Wow, let's push that poorly worded, phrased, constructed post down.  You'd think rudimentary proficiency of the English language would set in at some time.  The backcountry experience is something that many crave, few have the gonads to do, fewer have the skills to experience, fewer yet have the patience and commitment of skinning 20km to reach.  Enter the new Backcountry Adventure Center at Sugar Bowl, 30m from my parents' home and about 2.5h from the Bay Area.  Seems to be run by Alpine Skills International, a great and eBomb recommended outfit, Bela is by far one of the most knowledgeable instructors out there and Peter Mayfield helped me with the finer points of slab climbing (bleh) and footwork.  A fine tuned outdoor athlete has a full tool box, here's your chance to learn - it's within your reach so give it a shot.

Sugar Bowl Resort proudly launches the new Backcountry Adventure Center in 2009/10, with professionally guided back and sidecountry tours by Alpine Skills International and their AMGA and IFMGA-certified guides. Located in the first level of the Ski & Sports Chalet building in the Village, just across from the Lodge at Sugar Bowl at the base of the Disney Chair, the Backcountry Adventure Center offers something for everyone, from the curious-and-new-to-touring to the accomplished purist. The BAC has a full calendar of programs, outings and educational seminars, including avalanche transceiver drills in the new transceiver search center, AIRIE level 1 and 2 avalanche classes, telemark and steeps clinics, snowshoe hikes, and of course in-n-out of bounds powder adventures, riding the lifts and heading out for powder stashes and endless sidecountry terrain. A fully operational Center, rentals and retail are available from resident experts and Truckee-based The BackCountry, providing everything you need, from ski, telemark and splitboard rentals, to packs, shovels, probes and skins. Call 530.426.9000 for more information, and be sure to visit the BackCountry Adventure Center to KNOW BEFORE YOU GO.