine skiers on the hill, most telemark skiers search out the solitude of the quiet winter backcountry for miles of untracked powder.
From late November through May 1st, Glacier Park Ski Tours is available to custom design a ski tour or snowshoe trip to the interests and skill level of your group. Day trips, full moon trips or extended trips are available. Guides are certified members of the Professional Ski Instructors Association, Nordic Ski Patrol, or both. They are skilled in winter mountaineering, avalanche safety and first aid, along with being knowledgeable in the natural history of Glacier National Park.
Glacier National Park is a spectacular place to visit anytime of the year. However, the winter season is truly special as the landscape resembles a blanket of snow covering all that the eye can see. The pleasures of winter travel are tallied in the pink cast of alpinglow on snowy peaks, the basins full of untouched powder and the serenity of its wild, vast lands. Glacier in the winter offers unparalleled opportunity for solitude. On an average winter day in December, there are 160 visitors in the Park, whereas in July there are 16,000.
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