Ski touring trip Iceland with mountain guide

• Programme of the trip

  • Day 1

    16:00 Keflavik Airport

    We meet at Keflavik International Airport, where our journey begins. Together we check our luggage and load it into our travelling vehicle, a van for nine people in a group of six. We drive north for about an hour and spend the night in a small hotel in a pretty village. We have the opportunity to eat real Icelandic food for the first time and enjoy our first evening together.

  • Day 2

    We drive the rest of the way north, about 4 hours, and are sure to see a lot on the way. An incredible number of migratory birds gather in the midlands at this time of year, thousands of geese migrate across the country and nest again. The landscape changes incredibly quickly and we enjoy the contrast between the South and North Island. If possible, we go on a ski tour, then move into our accommodation and heat up the sauna for the first time.

  • Day 2 - 7

    We live in a house right by the Eyjafjord just outside Akureyri. The house has plenty of space for cooking and cosy get-togethers.
    We can relax in the double rooms and have enough privacy to withdraw. We will go on regular ski tours during the day. Wherever the conditions are most promising. Experience shows that the tours don't take all day, we take our time to get to know the island and Iceland. There are many sights, hot springs, waterfalls and interesting stories.

  • Day 8

    We drive back to Reykjavik by car and spend the night in a hotel in the centre of Reykjavik. There's plenty to see here too and it's the perfect place to round off the trip, so we enjoy a good dinner in a first-class restaurant.

  • Day 9

    approx. 15:00 Zurich Airport

    We leave our hotel in Reijkavik early in the morning and travel together to the airport in Keflavik. We return home with many impressions and lasting experiences.

• Requirements

  • Mastering the ski touring technique with its basics (skins, hairpin bends). Often these are 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 1000 m, maybe more. We divide the tours so that we have enough energy for all days!
  • Splitboarders are welcome, provided they are experienced.

• Price and services

  • CHF 3390.- for the whole trip from 4 participants:inside
  • 500 CHF will be charged additionally for less than 4 participants.
  • Small group up to a maximum of 6 guests per mountain guide.
  • Hotel accommodation on arrival and departure
  • Comfortable "old farmers house" right by the sea with hotpot, including catering in the accommodation.
  • Spacious rental car with winter tyres, including fuel costs.
  • Excluding flight and, if applicable, meals and consumptions in restaurants and cafes.
  • Exclusive alcoholic beverages
  • 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 tour you need the material from this PDF. We carry our equipment with us all the time. Pack only what is necessary.
  • General material and packing tips we have also put together for you.

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