Ski Mountaineering / Off-Piste
Ski Mountaineering combines two fantastic activities and creates the ability to complete long, elegant journeys through the winter mountains. Ascending on skins is an aesthetically pleasing and physically rewarding activity and many of the major alpine peaks are more suited to efficient ski journeys than long summer plods. And then there are the huge descents, over glaciers and down valleys. We can’t always guarantee powder snow but big grins and rosy cheeks are very common!
Chamonix Ski Mountaineering / Off-Piste
Chamonix is a mecca for ski mountaineering and it's extensive lift system enables some great high mountain tours to be done in a day trip from the valley. This is a week designed for those who have already done some ski touring and want to sample some of the longer, tougher days... more>
Introduction to Ski Mountaineering
An increasing number of UK based mountaineers are realising what a fantastic activity travelling in the mountains in winter and spring on skis is. Some say that to be a complete alpine mountaineer you need to ski. You may disagree but try travelling any distance across a glacier... more>
The Haute Route
The Chamonix to Zermatt High level route (Haute Route) is the most famous ski tour in the world and with good reason. It is a long, tough journey through some stunning ski touring terrain linking the worlds two best know Alpine hubs. En route the Swiss Valais provide some fine o... more>
Bernese Oberland
The Bernese Oberland is a magical part of the Alps. It's vast glaciers feel more arctic than alpine in scale and provide the ski mountaineer with some truly impressive touring terrain to journey through. The areas peaks lend themselves to either perfect ski ascents or ski mounta... more>
