Backcountry Ski Pre-Season Training Program

Backcountry Ski Pre-Season Training Program

$55.00

  • 7-Week Plan specifically for backcountry and sidecountry skiing
  • Trains uphill skinning fitness, downhill skiing strength, stamina, core, and general fitness
  • Limited equipment training plan
  • Version 4 of the plan, updated April 2019
  • This training plan is one of the 200+ Plans included with an Athlete’s Subscription.

Description

OVERVIEW

This intense, limited equipment, 7-week, 6 day/week training program is designed to prepare athletes for backcountry and side country skiing. It models the training program we give to our professional mountain guides recreational backcountry skiers here in Jackson, Wy. This program is designed to be completed the 7 weeks directly before your backcountry ski season begins. Week 7 the plan is an assessment/taper/unload week.

This training plan has a significant mountain endurance emphasis – uphill movement under load – which reflects the primary fitness demand of backcountry skiing – uphill skinning and/or boot packing.

You’ll train 6 days/week for 7 weeks – a total of 42x training sessions.

This is Version 6 of the plan, updated September 2025.

PROGRAM GOALS

  • Build the eccentric strength and strength endurance in your legs to prepare you for the eccentric loading which occurs during downhill skiing.
  • Build the lactate tolerance and recovery in your legs so you can ski harder longer, and recover quicker during stops or between runs.
  • Build your core/midsection strength and overall strength to add stability during skiing and increase overall durability
  • Build upper body strength and strength endurance for overall and shoulder durability – especially for hard falls
  • Build your backcountry skinning and boot packing endurance and stamina so you’ll be able to go hard all day, and recover to do it again the next day
  • Build your aerobic base.

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

  • Mon: Eccentric Leg Strength (Leg Blasters), Uphill Endurance (Step Ups)
  • Tue: Leg Lactate Tolerance (Touch/Jump/Touch to Box), Upper Body Strength, Chassis Integrity (functional core)
  • Wed: Eccentric Leg Strength (Quadzilla), Posterior Chain Strength, Upper Body Strength, Leg Lactate Tolerance (Touch/Jump/Touch)
  • Thur: Leg Lactate Tolerance (Touch/Jump/Touch to Box), Upper Body Strength, Chassis Integrity (Low Back emphasis)
  • Fri: Uphill Endurance  – Step Ups – up to 1,200x @ 25# backpack
  • Sat: Aerobic Base Development – Easy Pace Trail Run, 4-10  miles

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT

This is a limited equipment training plan. The following equipment is required:

  • Pair of dumbbells, 15# (pound) for women, and 25# for men
  • Sandbag – 40# for women, 60# for men
  • 25# Backpack
  • Stopwatch with interval timer and/or wall clock with second hand (Smartphone will work)
  • Foam Roller
  • 16-18″ Box or bench for Step Ups and Touch/Jump/Touch to Box intervals

COMMON QUESTIONS

What Equipment is Required?
This is a limited equipment training plan. The following equipment is required:

  • Pair of dumbbells, 15# (pound) for women, and 25# for men
  • Sandbag – 40# for women, 60# for men
  • 25# Backpack
  • Stopwatch with interval timer and/or wall clock with second hand (Smartphone will work)
  • Foam Roller
  • 16-18″ Box or bench for Step Ups and Touch/Jump/Touch to Box intervals

What if I miss a training day?
Ideally, you will train 6 days in a row, and take 1 full days off for rest. If for some reason miss a session,  do not skip ahead. Start again where you left off and complete the sessions in order throughout the plan.

Where do I find unfamiliar exercises?
See our Exercise Library HERE. The Run Calculator is listed as an exercise.

What about nutrition?
See our Nutritional Guidelines HERE.

What if I can’t do the whole session?
If you don’t have enough time to complete the whole session, you can split the session into two.

Can I print out sessions to take to the gym?
Yes – you can print a week of programming at a time.

What does “15/25#” mean? What about “40/60#” and “3/6x Chin Ups”?
15-pound dumbbells for female athletes, 25-pound dumbbells for male athletes.
40-pound sandbag for female athletes, 60-pound sandbag for male athletes.
3x Chin Ups for female athletes, 6x Chin Ups for male athletes.

What if I have more questions?
Email coach@mtntactical.com

Good Luck!

