Open to All Touring at Dartmouth Skiway, NH
You do not need to have toured before, and you do not need to be fit in any particular way. Going uphill is the part we teach you on the day. What we do ask is that you can get yourself back down a blue square trail, because the descent is your own.
What the day costs, all of it
Every cost for this program day
| Cost | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Our program fee | $20 | This is the only part the code inclusive waives, and it waives it in full. Anyone can use it and nobody will ask why. |
| Uphill access (ticket or pass) at Dartmouth Skiway | Free | Dartmouth Skiway donates the uphill access for our programs, so the $20 to $35 they normally charge for an uphill ticket does not apply to you. An Uphill New England season pass covers this instead, and it is valid at every mountain we partner with. |
| Touring gear rental, only if you need it | $55 | The Skiway Uphill Package, in person only, and they say sizes and quantities are very limited, so email ahead. |
| Most you would pay | $75 | Fee, ticket and a rental setup, if you need one. |
| Least you would pay | Free | Our fee waived with the code inclusive, and your own gear. |
If our program fee is what would stop you joining us, use the code inclusive at checkout and our fee is waived in full. Anyone can use it, there is nothing to apply for, no documentation, and nobody will ask you why. To be clear about what the code does and does not do: it waives our fee and nothing else. Uphill access is priced by the resort and rental gear is priced by the shop, so neither one is ours to waive. What we have done about those two instead is negotiate them down as far as we can, and every number is in the table above.
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Pick a date below. Our fee is $20, and if that is a barrier use the code inclusive at checkout and our fee is waived in full. There is no ticket to buy. Dartmouth Skiway donates the uphill access for every Inclusive Ski Touring program, which makes a day here the cheapest way to try touring anywhere in our programs.
What this is
A beginner-friendly, no-drop day of ski touring and splitboarding at Dartmouth Skiway. Our volunteers teach skins, uphill technique and transitions, and the group stays together. You should be comfortable skiing or riding down a blue square trail.
What is included
Instruction from our volunteers, and a group that waits for you. Dartmouth Skiway generously gives our participants free uphill access, so there is no ticket to buy. Not included: rental gear, which is priced in the table above.
Day of timeline
Check-in 8:15 to 8:45 at the Brundage Lodge. On snow by 9:00. Back to the lodge around noon. Dartmouth Skiway is in Lyme, New Hampshire, in the Upper Valley. Check in at the Brundage Lodge.
Cost, tickets and what if money is tight
Registration for this program is $20. If our program fee is what would stop you joining us, use the code inclusive at checkout and our fee is waived in full. Anyone can use it, there is nothing to apply for, no documentation, and nobody will ask you why. To be clear about what the code does and does not do: it waives our fee and nothing else. Uphill access is priced by the resort and rental gear is priced by the shop, so neither one is ours to waive. What we have done about those two instead is negotiate them down as far as we can, and every number is in the table above.
There is no ticket to buy. Dartmouth Skiway donates the uphill access for every Inclusive Ski Touring program, which makes a day here the cheapest way to try touring anywhere in our programs.
An Uphill New England season pass covers the uphill access at every mountain we partner with, so if you uphill more than a handful of times a season it pays for itself and you can skip the ticket window entirely.
A comparable guided day of instruction costs about $150. Donors, sponsors and volunteers cover the difference, which is why the price on this page is what you actually pay.
Cancellation and weather
If nobody has registered by the Thursday before, we cancel the day. Weather calls go out the evening before. If we cancel for any reason you are refunded in full.
No drop, and no apologizing
We move at the pace of the group and we regroup together. Nobody gets left behind and nobody apologizes for being slow. Read our full policies.
What you need to be able to do
No uphill experience at all is needed. That is the part we teach you, on the day, from putting skins on to transitioning at the top.
The one thing we do ask is that you can get yourself down a blue square trail. We are not downhill instructors, and the descent is your own. If you are not there yet, a few lessons first will make this day far more fun.
What to bring, and renting gear
Weather-appropriate layers, a helmet, water and a snack. If you do not own touring gear, we have a shop or rental partner at every location we run and we have negotiated a discounted rate there for our participants. See Plan Your Trip for the gear guide, the layering guide and sizing.
Dartmouth Skiway runs its own uphill rentals. Their Uphill Package is $55, it is available in person only rather than online, and the Skiway says sizes and quantities are very limited, so email skiway@dartmouth.edu ahead rather than turning up hoping. Pickup is from 8:00 on the morning of the program. If they cannot fit you, Uphill New England keeps a list of shops that rent touring gear.
See a day for yourself
Three minutes of an actual program day, filmed on snow with our participants. It is the fastest way to know whether this is for you.
Thank you to Dartmouth Skiway
Dartmouth Skiway gives our participants uphill access for free, which no other mountain does, and they keep our uphill demo fleet in their rental shop all season so that gear is waiting for people who do not own any. That combination is why an Upper Valley day costs less than any other day we run.
