We offer the ultimate setup for adventurous, experienced skiers and riders to explore Kyrgyzstan’s remote Terskey Ala-Too Range.
Our winter-ready yurt camp sits at 2,550m with immediate access to 3,600m summits, and overlooks the stunning Issyk-Kul Valley, home to the second largest alpine lake in the world. Our yurts are run in collaboration with locals from the village at the foot of the mountains we play in, contributing an irreplaceable intercultural element to the skiing experience.
From the trip description by 40 Tribes Backcountry
On-snow support
- Independent: Below this trip's level of support
Ski or ride independently, without trip staff accompanying you on the mountain.
- Hosted: With your guide
Trip hosts ski or ride with the group, help everyone get oriented, and share local knowledge.
- Guided: Included
Professional guides lead the group and select suitable terrain and routes based on conditions and ability. Instruction is not included.
- Coached: Not confirmed
Professional coaches lead the group, select suitable terrain, and provide instruction and personalized feedback to help you improve.
- 6 days on snow with staff
- Backcountry guidingOur Lead Guides are US, Canada and France-based professional ski and splitboard guides. Each week is additionally staffed with a Tail Guide for a 1:3 guide-to-client ratio. Tail guide Kasidin Musaev is certified through the Kyrgyzstan Mountain Guides Association.
- 1 guide : 3 guests
Terrain, ability and who it is for
- Participants must be advanced to expert level skiers or snowboarders, with at least 1 year touring experience.
- Participation in our guided tours does not require any formal avalanche safety certification or glacier travel or ski mountaineering experience.
- Participants must be in excellent physical condition, and comfortable touring for long distances carrying their own backcountry packs.
- Single tours from the yurts typically range from 400-1,000m in vertical gain, to maximum elevations of around 3,600m.
- Summiting the surrounding peaks requires a mix of skinning and non-technical bootpacking on ridgelines.
- On summit days we’ll typically drop one line, link that with another climb and descent, and then work our way back to the yurts.
- These are 1,200-1,500m days.
- Other days we'll choose to lap mid-elevation or forest terrain.
- We require fat powder skis (minimum 115mm underfoot…the fatter the better!) and splitboards for snowboarders.
- You must be able to float big freeride-style turns, at speed.
- Sport
- Ski + Snowboard
- Max group size
- 6 guests
From the trip description by 40 Tribes Backcountry
What the price includes
Included
- Lodging
- Meals
- Transfers
- Horses to porter group gear for the 6km tour between the village and the yurts
- Our guided pricing includes airport pick up and drop off, private overland transfers to/from our partner village by way of Karakol (approx 440km/6.5 hrs each way), as well as guesthouse lodging for one night in Karakol and hotel lodging for one night in Bishkek after riding out from the yurts.
Not included
- Visiting with Berkutchi, traditional eagle hunters · extra costUSD $165 per group
- Riding horses (vs touring) from the village up to the yurts · extra costUSD $40/person (groups of 6); USD $45/person (groups of 5)
- Watching a traditional match of Kok Boru · extra costUSD $325 per group (real goat); USD $245 per group (fake goat)
Not confirmed by the operator: Lift pass, Lesson.
Where you stay
All of our guided tours are based out of our Jalpak Tash Yurts —the most epic basecamp setup in all of Central Asia.
The camp features 3 traditional Kyrgyz yurts—one kitchen/dining yurt and separate client and guide yurts—all heated by wood burning stoves and cared for by our local partners.
Our guided tours include an overnight stay with our partner family on night number one.
That’s right, guided stays are fully catered.
Getting There
Our guided tours begin the day before the stated start date and end two days after the stated end date. As an example, for the week of January 24-30, we will need you to arrive Bishkek early morning Saturday, January 23 and then depart on or after Monday, February 1. The extra days are for transport to/from our partner village.
We will arrange horses to porter group gear for the 6km tour between the village and the yurts.
From the trip description by 40 Tribes Backcountry
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Dates and prices
| Dates | Season | Duration | From | Availability | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24 – Jan 30, 2027Choose these datesPrinted as "WK1: January 24-30 (AVAILABLE)". Riding dates; guests arrive in Bishkek the day before and leave two days after. | 2026/27 | 7 days | 3,225 USDUSD $3,225/person for groups of 6; singles and groups of less than 6 USD $3,325; 7 days riding / 10 days total; 6- and 5-day options for groups of 6 | Available | Book on company website |
| Jan 31 – Feb 6, 2027Choose these datesPrinted as "WK2: January 31-February 6 (BOOKED)". Riding dates; guests arrive in Bishkek the day before and leave two days after. | 2026/27 | 7 days | 3,225 USDUSD $3,225/person for groups of 6; singles and groups of less than 6 USD $3,325; 7 days riding / 10 days total; 6- and 5-day options for groups of 6 | Sold Out | Book on company website |
| Feb 7 – Feb 13, 2027Choose these datesPrinted as "WK3: February 7-13 (BOOKED)". Riding dates; guests arrive in Bishkek the day before and leave two days after. | 2026/27 | 7 days | 3,225 USDUSD $3,225/person for groups of 6; singles and groups of less than 6 USD $3,325; 7 days riding / 10 days total; 6- and 5-day options for groups of 6 | Sold Out | Book on company website |
| Feb 14 – Feb 20, 2027Choose these datesPrinted as "WK4: February 14-20 (BOOKED)". Riding dates; guests arrive in Bishkek the day before and leave two days after. | 2026/27 | 7 days | 3,225 USDUSD $3,225/person for groups of 6; singles and groups of less than 6 USD $3,325; 7 days riding / 10 days total; 6- and 5-day options for groups of 6 | Sold Out | Book on company website |
| Feb 21 – Feb 27, 2027Choose these datesPrinted as "WK5: February 21-27 (BOOKED)". Riding dates; guests arrive in Bishkek the day before and leave two days after. | 2026/27 | 7 days | 3,225 USDUSD $3,225/person for groups of 6; singles and groups of less than 6 USD $3,325; 7 days riding / 10 days total; 6- and 5-day options for groups of 6 | Sold Out | Book on company website |
| Feb 28 – Mar 6, 2027Choose these datesPrinted as "WK6: February 28-March 6 (BOOKED W/ SPACE FOR 2)". Riding dates; guests arrive in Bishkek the day before and leave two days after. | 2026/27 | 7 days | 3,325 USDUSD $3,325/person for singles and groups of less than 6 (groups of 6: USD $3,225); 7 days riding / 10 days total | Limited | Book on company website |
Prices, taxes and fees, required extras, inclusions, availability, and booking terms can change. Confirm the current price and trip details on the company website; source last reviewed September 24, 2026.
Good To Know
For the fullest experience, we encourage 7 days at the yurts. Private groups of 6 can request fewer days if preferred. In all cases, your total trip length will be 3 days longer to accommodate transfers between Bishkek and our partner village.
Day One will begin with a 6km/4mi tour from the village to the yurts, which takes most groups 2-3 hours (bags transported by “snowmohorses”). The program will be: hot lunch on arrival, verbal safety briefing, hands-on avalanche safety clinic, afternoon riding. On Day Seven, you’ll ride in the morning, and then slide back through camp for a hot lunch on your way back down to the village.
Private bookings: A group of 6 will secure the yurts for just you and your crew and give you priority choice of dates.
We’ll collect short bios, and as soon as we have ~5 who seem compatible and are interested in the same dates, we'll go ahead and lock it in.
A 20% deposit is required to secure your spot, with the remainder due 4 months prior to the tour start date.
From the trip description by 40 Tribes Backcountry
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