Magic in every moment
Expert guides, untracked wilds, and you. Welcome to Inspired Summit.
Summer. Winter. Wonder.
Inspired Summit Adventures leaves no detail unconsidered. Whether you’re backcountry skiing fields of untracked snow in winter, stretching your wings on a climbing route in summer, or slowly savoring a cheese board by an alpine stream with the people you love most … take a breath. From here, it’s all smiles.
Something bigger than any one of us
When you join us on an adventure, you’re exploring deep. And you’re building deep connections—with your favorite people, as well as with the guides who love sharing this place. You become a part of the stories continually unfolding here.
Our guides have every “hard skill” in the book—the expert certifications, the confidence that can only come from years of experience in the mountains. But what sets them apart is the openness and warmth that make them exceptional humans. Inspired Summit guides are a rare breed, an extended family of mountain professionals who can blaze a trail as well as they can spin a yarn. Open, welcoming, and eminently capable, they help you stretch just far enough beyond your comfort zone to feel a little thrill. To feel a little more alive.
So join in. Be nourished. Let your heart skip a beat. Do something that feels exciting. We’ve got you every step of the way.
Explore our year-round offerings.
Each is well structured, yet fully customizable to you and your group.
Single-day trips
Human Powered Backcountry Touring
Climb on skins through quiet forest, then ski untracked powder far from the resort crowds.
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Snowmobile Accessed Backcountry Touring
Drive a snowmobile deep into a remote range, then switch to skis for a day of fresh tracks.
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Lift Accessed Backcountry Touring
Ride a resort lift partway, then step through the backcountry gate with your guide to untracked snow.
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Single Day Backcountry Mentorship
A private day with a guide to build the skills and confidence to head out on your own.
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Overnight trips
Guided & Catered Winter Hut Trip
Ski all day, then come back to a warm yurt, a hot dinner you didn’t have to cook, and a crackling fire, then do it again the next day.
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Hut-to-Hut Ski Trip
Start at one hut, travel across the remote range, maybe ski a first descent, and land at a new hut with a roaring fire, dinner and all your gear waiting for you. Limitless possibilities with three Uinta huts to choose from!
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Ski Mountaineering Camp
Four spring days at a basecamp deep in the Uintas, learning to climb up and ski down big mountain lines.
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Alaska Ski Expedition
Trip of a lifetime: take a bush plane flight into a glacier camp in the Alaska Range with guides you already trust.
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Education & mentorship
Avalanche Safety Courses
Learn to read the snow and make good calls. Certified AIARE courses, from your first class to advanced rescue.
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Private days with a guide who helps you build the skills and confidence to head out on your own.
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Women’s Programs
SlayDees and Ladies Backcountry Basics: learn the backcountry alongside other women, at your own pace.
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Nurturing a connection between people and place.
Our name, Inspired Summit, didn’t arise by chance—it’s an homage to the way the mountains let us reach for our highest selves. We show profound respect for the mountains in every way. We choose the most sustainable approaches and materials to keep our operation humming along. We take every possible opportunity to educate and inform visitors about the natural environment they’re immersing themselves in. And we give back to conservation and education causes in this community. Because we don’t see ourselves as “users” of these lands. We’re stewards, safeguarding them for the next generations.
The mountain ranges where we work and play:
If you’re new or just visiting, welcome. We’re based in Park City, Utah, where we’re lucky enough to be nestled between two stunning mountain ranges, each with their own unique character. Just 45 minutes to the east lie the mighty Uintas, a range that’s billions—yes, billions!—of years old. Weathered, nuanced, undulating, home to countless hidden-gem settings for adventures. Then, immediately to our west lies the Wasatch mountains. They’re a young range, rugged and jagged. Phenomenally beautiful, challenging and sharp. It’s our privilege to access adventures in each of these ranges, learning about them as we learn about ourselves, every step of the way. The experiences are there for the making.
Our clients stick with us for the long fun.
Inspired Summit is hands down the best guiding company around. Not only are the guides experts in mountain skills who know all the super secret locals-only spots, they are the type of people who you want to grab a beer with at the end of the day.