Tahoe’s Backcountry Babe: Rosie Hackett

Posted on November 2, 2007
Filed Under Local Profiles, Outside, Ski Culture |

Known affectionately by her friends as Rosebud, she is the head instructor in Lake Tahoe for Babes in the Backcountry.

They call her Rock Star.

Meet Rosie Hackett.

For years, Rosie has been teaching backcountry babes everything from telemarking, snowboarding, rock climbing and mountaineering.

Rosie does it all and is highly qualified. She’s a Wilderness First Responder and Adult Rescuer, AIARE Level 1 Avalanche Instructor Certification, PSIA Level III Nordic Downhill (Telemark) Instructor, Level I & II & III Avalanche (American Avalanche Institute-JHMG), PSIA Level II Snowboard Instructor.

If that’s not enough, she is also the Wilderness Education Director at the Lake Tahoe Community College so backcountry practitioners can become fully accredited in their own home town, and locals can learn skills for the mountains and have fun. As a breeding ground for mountain guides, it was a natural fit for LTCC to offer accreditation classes to Tahoe’s mountain culture.

To learn more about the Wilderness program, visit the LTCC website here.

Babes in the Tahoe Backcountry

Babes in the Backcountry is dedicated to educating women in outdoor skills to enable them to become more knowledgeable, self reliant and confident in the backcountry.

Mark your calendar for these North Shore Babe events:

Tahoe Mid Season Tele Tune Up
February 16
Sugar Bowl CA

Tahoe Sassy in the Steeps
Sunday Feb 17
Alpine Meadows

Women’s Backcountry Weekend
Hut Trip, Backcountry Skills and Yoga
March 14-16
Lost Trail Lodge, North Shore
All Levels

10 Reasons to take a trip with the Babes:

1. To learn something new or travel to some place you’ve never been before.
2. To become more self reliant in the backcountry through learning about avalanche safety techniques.
3. To learn how to Telemark or improve your technique.
4. To learn from the top female educators in their field.
5. To meet other women backcountry enthusiasts.
6. To experience a backcountry hut trip or winter camping.
7. To try out new equipment.
8. To ski untracked powder.
9. To be a Backcountry Babe.
10. To have a fun getaway.

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