Ski
courses: Off Piste & Ski Touring
Click one of the course images below, to view
the trip itinerary...
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Off
Piste - Please
note that all of our off piste ski courses are,
by default, off piste. As a minimum technical ski
level you will be able to ski anything on piste
(competant on blacks / double blacks).
Click on the 'Assessing
Ski Level' page for further information,
or click on the graphic of the skier above.
Ski Touring - All of our ski
touring courses are off piste, so you must be able
to ski all pistes (as above).
Select
a tour that best suits your current technical and
physical level, by visiting the 'Assessing
Ski Level' page, as summaries
below are for quick reference only. |
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Beginner |
Off
Piste - No previous off piste experience is
necessary, but 1 or 2 days are beneficial.
Ski Touring - Minimum 2 weeks off piste. No
touring experience required, but 1 or 2 days
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Intermediate |
| Confident
of safely coping with most conditions off
piste. You will have skied between two weeks
and a season off piste, and for ski tours
your experience should be of between 2 days
and 1 week minimum. |
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Improver |
| Several
weeks off piste skiing will be the minimum
experience for this level. Your touring experience
should be at least 2 weeks of hut to hut ski
tours, or 1 week of hut to hut tours and over
10 day ski tours. |
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Advanced |
| Not
put off by any off piste conditions, and be
keen to ski any route a guide judges safe. |
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| Chamonix
off piste level 1 |
| Beginner off piste skills & discover remote areas
of the massif. |
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| Intro
touring & backcountry |
| To
teach you the skills for ski touring, these
coursess are popular. |
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| Silvretta
Ski Tour,
Austria |
| The
Austria / Swiss border, boasts lots of 3000m
peaks. |
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| Haute
Route Ski Tour |
| The
famous traverse between Chamonix and Zermatt
on skis. |
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| Oberland
Ski Tour |
| Enjoy
amazing ski descents and a few high summits. |
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| Gran
Paradiso Ski Tour |
| A
week ski touing in the national park and to
the summit. |
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| Ski
Mont Blanc 4810m |
| Ascent
by the
Grand Mulets or Cosmiques Traverse routes, |
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| Intro
ski tour weekend |
| Two
day package, with 2 nights accommodation in
Chamonix. |
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Aosta
Intro
Ski Touring |
| An
early season version of our Intro Touring
course, based in Italy. |
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| Chamonix
off piste level 2 |
| Off
piste week for those with more experience,
to ski harder routes. |
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| Italy
Gourmet Ski Tour |
| Ski
tour for cogniscenti, staying in some of the
best mountain huts. |
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| Kebnekaise
Lapland Tour |
| Remote
ski tour in the Swedish Lapland, close to
Norway. |
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Mount
Elbrus
Ski Tour |
| Ski
tour to the summit of Elbrus, the highest
peak in all of Europe. |
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Heli-skiing
& guiding |
| A
range of options for a day of heli-skiing
with a IFMGA guide, |
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| Vallee
Blanche extension |
| Extend
your trip by 1 day, to ski this classic run
down to Chamonix. |
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Monte
Rosa
Freeride |
| A
week of freeride in the off piste paradise
of Monte Rosa. |
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| Zermatt
backcountry |
| For
those looking for challenging off piste and
day tours. |
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Ski
Tour Long
Weekend |
| Three
day long weekend tour, with 2 nights in mountain
huts. |
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| Otztal
Ski Tour du Vent |
| An
amazing tour of the 3000m peaks around the
village of Vent. |
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| High
Tatras Ski Tour |
| A
week of hut to hut ski touring in High Tatras
of Slovakia. |
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| Bespoke
ski guiding |
| If
you have specific objectives, consider bespoke
guiding, |
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Valais,
Zinal
Off Piste |
| Val d'Anniviers is a
hidden gem for off piste skiing in the Valais. |
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Maritime
Alps
Ski Tour |
| Weekend ski tour, in
the French - Italy border near to Turin. |
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Verbier
Off Piste |
| Improve
off piste skills and discover the best off
piste in Verbier. |
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Monte
Rosa
Ski Tour |
| Ski
up the Breithorn and several 4000m peaks hut
to hut in a week. |
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Mt
Toubkal
ski tour |
| Wee
k of ski touring in Morocco. Fly in / out
of Maraskesh. |
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Ski
advice
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Ski
kit shop
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| UK
Avalanche Awareness |
| Avalanche
safety 1 day UK based course to learn key safety skills. |
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| Alps
Av Safety & Awareness |
| Avalanche
safety 1 day Alpine based course to learn key safety
skills. |
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| Bespoke
ski guiding |
| If
you have specific objectives, consider bespoke
guiding, |
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