Backcountry Skiing & Riding 101

Schedule

Thu Nov 20 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

939 Pearl St | Boulder, CO

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SheJumps and Gnara are teaming up to host a Backcountry 101 to share knowledge and answer questions about how to get started in this sport
About this Event

Curious about what backcountry skiing/splitboarding is? Wondering if you’re ready to start touring? Maybe you’re just getting started and still have questions or want to meet touring partners at a similar level.

SheJumps and Gnara are joining forces to offer a Backcountry 101 at Gnara’s Boulder Pop-up this fall for women. This includes cis women, trans women, and non-binary people. Backcountry 101 is intended to be an inclusive space to share knowledge and answer questions about how to get started in this sport.

This fun, informal evening aims to give you all the answers you need, to things like:

  • How good do I need to be at skiing or snowboarding to start touring?
  • How do I learn to avoid avalanches?
  • What kinds of bindings do I need? (And how do they work?)
  • Do I need a special pair of skis for this?
  • How do I choose skins? (And how do I cut them?)
  • What kind of pack do I need? Can I use my regular pack?
  • What do I need to know about getting safety gear like a beacon, shovel, and probe
  • What features matter for a beginner?
  • Do I need to dress differently for backcountry skiing/riding versus the resort?

Backcountry 101 is not a technical course and we won’t dive into things like how to perform an avalanche rescue. But we will talk about your next steps for avalanche education.. We will share our hard learned lessons on what gear and training is most important and where you could save some money. At the end of the evening, you will go home knowing what your next steps should be and maybe have met some new friends to take those steps with!

Stoked to see you there!


About SheJumps

SheJumps increases the participation of women and girls in outdoor activities to foster confidence, leadership, and connection to nature and community through free and low-cost outdoor education.

SheJumps is an inclusive organization. We welcome all women and girls—transgender and cisgender, as well as non-binary people.

SheJumps strives to fight against racism and acknowledges that our events and programs take place on traditional, unceded Indigenous lands.

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The Gnara Store

The Gnara Pop-up is a space for the Boulder community to gather and connect. Throughout the fall, we’ll be hosting events ranging from hikes to tarot readings to film festivals.

Gnara is on a mission to empower everyone to Answer Nature’s CallⓇ – quite literally – with our patented GoFlyⓇ zipper technology. That’s why we create innovative and inclusive apparel that makes everyone feel safe, comfortable, and confident to explore exactly as they are. We envision a world where one day, no one has to think twice before going about their business – at work and at play.


Sponsors

Thanks to our amazing sponsors Dometic and Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

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939 Pearl St, 939 Pearl Street, Boulder, United States

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