For over 40 years we have been ski guiding the fantastic backcountry ski terrain around Lake Tahoe from our base in Truckee and Donner Summit…by far the best backcountry ski terrain in North Tahoe. As California’s oldest & most established backcountry ski guide service, and one of the world’s leading ski guiding companies, we have the depth of experience to show you the goods around North Lake Tahoe.

Our Lake Tahoe backcountry skiing, split boarding and ski mountaineering courses are for everyone from the backcountry skiing novice to the experienced ski mountaineer. Our highly experienced ski & split boarding guides are avalanche professionals trained, or certified, by the American Mountain Guides Association. Let us show you all that Lake Tahoe has to offer the backcountry skier & snowboarder.

Why backcountry ski & split board at Lake Tahoe with Alpine Skills International / International Alpine Guides?

• The most established & experienced backcountry ski guiding company at Lake Tahoe with a 5-star Tripadvisor rating

• One of the leading International worldwide ski & split board guiding services

• 40 years experience ski guiding the backcountry of Tahoe

• All of our ski tours & backcountry ski classes incorporate avalanche awareness & backcountry skiing skills

• We provide all of your avalanche safety gear at no extra cost

• Learn world standard techniques from American Mountain Guides Assoc. trained and/or certified lead backcountry ski guides

• Certified avalanche professionals

• Small group sizes and individualized attention

Guiding the backcountry of Tahoe since 1979

Looking for avalanche courses? Check out our Tahoe AAI avalanche courses

Lake Tahoe Backcountry Skiing

Guided Backcountry Skiing & Split Boarding

Intro to Backcountry Skiing & Split Boarding Course - 1 day
Lake Tahoe, California
A beginner backcountry ski & Splitboard. Essential training before hitting the backcountry

AAI Avalanche Level 1 & Intro to Backcountry Combined Course
Truckee & Donner Pass - 3 days
BOTH the intro to backcountry & AAI level 1 avalanche course in one course

Sugar Bowl Resort Lift-Assist Backcountry Skiing & Riding

We are excited to be offering our long time Sugar Bowl Backcountry lift assist skiing…America’s oldest lift accessed guided backcountry skiing program. Come experience California’s best lift served backcountry skiing terrain!

Overnight Tahoe Backcountry Ski Tours

For backcountry skiing in the High Sierra & Mammoth Lakes areas check out our:
High Sierra & Mammoth Lakes Ski Tours & Courses

THE INTERNATIONAL ALPINE GUIDES DIFFERENCE

For over 40 years IAG/ASI team have been ski guiding in Lake Tahoe & throughout California, as well as in many of the great mountain ranges of the world. We are Tahoe’s original ski guiding company founded by the Bela & Mimi Vadasz in 1979. As one of the most experienced and oldest guide services in California, we bring to you the highest standards in the mountain guiding industry. All of our lead ski guides operating in technical terrain have training with the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) in the terrain they guide. We are also one of the most experienced American mountain guiding companies operating ski tours & off piste skiing in the Alps of Europe. Our extensive worldwide experience, adherence to the highest standards, as well as our approachable down to earth guiding philosophy all combine to give you, our valued guests, the best mountain experience possible.

All of our programs are developed and supervised by Internationally licensed IFMGA guide Dave Miller, our current owner and technical director. Originally from the North Lake Tahoe area, Dave has over 30 years of personal backcountry skiing experience on the backcountry slopes of Lake Tahoe. We know Tahoe’s backcountry!