Ski tour Senja | Norway with mountain guide

• Procedure and meeting place

  We are travelling up north. Senja lies at 69° north, well above the Arctic Circle. In April we still have real winter here and can drive from the mountains down to the sea.

  • Day 1 - Arrival

    There is a direct flight from Zurich to Tromsø. We meet here and check into the hire car and drive to the island of Senja on the same day (around 3 hours by car). Here we move into our spacious house in Mefjord Brygge and plan the ski tour for the next day. We enjoy breakfast and dinner in the restaurant next door, which is run by the house.

  • Day 2 - 6 - Ski tours in Senja

    800 - 1200 metres altitude

    L - WS+

    From now on, we go on a ski tour on Senja every day. There are countless possibilities. Depending on the weather, conditions and wishes of the group, we choose the most suitable one. The ski touring mountains are 800 - 1000 metres high and so we undertake day tours with around 1000 metres of ascent. There are tours right in the fjord by the accommodation. There are also fjords which we can reach in around 30 minutes and which offer further possibilities. We will certainly visit the village of Fjordgård, because there is a fantastic, varied tour up the Hesten. At the summit, you can look straight down the rock face to the sea. Other tours on the programme include Store Hesten with its magnificent descents and impressive plateaus, Krokelvtinden with its many possibilities, Husfjellet with its magnificent, direct descent to the sea and unique views of the fjords, as well as the peaks in Kaperdalen and Kvaenan, one of Senja's highest mountains.

  • Day 7 - last ski tour and journey to Tromsø

    Today we travel back to Tromsø and go on one last ski tour on the way there to say goodbye to Senja. We spend the night in a hotel in Tromsø so we can visit the small town, see the fishing museum and celebrate our last evening and our trip together!

  • Day 8 - Return journey

    In the morning, it's off to the nearby airport and home.

• Requirements

  • Mastering the ski touring technique with its basics (skins, hairpin bends). These are often normal ski tours, as we know them from Switzerland. If possible, we also include tours with passages where we tie on the skis or a foot ascent is included.
  • Safe downhill technique in open terrain and in different types of snow. We often find the most beautiful powder snow. But like everywhere else, the weather can do what it wants.
  • Condition for 1000m of ascent at a leisurely pace over a week. Sometimes we will do less than 1000m and sometimes more. We divide the tours so that we have enough energy for all days!
  • Splitboarders are welcome.

• Price and services

  • Small group with 5 - 7 guests per mountain guide.
  • Comfortable rorbu right by the sea with sauna and hot tub.
  • Local half board in the adjoining restaurant.
  • Spacious hire car with winter tyres & spikes.
  • CHF 3290.- from 5 guests.
  • 500.- CHF surcharge for 4 guests.
  • As we have high fixed costs, special cancellation fees apply for this trip. Travel insurance is recommended.
    • Cancellation up to 180 days before departure: CHF 1500.-
    • Cancellation up to 60 days before departure: 80 % of the tour price
    • Cancellation 59 to 0 days before departure: full tour price

• Material and equipment

  For this ski touring trip you will need the normal ski touring equipment you are used to in Switzerland plus warmer clothing.

  • We have for you a detailed packing list with packing tips compiled.
  • For this tour you need the following material from this PDF. We carry our equipment with us all the time. Pack only what is necessary.

Impressions: Senja

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