Big Sky Backcountry Guides

02/10/2025

Due to demand, we’ve added a bonus session at Bell Lake Yurt March 10-12th. Includes three days of instruction and guiding, yurt accommodations, all meals, and some awesome skiing! This is your last chance to take an avalanche course with BSBG this season—register now!

01/18/2025

🔥SALE!🔥 $100 off all remaining avalanche courses! Get a top-quality Level 1 course AND a 3-day, all inclusive yurt trip at Bell Lake Yurt. Don’t settle for a lesser course, and don’t miss this deal! Limited spaces available—register now with code “SALE100” and we’ll see you soon!

01/01/2025

We’re ringing in the New Year with tons of fresh snow, great turns, and new avalanche courses at ! We’ve added two sessions due to demand—register now! Link in bio.

12/21/2024

Our first 3 avalanche courses of the year have been a blast! We still have space in a few sessions—including our Level1+PLUS courses, that add a fourth day of powder skiing and learning at !

12/17/2024

Save $100 on a few remaining December avalanche course spots at Bell Lake Yurt!

https://www.bigskybackcountry.com/campaigns/view-campaign/-4IRQIDwrwZkCoaPUTE8f1xVWoe323PzOkDmHteEOjyXkIRVX5wuR6G8Qo4-2wUL67tWv-X9njpsPMWo8IAmzPtwkmU70Mn9

Montana backcountry ski guides and adventure specialists! Backcountry hut trips, day touring, avalanche courses, ski mountaineering, and international ski adventures.

11/28/2024

Morning glory abounds. Happy Thanksgiving!

11/21/2024

Sliding on snow is pretty darn fun! It’s still thin, but the mountains are in great shape, and it’s SO nice to be back on skis. We’ll be ramping up guiding operations and avalanche courses starting in early December!

11/16/2024

Snow day today! We’ll be back to this in 3… 2… 1…

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11/11/2024

Come on down to MSU on Wednesday evening! We'll be there, and Big Sky Backcountry Guides and Bell Lake Yurt owner and guide Drew Pogge will be moderating a panel discussion on why good bc partners matter!

Wednesday, November 13 4- 8 PM. MSU SNOW AND AVALANCHE workshop open to the public for FREE in the SUB Ballroom.

~ 4-5 pm: vendor hour
~ 5-6 pm: Avalanche awareness presentations
~ 6-6:45 pm: MSU research presentations
~ 645-7:10pm: GNFAC, Director Mark Staples “effectively alone”
~ 7:10-8 pm: Panel Discussion

Come for some or all! Looking forward to seeing everyone soon.

Vendor list:

Bridger Bowl, Big Sky Backcountry Guides, Beartooth Powder Guides, Montana Alpine Guides, Montana Backcountry Yurts, Uphill Pursuits, Montana Backcountry Alliance, Spark R&D, Friends of Gallatin County Sheriff SAR, Six Point Avalanche Education, American Avalanche Association, MSU Outdoor Program, Montana Mountaineering Association, American Avalanche Institute, Weston Boards, Big Sky Mountain Product, BCA, Eagle Mount Adaptive program, USFS Bozeman Ranger District, First Snow Designs, Big Sky Avalanche Foundation for Education ( BSAFE)

We are raffling BCA helmets, an AAI avalanche course, Bridger Bowl Lift tickets and more!

11/08/2024

It’s gonna be a great season! 🔥❄️❄️🏔️🙏🏂⛷️🛖

10/31/2024

We finally got a bunch of swag in the store—hats, beanies, t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies—check it out!

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10/12/2024

We’re ready. Soooo ready.

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03/22/2024

We opened another session of Ski Mountaineering Camp April 25-28! Join us at Bell Lake Yurt for 4 days of steep skiing, skills building, and springtime fun! Guiding, lodging, and meals included--just $1,100/person.
https://www.belllakeyurt.com/ski-mountaineering-camp
Ski a ton of great lines with BSBG, and learn:
-High-angle risk assessment
-Climbing with ski crampons and boot crampons
-High-angle transitions
-Self Arrest
-Belayed Skiing
-Rappelling
-Basic knots and rope work for ski mountaineering
-Bottom-up vs. top-down approaches

03/01/2024

Contrast. Beauty. Wildness. Yellowstone.

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02/22/2024

Ski Mountaineering with BSBG🔥🔥

Want to tackle bigger, steeper, deeper, radder mountain objectives? Check out our annual Ski Mountaineering camps in April. In addition to building skills and confidence with Big Sky Backcountry Guides, you’ll enjoy four days at Bell Lake Yurt, awesome meals, fun people, and a completely immersive big-mountain experience—and some of the coolest peaks and couloirs in Montana!

•High-angle risk assessment
•Climbing with ski and boot crampons
•Self-arrest
•Belayed Skiing
•Bottom-up vs. Top-down approaches
•Basic knots, snow anchors, and rope work
•Steep-skiing and riding techniques

📸 BSBG/Bell Lake Yurt owner Drew Pogge, West Rib, Denali (20,310’)

02/12/2024

What an awesome weekend in the mountains!