Backcountry Skiing & Avalanche Education

San Juan Mountains, CO & La Sal Mountains, UT

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Kling Mountain Guides offers the total package when it comes to skiing, ski mountaineering, and avalanche education. We are able to facilitate your ski experience from start to finish. Don't ski with an ordinary guide service, come ski with the extraordinary guide service, Kling Mountain Guides!

 

KMG offers tours and trips in Colorado's San Juan Mountains and Utah's La Sal Mountains!  Come see for yourself why so many ski movies are filmed here and olympic gold medalists train right here! The San Juan Mountains and Red Mountain Pass have the best backcountry skiing this side of Alaska! Let the expert guides of KMG take you to Red Mountain Pass and Silverton, Colorado. Our programs are custom tailored to your needs, form the "first-time-in-the-backcountry-skier" to "big mountain free skier," KMG has a trip with your name on it! At KMG we don't just "accommodate" you, we give you the custom ski adventure that you will talk about for the rest of your life! We will get you the freshest powder lines away from the crowds. Experience skiing the way is was meant to be!

Colorado Backcountry Skiing and Ski Mountaineering

      • Are you looking to explore the snow outside the resort boundaries? Come ski the San Juan Mountains with Kling Mountain Guides!  From "first-time-in-the-backcountry" skier to the "big mountain free skier" let KMG help you find the perfect line!

Avalanche Education - AIARE

      • All avalanche education courses are not created equal!  Come experience the KMG difference. Our American Institue for Avalanche Research and Education(AIARE) courses don't fill you with fluff, just facts. More local organizations have chosen to work with KMG instructors than any other local avalanche educator. These include San Juan College, Fort Lewis College, the Silverton Avalanche School, La Plata County Search and Rescue, and Silverton Mountain Ski Area to name a few. If Find out why these organizations choose to work with KMG and it's top notch instructors and guides!

      Utah Backcountry Skiing and Ski Mountaineering

          • Tired of the crowds on 1-70 corridor? Want to find some new ski terrain or the hidden spot?  Come ski the La Sal mountains in UT.! From "first-time-in-the-backcountry" skier to the "big mountain free skier" let KMG help you find the perfect line!

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2011/ 2012 Schedule

Dates
First snow until it's all gone!

Duration
1 day to as long as you want!

Locaiton
San Juan Mountains, CO          La Sal Mountains, Utah

Cost
Varies

Client to Guide Ratio
Variable but always small!

Difficulty
from beginner to expert we have great skiing for all abilities!
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Hear what folks think of our avalanche course!

"The atmosphere was great, quiet & conveniently in the mountains. The service was quality, excellent teaching skills & determination. Products extremely practical & necessary in the field. Prices were incredible through the college!"

-San Juan College Level 2 Student

"Awesome course- I learned an incredible amount in 3 days. Josh Kling is an awesome instructor! 5 Stars!"

-AIARE Level 1 Avalanche Student

 

"Great information and field experience. Everyone going into the backcountry during winter should take this class!"

-AIARE Level 1 Avalanche Student

 

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*KMG operates under special use permits in the; San Juan National Forest, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park , Moab BLM, Indian Creek BLM, Manti-La Sal National Forest, Cedar Mesa Grand Gulch BLM, Mt. Rainier National Park, areas.  Kling Mountain Guides LLC provides services and employment regardless of ethnic or cultural heritage, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or physical handicap.