CROSS COUNTRY SKI ON OUR TRAILS OR GO ON A BACK COUNTRY GUIDED TOUR

Ski from late November through mid-April on our snow favored, wind sheltered

33 km trail system. 

 

We groom daily for skate and classic skiing using a fleet of grooming vehicles, including a Pisten Bully. 

 

The trails wind through gently rolling forested terrain located mostly on National Forest land with views into Glacier National Park.  30% rated easiest, 50% more difficult, and 20% most difficult. 

A 1km loop is lit for night skiing.

 

Our PSIA-certified instructors are eager to help skiers of all ages. We offer lessons for first-timer through advanced skiers in classic, skate, backcountry and telemark techniques. Lessons last 1.5 hours. Reservations recommended. 

 

Rates:   $45 private |$30 per person for 2-3 | $20 per person for 4-8

 

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   Click here for detailed trail descriptions.

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GUIDED GLACIER PARK SKI TOURS

 

Ski on the Continental Divide! Glide silently on untracked snow through

wildlife-rich meadows, aspen glades, & open lodgepole forests nestled

below 9000-foot glacially carved peaks. 

 

Our guided day trips lead you to the best cross country touring in Glacier Park. Tours are customized accordingto group characteristics & the snow and weather conditions. 

 

Our guides tailor routes for backcountry beginners, experienced tour skiers

and (low angle) telemark enthusiasts.   Discover why guided tours are most

often described as “the highlight of our vacation!”

 

Rates: $200 private | $115/person for 2-8

Tours include lunch and transportation.

Equipment not included.

Guided Tour Equipment List

 

 

 

 

A PSIA-certified ski guide and instructor with over twenty years of outdoor leadership experience, Mark Ambre joined the Inn in 1996. He has led more backcountry ski and snowshoe trips in Glacier National Park than any other area guide.

 

Izaak Walton Inn XC Rental Shop

 

We specialize in user-friendly mid-weight waxless skis.  Plenty of kids’equipment, snowshoes and backcountry touring skis are available, along with entry-level skate gear. All boots use NNN BC bindings, except kids’ sizes 28-36, which are SNS.

GUIDED GLACIER PARK

HALF- DAY SNOWSHOE TOURS

 

If you can walk, you can snowshoe! Half-day guided snowshoe tours offer a low-key non-technical way to experience Glacier Park’s winter wilderness.

 

Highlights often include crossing Ole Creek on a suspension bridge and climbing to views of Essex and the peaks of the Flathead Range

 

On the way we read abundant animal sign and pass under towering Larch trees over three hundred years old. Since most first time snowshoers can travel on terrain that would challenge strong intermediate skiers, options for snowshoe tours include climbing one of several nearby peaks via a safe forested ridge.

 

Rates: $105 private | $65 per person for 2-8

Equipment not included.  Bring a snack!

Please see the Guided Tour Equipment List.

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