Norway Dates

This week is for ‘introductory’ to ‘intermediate’ Nordic skiers looking for top quality day tours with the benefit of a qualified instructor/leader who will be able to give coaching whilst ‘on the move’. This allows you to do straight away what most people going to ski in Norway would like to do: go out touring and enjoy the hills, plateaux and forests on skis! The terrain is quite gentle and the distances can be quite short; at the start of the week maybe up to 10 or 12kms and gradually increasing as the week progresses to give some ‘good days out’. Every day will include some coaching, and in this way we can ensure you will be confident and ready for each day’s touring.

• Develop your Nordic skiing technique, enjoy centre-based half and full-day tours
• Ideal skiing terrain of plateau, hills and forest, with the stunning backdrop of the Rondane mountains
• Comfortable and hospitable base to return to each day
• Ski coaching and day tours both on-track and off-track

For intermediate skiers there will be plenty of challenge; the week will be ideal to refresh and consolidate skills and to develop experience and confidence in your off-track skiing – as well as have some excellent day tours!

By the end of the week skiers of all levels will have the satisfaction of having completed several good day tours in un-tracked snow, you will have developed your skiing and confidence to new levels and you will be looking across the valley to the Jotunheim mountains or towards the Rondane, knowing you are ready for more ambitious day tours and/or hut-to-hut tours in the future!

The essence of this trip is a clockwise tour of areas generally to the east of Finse, including a loop through the Hallingskarvet range, crossing the Oslo – Bergen railway at Haugastol and up onto the Hardanger plateau (Hardangervidda) to complete the circle by skiing just below the Hardanger icecap back to Finse.

• A circular hut-to-hut tour exploring the craggy valleys, lakes and passes
• Savour these empty spaces of these Arctic landscapes
• Excellent accommodation and a good mixture of longer and shorter touring days, with 1 hut-based day.
• An excellent first hut-to-hut tour and ideal for those looking for a late season skiing week.
• Combine with the preceding Geilo & Finse week for a superb 2 week Nordic experience; develop your skills and confidence in the 1st week, put it all into practice on the 2nd week!

This tour is an intro-intermediate Nordic skiing tour with coaching whilst ‘on the move’. As such this tour provides a first step on the way to doing more challenging hut-to-hut tours in Norwegian type terrain, having done, for example, our ‘Geilo & Finse’ week or one of our Nordic trips in the Alps. The location and the itinerary have been carefully chosen to allow less experienced ski tourers to further develop skills along the way and to add to their experience to be more self-contained and confident when touring in the future. The terrain is always gentle and the distances are quite short; at the start of the week 5kms and gradually increasing to 15 to 18kms later in the week. Every day will include some coaching, especially earlier in the week, and your leader will provide the guidance to build your touring confidence on a daily basis.

• Develop Nordic skiing technique and skills; build confidence & experience in hut-to-hut touring.
• Enjoy this delightful skiing terrain of plateau and forest, with the stunning backdrop of the Rondane mountains.
• Complete a point-to-point hut-to-hut tour, with coaching ‘en route’

By the end of the week you will have the satisfaction of having completed a point-to-point tour, you will have developed your skiing and confidence to new levels and you will be looking across the valley to the Jotunheim mountains or the Hardanger Plateau, knowing you are ready for greater challenges in the future!

A traverse of the vast open spaces of the Hardangervidda plateau.This tour will give a very rewarding adventure, from Geilo to Ryukan. We cross wide open spaces where you truely get the sense of Nordic rolling terrain until we reach the more craggy region of Telemark. As we ski we have the chance of seeing reindeer along this vast snowy landscape. The skiing is a joy as the weight of sacks is kept to a minimum by using the DNT lodges, where food, fuel and bedding await our arrival!

• A classic point-to-point tour across the vast plateau of the Hardangervidda
• 7 days on skis as an ideal first hut to hut tour
• A rare chance for confident Nordic skiers to complete this superb traverse
• Space, scenery and solitude
• Combine with the ‘Skarvheimen trip' to make a two week North to South ski tour

This delightful traverse of the Skarvheimen region passes through rolling hills, plateaux and open valleys dotted with frozen lakes and dark crags. It goes from Breistolen to Finse, both tiny isolated points on the map! It is overlooked by the mass of the Hardanger Icecap and the sense of space is enthralling.

• Ideal as a first hut-to-hut tour
• Relaxed days with plenty of options for different energy and aspiration levels
• Combine with the ‘Hardanger to Telemark Traverse’ for a two week North to South journey

This trip spends time in the villages of Geilo and Finse giving us the chance to explore two areas. We begin in Geilo which is small and picturesque with many buildings of typical Norwegian style. It is set in scenic, wooded surroundings, close to a lake and provides us wtih 130km of prepared track. The slopes on either side rise to plateaux then mountains beyond. Then on day four we take the train Finse where it is often possible to ski straight off the station platform! We spend the rest of the trip touring the area in an arctic landscape of snowy hills and glaciers.

• 4 Days of Intensive instruction, developing confidence and experience on Nordic skis
• Instruction and guiding on piste and experience hut to hut touring
• Touring in an awe-inspiring Arctic landscape of hills and glaciers
• Excellent preparation for more ambitious hut to hut tours in Norway
• Combine with the ‘Finse Circular’ tour for a superb 2 week Nordic experience