The classic Sierra High Route ski tour from Kings Canyon National Park to Shepherd Pass, CA (8 days)

This 8-day adventure is utterly thrilling, fun and exciting, as we take the classic Sierra High Route ski tour from Kings Canyon National Park to Sheperd Pass, a route long-considered a ‘rite of passage’ for any true backcountry skiing enthusiast, as we traipse and travail around several 12,000 ft.+ peaks, through lush alpine forests and past mesmerizing glaciers, all while taking in the superb Californian landscape, scenery and terrain.

The Sierra High Route is traditionally a cross-country hiking route located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California, and is often broken up in to different sub-sections, owing to its 195-mile length.

Over the course of the 8 days we will be navigating over 7 passes of 12,000 ft. or higher, each with excellent ski conditions and runs off the back sides of each.

Some of the best places we ski on include Owens Valley Desert Floor, the Triple Divide Peak, Cloud and Deadman Canyons, the Kern Plateau, and of course, Wolverton, Kings Canyon and Sheperd Pass.

Each area contains absolutely spectacular and beautiful countryside and scenery, with the alpine forests lining the mountains and valleys leading to epic lakes and glaciers, with the lovely Californian weather adding a sensational touch to proceedings.

After these 8 days you will have experienced some of the best, most challenging and most rewarding backcountry skiing in California, and hopefully have fallen in love that little bit more with this epic part of the country.

This trip is a tour bucket-list item for any serious backcountry skier – book now before it’s too late!