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Ski Touring Norway

Thousands of kilometers of mountainous coastal landscape, lots of snow, long winters and few people – Norway is the ultimate ski touring paradise.

I have been coming to Norway for ski touring for 20 years now. For me, there is no more beautiful place in the world.

…. Paul Held, Held Adventure.

A film by Alex Blümel

Ski Tours Lyngen Norway

Dates: Saturday to Saturday from mid-February to the end of April
Price: € 2,590

At the beginning of 2000, I was one of the first mountain guides to travel with guests in the Lyngen Alps. At that time, the Lyngen was still a blank spot on the maps of the ski touring atlas.

In Lyngen you can go on wonderful powder tours in February and March. In April the days are already longer than at home. Nevertheless, the snow, whether powder or corn, remains a dream well into May.


Ski Tours Sunnmore Norway

Dates: Saturday to Saturday from mid-March to mid-April
Price: € 2,590

A few years ago, we expanded our program in Norway and rediscovered an almost untouched ski touring paradise in the eastern Sunnmore Alps.

The peaks rise steeply around the famous Geirangerfjord. Powder runs on the north side and firn fun on the south side await you.


Ski Tours Spitsbergen

Date: 3 dates, each 10 days — beginning, mid and end May
Price: €5.200,-

If you are looking for the ultimate ski touring adventure, come to Spitsbergen. Glaciers, fjords, polar bears and the midnight sun await you. There is hardly a place on earth further away from civilization than Spitsbergen.


An absolute professional will take care of you – our mountain guides

All of our Norway weeks are supervised exclusively by mountain guides who have experience in the area. Each of them has worked for Held Adventure for many years and has already spent many weeks guiding on site. This guarantees you the highest level of safety on the one hand and the enjoyment of untouched powder slopes away from the standard routes on the other.

Helpful Links

Norwegian Meteorological Office

General Tourism Page Norway

Lyngen Tourism Website

Sunnmore Tourism Website

Spitzbergen Tourism Website

Ski Touring in Iceland – Fire & Ice

Skiing from lonely peaks to the ocean shore, active volcanoes, hot springs, spas and aurora borealis, the northern lights

With its rugged coastline, secluded fjords, active volcanoes and glowing auroras, Iceland is a fascinating destination for every passionate backcountry skier. This country of fire and ice has a surreal appearance with ice-capped peaks and geothermal activity just below the surface. Leaving first tracks on these virgin slopes can only be described as ski touring deluxe.

Ski touring in Iceland between glaciers and geysers

Ski touring in Iceland means untouched mountains in perfect solitude. The slopes are rather flat and skiing is often possible right to the shoreline. No bush, no tree no tourists get in our way between the largest glacier of Europe and bubbling geysers. Iceland seems an unreal place, it is unique in many ways and particularly exciting as a skiing destination.

Dates 2027 Ski Touring Iceland

  • Bookable for closed groups as well as for individuals.

Date I: March 20 to 27, 2027
Date II: March 27 to April 03, 2027
Date III: April 03 to 10, 2027

Services

Price: € 2.590,-
Group price or early booking price until the end of August € 2.540,-

Included services: 6 days of ski touring with a qualified mountain guide, transfer from the airport and all transfers on day tours, all catering costs, ski lodge with sauna and whirlpool.

Not included: Flight to Iceland (typical fares: from € 400,- to € 600,- from Europe) and alcoholic beverages.

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Ski Touring Valle Stura Piedmont

Fantastic rides, the world renowned cuisine of Piedmont and a little spa oasis

The Piedmont (Latin: pedem montium‚ at the foot of the mountains) is a laid back province of Italy. Situated close to the Swiss and French border, it is a region that is renowned both for excellent ski touring and powder snow as well as for its culinary delights. This is the birthplace of the Slow Food movement; its cuisine is high class yet rustic and alpine, it has no tolerance for rushing things. The village of Sambuco in Valle Stura is surrounded by mountains that soar above 3.000 m. There is no rush up here either.

Dates: February 1 to 6, 2027 – 6 days

Price: € 1.570,-

Services

Included: 6 ski tours with mountain guide, half board accommodation at the Spa Hotel Osteria della Pace in double rooms, local transport (taxi, bus). Not included: Transport to location. Join other group members in Innsbruck to reduce the environmental impact.

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