Rob Shaul
Mountain Tactical Institute
Jackson, WY

Required Equipment

This is a limited equipment training plan. The following equipment is required:




  • Pair of dumbbells, 15# (pound) for women, and 25# for men

  • Sandbag - 40# for women, 60# for men

  • 25# Backpack

  • Stopwatch with interval timer and/or wall clock with second hand

  • Foam Roller

  • 12-18" Box or bench for Step Ups and Touch/Jump/Touch to Box intervals

Sample Training

Below is the entire Week 1 from the training plan:

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MONDAY

SESSION 1
Obj: Eccentric Leg Strength, Uphill Endurance

Warm up:
3 Rounds
10x Squats
5x In-Place Lunge
5x Hand Release Push Ups
Instep Stretch

Training:
(1) 10 Rounds
Mini Leg Blaster
Rest 30 Seconds

(2) 1 Round
300x Step Ups – wearing 25# Backpack, 16-18" Bench. Moderate Pace.
“Moderate” = Comfortable but not easy.

(3) 1 Round
Foam Roll Complex

TUESDAY

SESSION 2
Obj: Leg Lactate Tolerance, Upper Body Strength, Chassis Integrity

Warm up:
3 Rounds
10 Squats
10x Box Jumps – @ 16-18” Box
5x Hand Release Push Ups
Instep Stretch
Lat + Pec Stretch

Training:
(1) TJT To Box Assessment
Max Reps in 2 Minutes Touch Jump Touch To Box
RECORD RESULTS

(2) 15 Rounds, EMOM
25% Max Rep Touch Jump Touch To Box – From Session 2's TJT Assessment
"EMOM" = Every Minute On the Minute

So if you completed 50 Reps in Session 2's Assessment, you will complete 13 Reps (50 x .25 =12.5, round up to 13).

The faster you finish, the more rest you get.

(3) 4 Round Grind ...
5x Scotty Bob – @ 15/25#
3/5x Pull Ups
15x 2-Leg Poor Man's Leg Curl
"Grind" = work steadily, not frantically repeatedly through this circuit for the prescribed rounds or time. Pace yourself, but don't stop to rest.

(4) 4 Round Grind ...
5x Backwards Sandbag Drag – @ 40/60#
10x Kneeling Slasher – @ 15/25# Dumbbell
5x Sandbag Clean & Press – @ 40/60#

(5) 2 Rounds
Hip Flexor Stretch
Instep Stretch
Pigeon Stretch

WEDNESDAY

SESSION 3
Obj: Eccentric Leg Strength, Uphill Endurance

Warm up:
3 Rounds
10x Squats
5x In-Place Lunge
5x Hand Release Push Ups
Instep Stretch

Training:
(1) 10 Rounds
Mini Leg Blaster
Rest 30 Seconds

(2) 1 Round
300x Step Ups – wearing 25# Backpack, 16-18" Bench. Moderate Pace.
“Moderate” = Comfortable but not easy.

(3) 1 Round
Foam Roll Complex

THURSDAY

SESSION 4
Obj: Leg Lactate Tolerance, Upper Body Strength, Chassis Integrity

Warm up:
3 Rounds
10 Squats
10x Box Jumps – @ 16-18” Box
5x Hand Release Push Ups
Instep Stretch
Lat + Pec Stretch

Training:
(1) 20 Rounds, EMOM
25% Max Rep Touch Jump Touch To Box – From Session 2's TJT Assessment
"EMOM" = Every Minute On the Minute

So if you completed 50 Reps in Session 2's Assessment, you will complete 13 Reps (50 x .25 =12.5, round up to 13).

The faster you finish, the more rest you get.

(2) 4 Round Grind ...
5x Scotty Bob – @ 15/25#
3/5x Pull Ups
15x 2-Leg Poor Man's Leg Curl
"Grind" = work steadily, not frantically repeatedly through this circuit for the prescribed rounds or time. Pace yourself, but don't stop to rest.

(3) 4 Round Grind ...
10x Sandbag Good Morning – @ 40/60#
15/15 Standing Founder
15/15 Kneeling Founder

(4) 2 Rounds
Hip Flexor Stretch
Instep Stretch
Pigeon Stretch

FRIDAY

SESSION 5
Obj: Uphill Endurance

Warm up:

Training:
(1) 1 Round
600x Step Ups – wearing 25# Backpack, 16-18" Bench. Moderate Pace.
“Moderate” = Comfortable but not easy.

