A group in Profile Basin, Williams Peak.

Sawtooth Mountain Guides offers a wide variety of guided ski options. Many backcountry enthusiasts know us for our famed Williams Peak Hut which accesses the finest ski terrain in the region. In the vicinity of the hut, we have outstanding powder glade skiing, as well as long tours which link up high cirques. If learning to ski the steeps is a goal, the northern Sawtooths offer unlimited possibilities, and your guide will make a perfect match with you, your interests and the terrain. See our yurt page for more details on hut guiding.

Our well kept secret is the terrain covered through our special use permits providing access for day backcountry skiing jaunts, offering unlimited powder stashes between storms.

Snowboarding around Grand Mogul, within our permit area.

A number of options for all ability levels are accessible as day tours from Galena summit which is convenient from the Sun Valley area. Between Galena and Stanley is a range of additional skiing options; from gentle jaunts to advanced ski mountaineering. To the west and north of Stanley is one of central Idaho's secret snowbelts, where finding powder is the norm rather than the exception. With a full-day and a sense of adventure one can explore the Copper mountain/Cape Horn area which is the headwaters of the famed Middle Fork of the Salmon.

Our day backcountry guided tours may be customized according to ability and interest. Skiing safety and Avalanche Awareness are our standard of excellence by each of our professional guides.

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