Sheldon Kerr Hey ya'll.  Here's a little info on me.  I'm an AMGA trained ski guide with six years under my belt leading backcountry and ski mountaineering trips in Utah, Alaska and Colorado -the three places I call home.  My alpine climbing and expedition guiding includes high-altitude peaks in Argentina, Tanzania and Alaska as well as 24-day instructional ski-mountaineering and mountaineering courses.  Winter finds me patrolling and guiding at Silverton Mountain and Crested Butte. I teach AIARE (American Institute of Avalanche Research and Education) curriculum as a qualified instructor and am a competitive extreme skier.  I'm an EMT, an aquarius and currently hold subscriptions to Wooden Boat, The New Yorker and Alpinist magazines.   Why Babes? Woman are rad.  They are fun and goofy, spirited and lively, determined and strong.  There are few pleasures in life greater than simply spending time in the company of women.  In fact, the only comparable pleasure is skiing.  It follows that skiing with women is about the best thing going.  Put just one woman in a group of skiers and all of a sudden, the tour becomes more fun, more safe and more rewarding. Get a crew of gals together and you're destined to have a good time. And wait, there's more! Empowering women to be better skiers, riders, bikers and avalanche-decision-makers gives our participants boosts of both confidence and ability in whatever they do, on or off the slopes.  I work for Babes in the Backcountry because it seamlessly combines the two things in life that mean the most to me, great gals and great turns.