Archive For The “Skiing” Category
This is an adventure ski trip to the High Atlas mountains of Morocco. Using Riads, refuges and lodges we ski tour for a full 6 days using mules to carry our luggage. Like all adventure ski trips the journey is the destination! season February to early March (Inshallah). Our 2019 trip was a great success,…
The Silvretta lie on the Austrian Swiss border and form an arc of fantastic, 3000m peaks cleaved by glaciers. Served by clean and friendly huts and enjoying reliable snowfall this region remains a firm favourite of ski tourers of all abilities. The Silvretta are a ski tourers paradise with many variations on the ‘classic’ tour…
Off Piste Performance courses for those wishing to improve their skiing ability. In conjunction with Alison Culshaw we can offer Off Piste Performance courses for those who wish to improve their skiing performance. Either as a ‘bolt on’ day at the start of a tour (this has proved very popular) or a dedicated coaching week…
The Vanoise are a National Park home to secluded villages, wildlife and large glaciers. The Vanoise (or Tarentaise) lie between the Mt Blanc Massif, the Grand Paradiso and Ecrin. They are home to hundreds of alpine peaks many over 3000m and are glaciated by a huge ice cap. The huts in this region have retained…
A fantastic ski tour culminating in an ascent of Italy’s highest peak (Grand Paradiso 4061m). The Grand Paradiso is a national park (originally it was King Vittorio Emanuele’s hunting reserve) and is still full of wildlife. In the spring chamois and ibex are common. Meeting in Chamonix, a short drive through the Mt Blanc tunnel…
A little known area, the Haute Maurienne is transformed in winter into a tourers paradise. The huts are quiet but full of character and the Guardians friendly. The crossing of the ‘three cols’ from the Carro to Evettes huts rivals Chamonix’s tour of the same name. Easily accesed from Val d’Isere or Bonneval. Season: March…
This 10th Century Monastery originally gave shelter to weary travelers crossing the pass of the same name. Today the monks are as welcoming as ever and the area is well suited to ski tourers of all abilities. Either accessed from Chamonix as a full week or directly for a weekends touring the monastery experience should…
The Oberland is an immense area with huge glaciers and many 4000m peaks. Ski touring here can be breathtaking with many of the superb peaks suited to ski mountaineering. The huts are fully guarded and the vista from the Konkordia Hut is one of the finest in the alps. Access to the region is via…
This area is ideal for touring with gentler gradients than the Bernese Oberland and lies at a lower altitude. The huts are superb and there is huge scope for day tours along the way. The focus of the tour are the two peaks of the Wildhorn and the Wildstrubel March to April Sample itinerary Day…
The Chamonix to Zermatt Haute Route has become the classic ski tour with many variations. Using huts to overnight you can ski with a small a pack as possible (30 – 45 Lt) therefore enjoying the down! Meeting in Chamonix, the first day is spent revising technique and skills before setting off for the following…
