Guides

Jesse Logan

Jesse is a Ph.D. ecologist who had a successful career both in academia and as an Agency Scientist. Retiring from US Forest Service Research in 2006, he moved with his wife to Montana, splitting their time between Emigrant (summer) and Cooke City (winter). Over the past 20 years, he has spent over 2,000 days on skis exploring the Northeast corner of Yellowstone’s backcountry and an additional 1,000 days or so in summer hiking and backpacking in pursuit of Yellowstone cutthroat trout. This combination of formal academic training and local knowledge of Yellowstone’s cultural and natural history has resulted in unique qualifications for guiding in Yellowstone’s wildest corner, the Northern Range. Although Jesse enjoys time spent on either snowshoes or XC skis, his preferred mode of winter travel is the emerging category of Adventure (XCD) skis.

For the past fifteen years, Jesse has worked as a Contract Instructor for Yellowstone Forever, leading field seminars that range from fly fishing to backcountry skiing, and for the past eight years as a Yellowstone Ski Tours guide. He is coeditor of the Big Sky Award-winning book, Voices of Yellowstone’s Capstone: A Narrative Atlas of the Absaroka – Beartooth Wilderness .

 

Gary Kuehn

Gary is a fully certified IFMGA  mountain guide who has experience leading high quality trips throughout the world.  He is associated with the American and New Zealand Mountain Guide Associations and is a certified instructor of the American Avalanche Association .  Gary loves being on skis and is completely at home heli-skiing, ski-touring and ski-mountaineering, whether it be the Southern Alps of New Zealand or in Yellowstone Park.  He works with world class guides in two small heli-ski operations:  Methven Heli ski in New Zealand and Valdez Heli Ski Guides in Alaska, and is delighted to be a part of the team at Yellowstone Ski Tours.

Austin Hart

Austin is life long native to the Beartooth foothills of Montana and Wyoming, currently splitting his time between Cooke City and Red Lodge, MT.  Owner / Guide of Beartooth Mountain Guides and Owner / Operator of Beartooth Basin Summer Ski Area.  Avalanche Level 2 Recreational, Level 1 Professional.  Professional Ski Patrol experience at Red Lodge Mountain, Mt. Baker and Beartooth Basin.  Austin leads annual expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic regions, and has BS and MS degrees in geology.  He is co-author to several routes on snow, ice and rock in the Beartooth Range.  Austin finds endless inspiration for instructing mountain travel adventures and exploring the unique natural history in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

 

Allen Steckmest

Allen grew up in small town in north central Washington where he began skiing as soon as he could walk. His passion for skiing and the mountains has taken him to many places around the world, including ranges in Ecuador, Argentina, Chile, Canada and the volcanoes of Kamchatka. But year after year he finds himself exploring the mountains around Cooke City. Allen holds a Level III Avalanche certification and has completed his AMGA ski guide course.

 
 

Amanda Tulip

Amanda has been on skis since she learned to walk. Growing up in the White Mountains of New Hampshire fuelled the passion that she is still chasing in Montana. Amanda loves all types of skiing and has worked across the industry, from snow ranger to ski patrol. There is nothing she loves more than exploring new places on skis, except sharing loved places with new faces.

 

Nate Winning

Nate is a long time resident of Red Lodge Montana and has been exploring mountains and rivers of the Absaroka-Beartooth mountains for over 20 years.  Growing up in the midwest, Nate started exploring the mountains as a teenager around the Cooke City area in the 1990's when snowmobiling in the area was gaining popularity, and since then has skied and climbed across the region.  Outdoor adventure travel has taken him all over North and South America.  As a veteran ski patrol and a certified EMT, he is dedicated to providing top notch and safe backcountry experiences.  Nate works for Beartooth Mountain Guides during the year, guiding trips that range from mountaineering to river rafting, he is passionate about showing people and teaching them about the outdoors surrounding the Yellowstone ecosystem.  When Nate is not working he is busy teaching his young children about outdoor recreation.

 

Ben Weaver

Ben began his lifelong pursuit of mountain adventures growing up on the East Coast in the Adirondacks and White Mountains. After college he moved West to continue that pursuit on the Pacific Northwest’s volcanoes and in the North Cascades. Over the past 20-25 years he has spent time skiing and climbing in Alaska, Europe, South America, and all over the major mountain ranges of the American West.

For the past 10 years, Ben has worked as a professional ski patroller, ski guide, and avalanche educator. Additionally, he has spent a handful of spring climbing seasons migrating north to Alaska working as a volunteer with the NPS Denali Climbing Rangers. He also serves as a board member for the Denali Rescue Volunteers.

Ben is a Wilderness First Responder, has an AIARE Level III certification, and is an AIARE Course Leader. He has earned an AMGA Certified Ski Guide certification as well as an Assistant Alpine Guide. Ben has a Master’s Degree in anesthesia and in the off-season, works as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.

 

Beau Fredlund

Beau is a passionate skier, guide and photographer with a sincere interest and appreciation for the Yellowstone region.   He has been living in Cooke City, MT for 17 years, and has a diverse background of skiing experience from places like Alaska, Canada, Kyrgyzstan, Kamchatka, Norway and New Zealand.  He also has years of experience in the Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness, having grown up in Billings, and worked for the US Forest Service in Red Lodge for ten years.  He has a degree from the University of Utah, and teaches avalanche education for the Friends of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center.  Beau, the owner and lead guide of Yellowstone Ski Tours, started the business with the aim of sharing unique and educational, high quality ski experiences.