(2) 1 Round
Foam Roll Complex

SATURDAY

SESSION 6
Obj: Endurance – Aerobic Base Development

Warm up:

Training:
Trail Run 5 miles, Easy Pace
“Easy” = You can speak in full sentences while moving.

Testimonials






3/224/25
Just wrapped up the in season back country program, which followed the backcountry pre season.  These made a significant and very noticeable difference in my skiing this year.  Thank you.

2/13/25
I wanted to say a BIIIIG thank to you and your team! Your Backland Pre Season Skiing Plan made me enjoy both backcountry and in bounds sooo much more this year!



I am 33 years old and moved to Switzerland a few years back and got knee issues around the same time. After half a day of reasonably hard skiing I woke up from pain in the night. I started with ATG for foundational work that made me ready for your exceptional plan! I was skiing 9 days straight over Christmas and had almost no knee issues. I didn’t  believe this was possible anymore. Almost none! And no sore muscles! Everyone was leaving the slopes early but me Last weekend I was in the backcountry, Saturday for 1700 m in elevation. Last year my knees would have exploded let aside I wouldn’t have reached the top due to exhaustion. This year I did another 1000m tour in elevation on sunday and I felt exceptionally well!



Thank you so much, I was scared I had to quit skiing all together and now I‘m shredding harder than ever before !


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1/31/22


As always, your programming prepped and delivered more than what was promised!!!


I chose the backcountry plan over the nordic ones because I knew I'd be doing multiple backcountry winter activities; all over the course of a week and a half deep in the North adjacent the Canadian border.


- breaking backcountry trail XC while pulling a pulk with a 35 lb ruck+duffel

- testing ice on the reg with an axe

- cutting wood with saws and axes

- hiking up knee-deep powder inclines

- lifting heavy awkward objects repeatedly over distance

- all combined with extreme, double-digit sub zero temps (solo excursion day/night reached -40 below)


Thus, your full and mini leg blasters, touch-jump-touches, compound lifts, ruthless sandbag work and uphill rucking all programmed into one was premiere training for this excursion!


Given I come from an endurance, multi-sport background, my frame wasn't quite used to the extra muscle at first. I probably should've sent you a video of doing sandbag getups as I was laughing at how awkward I looked initially. Amusement aside, the sandbag core work kept my chassis in solid condition and overall major injury free. Of course a few minor bruises and soreness came out of it but really, your program got me out there and thrived through it in prime condition.


I chose to rotate between men's and women's programming for building more strength and it worked. It was tough but it all came in handy especially when breaking trail with a pulk and lifting heavy objects out of bushes.


For all the years I've done your programming (for LE work, off-season multi-sport racing), thank you for your commitment to making us athletes better physically and psychologically. I'll be reaching for another plan here soon for more upcoming backcountry opportunities that have come out of this experience.


After all these years, Mountain Tactical remains at the top of my list for keeping me injury-free and ready to tackle some of the outdoor industry's toughest adventures as a Field Professional.





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"Thanks for the advice.  On a different note, I am really impressed with everything about MTI.  With two daughters who ski raced, I have spent a lot of time tracking dryland training programs run by others and researched and developed my own programs in an attempt to address the shortfalls in what was available.  Without doubt your programs are the best that I have come across.  Your understanding of, and focus on, what is important for the sport in question is refreshing and unusual.  In addition, I like the fact that I can have a really good understanding of what a program entails before paying for it.  You have clearly put a lot of effort into your website and app and it makes using an online program efficient and easy.  I have worked hard on my fitness over the years, but your programs are taking me to a different level."







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"I just wanted to send you a quick note to say thank you.

Thank you for sending out the Beta emails, I find them really interesting and love that you continue to reassess your plans to improve our outcomes. As an Emerg Doc, I love the research and practical application.

Thank you for having a multitude of plan options available by subscription. I am on week 4 of the Backcountry Ski V4 and like the changes. I have done either that or the Pre-season ski prep for the 4 out of the 5 last seasons. The only year I didn't do it, I compressed over a bump in December, tore muscles off of the back of my pelvis and missed 6 weeks of skiing. Needless to say, I feel that if I had done the prep that year, I wouldn't have gotten injured!"






