Made With Love

Words by SMG Hut Cook and Hiking Guide Lara Antonello   My watch alarm cuts through the lulling crackle of […]

The Badge of the Blue Barrel

Words by AMGA Single Pitch Instructor, SMG summer intern & head of Dollar Ski Patrol Victoria Rossin. Coming in at […]

A Ski Traverse of Idaho’s Sawtooth Mountains

Words by AMGA/IFMGA Mountain Guide & Salomon Freeski Ambassador Drew Daly I have been dreaming about doing a ski traverse across […]

The New Year rings in exciting changes at Sawtooth Mountain Guides!

SMG ANNOUNCES NEW CO-OWNER We are very pleased to announce that Ketchum-based guide Niels Meyer has become a new co-owner […]

A Different Spring Objective: Guides At Home

Words by Hutkeeper & Hiking Guide Lara Antonello The world looks a little bit different from our high mountain valley […]

Fault Lines & Fracture Lines

How an M6.5 Earthquake Led to a Historic Avalanche Cycle in the Sawtooths Words by SMG co-owner Chris Lundy, Photos […]

Snow Safety and Freeriding in Kyrgyzstan

Words and photos by guide Doug Bernard Even after traveling for almost 72 hours across 11 time zones and knowing […]

Superstition and Ski Montages: the Key to Conjuring Pow

Words and photos by guide and winter hutkeeper Lara Antonello As ski resorts open across the country, many backcountry enthusiasts […]

Wild Playground

Words and photos by backpacking guide and winter hutkeeper Lara Antonello We spent the morning on the lake fishing for […]

Cowboy Poetry

A new line on the north face of Mount Breitenbach in the Lost River Range Words and photos by guide […]