Back in 2008, Colorado-based skier Ryan Koupal stopped in Kyrgyzstan and found some of the best untouched skiing he’d ever seen. This year he takes up to seven skiers there on four-day trips with 40 Tribes Backcountry Adventures. Guided by Canadian-Latvian ski mountaineer Ptor Spricenieks, guests skin up a wolf-tracking trail to a handmade, wood-heated yurt that offers access to everything from mellow tree skiing to descents from 12,000-foot peaks. From $1,500 per person.
Kyrgyzstan.