Into the White – 7-Day Yukon Backcountry Ski Trip

Your guides will pick you up in Whitehorse in the morning. We’ll do a full gear check, avalanche safety orientation, and pack up before hitting the road north. The drive itself is an adventure, winding through snowy Yukon landscapes until we reach Haines Pass — your home for the week. You’ll move into the Squatch Bus, get your gear organized in the trailer, and settle in with a hot meal, woodstove warmth, and a first round in the sauna.

If the skies are clear, you might even catch your first glimpse of the northern lights.

Wake up to the smell of coffee and breakfast in the bus. After a quick snowpack update and guide briefing, we’ll head out for our first ski tour.

Today is about warming up the legs and reviewing backcountry basics: efficient skinning, avalanche safety, and group travel.

Expect mellow bowls and tree runs, chasing powder while building confidence as a team. Evening: sauna, dinner, and stories around the bus.

With legs warmed up, we’ll push deeper into the pass. Depending on conditions, this might mean alpine bowls, couloirs, or rolling powder fields.

You’ll practice terrain choice, safe line selection, and travel techniques with your guides. This is the day the group starts to really feel like a backcountry crew.

Back at camp, you’ll dry gear in the trailer, then relax with another sauna session under the stars.

Today we go further. Expect a longer tour with more vertical — perhaps a ridgeline ascent or a lap into a classic zone. We’ll pack lunch and stay out for a full-day mission. Guides will share advanced techniques: route-finding, snowpack observations, and efficient transitions.

By the time we get back, the sauna is hot, dinner is ready, and the bus feels like the coziest place on earth.

If snow and stability allow, today is about pushing for the trip’s most exciting lines. It could be a classic couloir, an alpine face, or simply lapping the deepest powder stashes. If conditions are stormy, we’ll find sheltered tree zones — because storm skiing in the Yukon can be just as epic.

Back at basecamp, another big dinner and maybe a rooftop northern lights session.

Our final ski day is tailored to the group. Strong legs? We’ll go for another big push. Tired? We’ll keep it playful and fun in a closer zone. Either way, today is about soaking it all in — the snow, the mountains, the bus, the crew you’ve bonded with all week.

Evening celebration: sauna, final feast, and swapping highlights of the trip.

We pack up camp and drive back to Whitehorse. On the way, we’ll stop at the local hot springs to ease tired legs and celebrate an incredible week.

Drop-off in town in the afternoon, full of new skills, new friends, and memories from a trip unlike anything else in the ski world.

This trip is designed for adventurous skiers and riders who want to explore the backcountry in the Yukon. You don’t need to be an expert, but you do need a solid base.

Ski ability: Comfortable skiing blue runs at a resort and able to handle variable snow conditions (powder, windblown, crust).

Fitness: In good physical shape — expect to climb up to 1,000m of elevation per day on skis/skins while carrying your gear.

Avalanche training: AST-1 or equivalent is a bonus, but not required. Our ACMG guides will provide safety refreshers and teach you along the way.

Mindset: Open to full days outside in Arctic winter conditions. Strong legs and a sense of adventure will take you further than expert skills.

And for those looking for an extra challenge: try to outlast your guides in the sauna. Cold snow dips required afterwards… just kidding (sort of 😉).

👉 If you can ski a blue run with confidence, keep moving uphill for a few hours at a time, and bring the stoke — you’ll be ready for this trip.

Travel in basic comfort in a converted school bus – your rolling wilderness lodge, built for Arctic winters

• Warm sleeping bunks with cozy bedding – recharge after long ski days
• Small washroom with a toilet – comfort even in remote locations.
• Kitchen facilities – stove, cooler, cookware, and hearty meals prepared daily.
• Solar-powered lighting & USB charging ports – keep essentials running off-grid.
• Occasional WiFi access – just enough to check in from the wild north.
• Seating & lounge area – the heart of the bus for meals, stories, and stoke.
• Woodstove & diesel heater – keeping the bus toasty on the coldest nights.
• Gear trailer – dry, secure storage for skis, boots, and avalanche equipment.
• Sauna-on-wheels – the ultimate Arctic après-ski ritual.
• Rooftop deck – for northern lights watching, starry skies, and Yukon sunsets.

• A 25% non-refundable deposit is required to secure all bookings.
• Cancellations made more than 90 days before departure:
  25% non-refundable
• 90 to 61 days before departure:
  50% non-refundable
• 60 to 31 days before departure:
  75% non-refundable
• Within 30 days of departure:
  100% non-refundable
  

Please note:

Trips operate in remote wilderness environments where weather, wildfires, transportation issues, or other unforeseen circumstances may impact itineraries or trip operations.

Yusquatch Mountain Adventures reserves the right to modify or cancel trips when necessary for safety or operational reasons.

We strongly recommend purchasing comprehensive travel insurance.

For full terms and conditions, please refer to our complete Cancellation & Terms Policy.