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"I just returned from 2 weeks of backcountry skiing in Lech/Austria. I went with a group of up to 10 skiers led by a guide from the Skischule Lech. Skiing was mostly lift-assisted but with some skinning on two or three days. We skied every day from 9.30 am to 2.00 pm, followed by lunch.


The combination of Bodyweight Foundation Plan and Backcountry Ski Training Plan was a very effective way for me to prepare for these demanding off-piste days. Despite being one of the oldest in the group (on some days the oldest) at 50 years of age, I was among the fittest with more than sufficient strength in my legs and core as well as very good stamina and endurance. I highly recommend the program, it addresses the different demands of backcountry skiing really well. The assessment in several disciplines at the beginning, the middle and the end of the program are motivating and it was very satisfying to see the improvements in all of the areas.


I work out at home and don’t use barbells, so I was glad to see that the revised version of the program requires a limited amount of equipment.


I followed the program mostly as prescribed but did a few changes, in particular:

- Intensity: with a demanding investment banking job and a family with two kids I knew I would not be able to work out 5 times a week every week, so I stretched the program from 7 to 10 weeks;

- I replaced the Quadzilla Complex with Leg Blasters. I did this because the latter felt more comfortable with my knees (I had a torn meniscus in both knees over the last 15 months), but also because it had been an ambition for me for a while to work up to five full leg blasters (having worked up to 10 mini leg blasters before starting the program) and I’m proud to say I got there as planned! I added your pullup and pushup improvement program to compensate for not doing the Scotty Bobs.


The Touch-Jump-Touch exercise was a great preparation. It started gently but became super tough in the end. I increased my max. by 25% between the beginning and the end of the program.

Stepups were a grind but I did them as prescribed, counting up to 1,100! They helped a lot with my endurance, not just for skinning.

Leg blasters were great to build strength. Getting to 10 mini leg blasters before the program was not so difficult but adding one full leg blaster every three sessions (replacing two mini leg blasters) was really tough.

The sandbag exercise were fun, but since I had never done these I started with a lighter sandbag before moving to 25 kg. Sandbag getups are still very hard for me! I will need to work more on these and will put Sandbag Ethos on my To Do list for this year.

The ski stamina workout was tough at the beginning but became very manageable in the end and again I increased my max by more than 20%."




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"Just wanted to let you know I was pleased with  how well the backcountry preseason training plan prepared me for my summer ski trip to Argentina. I was only able to complete six weeks, since I signed up close to leaving and between waiting a couple days for my sandbag, travel days, and being extremely sore in the beginning, left me a few days less than I expected. It was not easy, I still have to modify some of the push ups, but it was definitely worth it. I felt the difference."



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"The training plan is great. I am an emergency doctor/search and rescue volunteer in Everett, Washington, an avid backcountry skier training for a trip to Hokkaido in January, and I am 5 months pregnant. The program is perfect for getting me in uphill shape and keeping my kinesthetic senses intact as I gain midsection weight. I have spent some great days on Rainier with much less quad fatigue than at the start of past seasons. I did the first version of this program a few years ago and really enjoyed it and find V2 even better. The structure is straightforward and easy to follow. Plus, it seems like great early training for labor and delivery, which I presume will be a 20 hour grind of full leg blasters. I spend most of the rest of the year doing the goddess base programming to get me ready for summer climbing and spring/fall trail running. You guys do a great job. I really appreciate having Mtn Athlete as an option since my schedule is far too variable to attend traditional group training sessions and get out in the mountains."

 

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"Firstly a big thank you just back from a fantastic weeks skiing hut to hut in the Grand Paradiso national park. It's the first time I've trained ski "fitness" rather than ski "technique"(just going skiing basically). Wow what a difference!"

 

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"I did the BC ski program then started the AMGA ski guide program although I only did the first 3 weeks, all I could fit in before the trip. I did my "skinning" on a nordic track machine which seemed to work really well."

 

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"I just returned from a fantastic trip with 4 other women on which we climbed and skied Mt. Elbrus in Russia. On the advice of my daughter, who lives in Jackson, I followed your backcountry ski training program to train for this adventure.  I've been weight training on my own for over 30 years, but have never had a trainer or followed a regimented program. Let me tell you that your program was fantastic!  I was motivated, got a feeling of accomplishment after every workout and felt great every step of the way on Elbrus.  Even with the slight modifications I made in some of the exercises to protect my aging knees, the program has brought me to a new level of fitness."

