Northern Norway
Lyngen — Arctic ski touring
Steep mountains, glaciers and fjords reaching all the way out to the sea.
Lyngen is an area where the tour rarely has to be decided far in advance. Within a relatively short distance there are different aspects, altitudes and types of terrain, which lets us choose the day's mountain for the conditions rather than follow a fixed weekly programme.
The journey
Every morning begins with the same question: where is the best skiing today? We look at wind, temperature, precipitation, avalanche conditions and what has happened to the snowpack over the past day. Then we choose the tour.
Some days mean longer tours in bigger terrain. Others we choose a lower or more sheltered mountain where the snow is better. That is the point of being based somewhere with many options.
What's included
- Five days of professional guiding
- Selected accommodation
- Breakfast and dinner at included accommodation
- Planning and reservations
- The guide's own expenses during the journey
Not included
- Travel to and from the destination
- Local transport
- Lift passes
- Local taxis and transfers
- Lunches
- Drinks and snacks
- Personal equipment
- Personal insurance
Who it suits
- Controlled skiing in variable snow
- Comfortable using skins
- Able to make kick turns
- Several days of roughly 800–1,300 vertical metres, depending on the tour and the conditions
- We adapt terrain and pace to the group.
Weather, visibility, snow, avalanche conditions and the state of the group decide the day. Professional judgement always outweighs a published itinerary.