Policies, practices and recognitions
The rules we run by, the practices behind them, and the land we do it on.
No-drop
No participant is ever dropped or rushed. The group moves at the pace of the slowest person in it, we regroup together, and nobody is asked to apologize for being slow. If somebody needs to turn around, a volunteer goes down with them. This is a rule, not a courtesy, and it is the practice participants mention most.
Cost, and the fee waiver
On-resort days are $20 against a fair market value of about $150 for a comparable guided day. In 2026 we subsidized each on-resort participant by about $127, and $137 on average across every subsidized participant.
If our fee is a barrier, use the code inclusive at checkout and our fee is waived in full. The code is printed on every program page, anyone can use it, and there is no documentation of any kind. We do not means-test, because means-testing filters out exactly the people the program exists for and costs more to administer than the fees it collects. How to ask.
Free programming for Indigenous individuals
All of our programming is provided at no cost to Indigenous individuals. We hold this as an act of repair rather than a discount, and it applies to every program we run, on resort and in the backcountry, for the whole season.
To use it, email info@inclusiveskitouring.org before you register and we will send you what you need. You will not be asked to document anything.
Affinity programs
We run days for women and nonbinary participants, for LGBTQ+ participants, for trans and nonbinary participants, for BIPOC participants and for people 40 and over, alongside days that are open to everybody. Affinity days are for the group they name. Open to All days are open to everybody, run at four mountains, and welcome every age and background.
Safety
Every participant wears a helmet. Every participant signs a waiver before a program. Our on-resort programs use approved uphill routes and follow each resort's own uphill policy. Our backcountry Intro programs stay out of avalanche terrain by design. Our guides are professionals, and our volunteers are trained and briefed. Full detail is in our safety policy.
We are not downhill ski instructors. You ski down under your own control and at your own risk, which is why we state an ability requirement on every program page.
Photography and consent
We photograph our programs and use those photographs on this site, in our annual report and on social media. If you would rather not be photographed, tell any volunteer at check-in and we will make sure you are not, and nobody will ask you why. We ask permission before naming anybody in a story, and again before using a photograph of them.
Land acknowledgment
Our programs take place on N'dakinna, the traditional and unceded homelands of the Abenaki, Pennacook and Wabanaki peoples, who have stewarded this land for generations and continue to do so. Acknowledgment without action is not enough, so we point people toward the organizations doing that work: the Wabanaki Alliance, Wabanaki REACH and Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness.
Recognitions and memberships
We hold our own White Mountain National Forest special use permit, which is what allows us to run guided programs on Mt. Washington. We are a Nonprofit Member of the Maine Association of Nonprofits. Our 2026 season was supported by 36 sponsors and four venue partners, listed in full on our sponsors and partners page. Our IRS filings are public on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer and our organization profile is on Candid.
Our programs have been written about by Down East Magazine, The Maine Mag, the Bennington Banner and Powder7.
Governing documents
Our bylaws and the five policies our board has adopted are all published in full.