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To this end, MTI’s fitness solutions and programming are not boxed in by convention, tradition, orthodoxy, public opinion or any other artificial constraint driven by inside or outside forces.

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Over the past decade, MTI has partnered with hundreds of athletes throughout their individual mountain and tactical careers, and provided fitness solutions as they face new mountain objectives, tactical schools, selections, PFTs and deployments, and came back from injury.

 

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Our work is not limited to US Athletes.

We’ve developed selection-specific training plans for Canadian, UK, Australian and German Special Forces Selections and worked with individual military personnel from Scandinavia, South, and Central America.

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On the mountain side, Alpinists from Japan to Slovakia have consulted with MTI and used MTI’s programming to prepare for mountain objectives.

 

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This focus on “mission direct” solutions, enhancements and improvements drives our work and research and extends beyond fitness solutions to include training, leadership, gear, team culture, and safety. 

Fitness is just one area of our work.

Our non-fitness research has included tactical cultures, combat uniforms, and gore-tex performance, and effect of stress on marksmanship.

Our work on defining what it means to be a Quiet Professional has had penetrating influence and driven healthy conversations with both mountain and tactical professionals.

 

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Since 2007 we’ve taken and answered dozens of questions weekly from mountain and tactical athletes. We’ve saved these individual Q&A’s and now thousands are archived on our site.

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While I understand the question, I’m not a salesman – so I can’t put a hard sale on anyone for our programming.

I can tell them the process we go through to design our programming.

We begin with extensive research on the fitness demands of the event, identify the exercises and progressions which sport specifically meet those demands, chose end-of-cycle goals, and program backward to design the plan.

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As we learn more and improve, we go back, and update the sport-specific training plans on the website. For example, we’re currently on Version 5 of our Ruck Based Selection Training Plan and Version 3 of our Dryland Ski Training Plan and Version 4 of our Big Game Back Country Hunting Training Plan.

We understand our programing isn’t cheap, but we believe it’s a great value. The $79 for the Ruck Based Selection Training Plan, and $39 for the Dryland Ski Training Plan reflect the, research, work, innovative theory, iteration, testing and feedback we’ve put in and received to make these plans effective.

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If you purchase an individual training plan, follow it as prescribed before your season/event/pft/selection, and if you don’t feel you were physically ready for your season/event/pft/selection, and/or didn’t see dramatic improvements in your early season performance, we’ll refund your money, no questions asked.

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If you purchase an Athletes’ Subscription, follow the training sessions as prescribed, and are not satisfied with the quality of the programming, notify us within 30 days of purchase, and we’ll refund your money, no questions asked.

Questions?
Email: rob@mtntactical.com

COMMON QUESTIONS:

Do you have any reviews or testimonials from athletes who have used your Athlete’s Subscription
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Is it true you guarantee your stuff works?
Yes. If you purchase an Athletes’ Subscription, follow the training sessions as prescribed, and are not satisfied with the quality of the programming, notify us within 30 days of purchase, and we’ll refund your money, no questions asked.

How is MTI programming different than CrossFit?
This is a common question. Read our answer HERE.

You have a lot of competitors. Why should I choose MTI?
MTI is driven to improve mountain and tactical athletes’ mission performance and keep them safe. This emphasis and focus on mission performance sets us apart. Read about more that sets us apart HERE.

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What is the difference between purchasing an individual training plan, packet of plans or an Athlete’s Subscription?

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If I purchase an Athletes Subscription Can I cancel on my own, anytime?
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You can do it yourself. Instructions HERE.

If I purchase a subscription and have questions about where to start or what plans(s) to use for my goals, will you help?
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If you add new plans or update existing plans after I subscribe will I have access to them?
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What Equipment is Required?
Click the “Required Equipment” tab to find out what equipment is required for the specific plan you are interested in.

Where do I find unfamiliar exercises?
See our Exercise Library HERE. The Run and Ruck Calculators are listed as exercises.

What about nutrition?
See our Nutritional Guidelines HERE.

Can I see sample training?
Click the “Sample Training” tab to see the entire first week of programming. You are encouraged to do it before purchasing.

What if I have more questions?
Email rob@mtntactical.com

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