Lyngen Alps Ski Week - Lodge
Guided Ski Touring & Accommodation Package Tour
Overview
Discover the delights, exhilaration & thrills of ski-touring the Lyngen Alps with a fully guided, all-inclusive tour showing you the best snow & terrain, customised for your group. Enjoy deluxe lodge accommodation & the finest locally sourced food and finish the day relaxing in a hot tub overlooking the sea.
The Lyngen peninsula is covered by mountains and glaciers. Only a small road along the shoreline allows you to travel around the mountains by car. With sharp peaks and majestic domes, it has the scale of the European Alps while surrounded by water. For the ski tourer, there is something for everybody. Whether you want scenic routes, with great views and easy skiing, or more challenging terrain with big faces and steep couloirs, Lyngen is paradise. The peninsula is split by the fjord into a northern and southern part. The tour is based in Nord-Lenangen, a small fishing village in the north. Here there are stunning mountains at the doorstep and the possibility to travel by car or boat.
Go solo or get a group together for your best duration & dates on a fully private customised tour during the winter ski touring season from late February to the end of May.
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Highlights
Each day you will experience some unforgettable skiing amongst spectacular mountains.
• Stress-free ski-touring in incredible surrounds, guided by professionals from the region's biggest guiding operation.
• Ski the best possible snow & terrain in the region, according to your group's ability & aspirations.
• Breathtaking mountain & sea vistas, followed by skiing all the way to the seashore.
• Wonderful overnight accommodation on the seaside in the deluxe Lyngen Experience Lodge
• Delicious chef prepared food using the finest local ingredients.
• Relax in the sauna & outdoor hot tub at the end of the day.
• Be gob-smacked by the Northern Lights (Aurora borealis), observable at night directly from the Lodge.
• Realise the full Lyngen experience with a boat trip to ski one of the legendary nearby islands.
• This tour is a just a dream for most ski-tourers, experiencing it firsthand provides the memory of a lifetime.
Program
The tour begins and ends in the small city of Tromsø in northern Norway. From the moment you exit the airport at Tromsø, everything is taken care of on the tour. Your driver will greet you and transport you to the Lodge on the Lyngen peninsula. The drive includes a car-ferry ride across to Lyngen, just to get you in the right mood for this extraordinary region! The tour then spends six days ski-touring the mountains of the Lyngen peninsula, including one day transported by fast boat to ski a nearby island such as Kågen. Depending on your group's ability & aspirations, each morning your guide will drive you to a new location and skiing will start directly from the car parking point.
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The Skiing
Lyngen Alps has something for everyone. Beautiful summits, open bowls, cruisy trees, steep couloirs, easy climbs or technical ascents. You name it, it is here. The mountains in the northern part of the Lyngen peninsula range from around 800m to just over 1,600m above sea level. In the higher elevations there are glaciers and peaks with perfect 360-degree views. In the lower 300m of altitude down to sea level, there is often birch and other small trees for fun, relatively sheltered tree skiing. In between there is everything else!
Total vertical ascent/descent on any given daily ski tour will depend on the group & local snow & weather conditions.
Lodging & Meals
Ascent Descent are partnered with Lyngen Experience to provide the best combination of skiing & hospitality. All accommodation & meals are included in the tour tariff and are based at the Lyngen Experience Lodge. Situated on the seashore at the northern end of the Lyngen Peninsula, the Lodge features double rooms with ensuite bathrooms, a shared living & dining room with views across the sea toward Reinøya island, chef-prepared meals using the best local ingredients, and a Spa area with sauna & outdoor jacuzzi.
For more info about the Lodge & meals, see the Lodging tab.
Guides & Group Size
The tour operator, Ascent Descent, is the biggest on Lyngen and they love taking people skiing in these mountains. All guides are fully certified and with great local knowledge and broader experience from frequently guiding in different parts of the world.
The maximum guest to guide ratio on a ski tour is 6 guests per guide. For any experienced groups chasing big faces, steep couloirs & tackling more challenging terrain, a group size of maximum four guests per guide is recommended.
Ski Ability, Fitness & Gear
As these are private tours, all ski & snowboard abilities can be catered for; however it is recommended all participants have some ski-touring experience AND be of a similar level of ability & experience.
Ski touring is an arduous activity. To get the best out of a visit to the Lyngen Alps, guests are encouraged to be as fit as possible before arriving. Having said that, each day's ski tour will cater to your group's fitness level.
Ski-touring & splitboarding gear (including avalanche safety equipment) are not included in the tour tariff. A small amount of technical equipment is available for rental but should not be relied upon. Inquire with the operator when booking.
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