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SUN VALLEY HELI SKI GUIDES
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Since 1966, Sun Valley Heli-Ski Guides has offered incomparable backcountry guide service. As the birthplace of United States helicopter skiing, SVHSG holds the country’s longest standing operations permit and brings to our quests an outstanding record of safety, terrain quality, and over 100 years of collective experience by our team of guides.

Located in Sun Valley, Idaho, SVHSG has over 750-square-miles of terrain in three mountain ranges. This prime location gives our guests access to the services and ski area of the Sun Valley Resort as well as amenities in the neighboring town of Ketchum, such as fine dining and year-round cultural events. Your choice to ski with us is the foundation for a wonderful family vacation!
www.sunvalleyheliski.com 800-872-3108 Toll free      208-726-6850 Local
 
SAWTOOTH MOUNTAIN GUIDES
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Founded in 1985, Sawtooth Mountain Guides is a full-service, year-round mountain guide service, headquartered in Stanley, Idaho at the foot of the Sawtooth Range. During the summer months, Sawtooth Mountain Guides specializes in a broad range of mountain activities including mountaineering and rock climbing, custom trekking, and high lakes fly-fishing. As the area's mountaineering permitee of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. Sawtooth Mountain Guides provides the Sun Valley area with a Climbing School providing instructional formats for Half-Day, Full-Day, and Multi-Day activities. Guided programs are also offered at the desert City of Rocks and on Mt. Borah, Idaho's highest Peak.

In winter, Sawtooth Mountain Guides provides unique backcountry skiing opportunities through the renowned Sawtooth Hut System. From our Williams Peak Hut, located in the northern Sawtooth Wilderness, offerings include guided backcountry skiing and telemark instruction, avalanche courses, powder skiing, and spring ski mountaineering.

www.sawtoothguides.com

208-774-3324
 
SUN VALLEY TREKKING
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Sun Valley Trekking has offered unique winter and summer backcountry adventures since 1982. Recently featured in Outside Magazine and Travel and Leisure Magazine,  Sun Valley Trekking has five huts and yurts strategically located in two Idaho mountain ranges. We specialize in exploring the vast wilderness north of Sun Valley, which harbors some of the finest nordic and backcountry terrain anywhere.

Whether you want to rent one of our yurts or huts for an independent party, or if you prefer a guided experience, we can accommodate you. We offer custom single and half-day instructional outings, multi-day hut trips, and exploratory ski traverses and expeditions in Idaho, Yellowstone National Park, and Alaska. Our huts and yurts provide the ultimate forum for backcountry adventure, leisure, and learning.

www.svtrek.com

208-788-1966