Alpine Ski Touring
Introductory Trips
Ski Touring (or ‘Ski Mountaineering’) is a great way to experience the Alps during late winter and spring.
Once the mountain huts open for the season there are many wonderful skiing opportunities, taking you away from the busy pistes with long, exciting off piste runs and scenic tours over high passes and even to mountain summits.
Ski Touring Introduction
The Ski Touring Introduction course gives the off piste skier the chance to sample the ski touring experience. This introductory-level course will teach you how to travel safely in the mountains on skis. It is an ideal springboard to longer ski touring trips such as the legendary Haute Route or most of our intermediate ski tours.
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Prices
from £1,520.00 Deposit £200.00Duration
7 Nights(6 days skiing)
Region
European Alps
Ski Val Maira
Val Maira in Italy is a great place for relaxed day touring. It's quiet, there is gentle terrain and you have trees in case of bad weather.
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Prices
from £1,695.00 Deposit £200.00Duration
8 Nights(6 days skiing)
Region
European Alps
Ski Silvretta
The perfect choice for your first ski tour, or for those looking for a mellow week. Superb huts and perfect ski touring terrain. 3,000m summits and long off piste descents. Enjoy!
Difficulty
Prices
from £1,520.00 Deposit £200.00Duration
7 Nights(6 days skiing)
Region
European Alps
Ski Andermatt
Andermatt has a well-deserved reputation for fantastic off piste skiing and ski touring, whilst retaining the charm of a small Swiss village. Its snow record is un-beaten in the Alps, so great conditions are a reliable bonus on top of its small resort charm. It also remains relatively quiet compared to other resorts.
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Prices
from £1,820.00 Deposit £300.00Duration
7 Nights(6 days skiing)
Region
European Alps
Ski Private Guiding
We regularly organise ski tours and instructional ski mountaineering courses for groups of friends. For example, in recent years we have organised private Introductory Ski Mountaineering courses, Haute Routes, a Grand Lui Variation Haute Route, a tour of the Gran Paradiso National Park and a tour of the High Atlas in Morocco.
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quote on requestDuration
2 NightsRegion
European AlpsIntermediate Trips
Ski Touring (or ‘Ski Mountaineering’) is a great way to experience the Alps during late winter and spring.
Once the mountain huts open for the season there are many wonderful skiing opportunities, taking you away from the busy pistes with long, exciting off piste runs and scenic tours over high passes and even to mountain summits.
Ski Bivio
An early-season 'ski safari' to high mountain summits. Skiing from our hotel base in the delightful village of Bivio, and using our transport to ski from Bergun and St Moritz, this week offers the most skiing for the least skinning of all our ski touring weeks.
Difficulty
Prices
from £1,620.00 Deposit £200.00Duration
7 Nights(6 days skiing)
Region
European Alps
Ski Tour Engadin
Engadin and the Albula Alps (Switzerland) offers fairly mellow ski touring with no days involving more than 1000m ascent. There are additional summits which can be added if the team feels fresh and up for it.
Difficulty
Prices
from £1,620.00 Deposit £200.00Duration
7 Nights(6 days skiing)
Region
European Alps
Ski Haute Route
The Haute Route is arguably the most famous ski journey in the world, the classic traverse of the Western Alps from Chamonix Mont Blanc to Zermatt. For many people the Haute Route is the ultimate ski tour and it is a suitable follow-on to our Ski Touring Techniques course.
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Prices
from £1,720.00 Deposit £200.00Duration
8 Nights(7 days skiing)
Region
European Alps
Ski Gran Paradiso
Culminating in the ascent of the 4,061m Gran Paradiso, this week offers wonderful skiing in one of the most beautiful areas of the Alps - a tour for connoisseurs. The ski touring combined with the tremendous Italian welcome and delicious food in the huts will make this a ski holiday to remember.
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Prices
from £1,720.00 Deposit £200.00Duration
7 Nights(6 days skiing)
Region
European Alps
Ski Bernese Oberland
The quiet Oberland is one of the classic late-season ski touring destinations due to its network of high-altitude huts. This tour is a ski traverse over Europe's biggest glaciers through high, wild and remote mountain terrain. We spend the entire week touring above 2,500m over glaciated terrain.
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Prices
from £1,620.00 Deposit £200.00Duration
7 Nights(6 days skiing)
Region
European Alps
Ski the A to Z of the Haute Route Plus
Where 'A' is for Arolla and 'Z' is for Zermatt - this ski tour is for those who have had their ambitions to finish the classic Chamonix to Zermatt Haute Route thwarted with an enforced stop in Arolla.
Difficulty
Prices
from £1,620.00 Deposit £200.00Duration
7 NightsRegion
European Alps
Ski Otztal
The Otztal Valley is in the Austrian Tyrol. It is easily reached from Innsbruck by train and bus in less than 3 hours. We are based from Solden, which has 3 lifts running over 3,000m. You will have a days off piste skiing, followed by a five day hut-to-hut tour.
Difficulty
Prices
from £1,620.00 Deposit £200.00Duration
7 NightsRegion
European Alps
Ski Stubai Alps
Just 1 hour from Innsbruck the Stubai Alps is extremely accessible, as well as wild and beautiful. This week is based in mainly large, comfortable mountain huts with lots of options for day tours, depending on the weather and the group.
Difficulty
Prices
from £1,820.00 Deposit £200.00Duration
7 Nights(6 days skiing)
Region
European Alps
Ski Swiss 4000ers
A big week for fit ski mountaineers with our sights set on skiing 4 x 4,000m summits. Objectives for the week include the Strahlhorn, Allalinhorn, Monte Rosa and descending the famous Schwarztor Gletscher. The week will be a mixture of hotel and hut accommodation.
Difficulty
Prices
from £1,720.00 Deposit £200.00Duration
8 Nights(6 days skiing)
Region
European Alps
Ski Private Guiding
We regularly organise ski tours and instructional ski mountaineering courses for groups of friends. For example, in recent years we have organised private Introductory Ski Mountaineering courses, Haute Routes, a Grand Lui Variation Haute Route, a tour of the Gran Paradiso National Park and a tour of the High Atlas in Morocco.
Difficulty
Prices
quote on requestDuration
2 NightsRegion
European AlpsCalendar
Trip Full? Please contact us to make a provisional booking (no deposit), enquire about future dates or join a wait list.
January 2027
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Sat 16 – Sat 23 Jan
£1625 (from La Grave)
Early booking offer available
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Sat 16 – Fri 22 Jan
£1495 (from Chamonix)
Early booking offer available
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Sat 16 – Fri 22 Jan
£1795 (from Chamonix)
Early booking offer available
February 2027
- Available
- Full
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Sat 6 – Fri 12 Feb
£1495 (from Chamonix)
Early booking offer available
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Sat 6 – Fri 12 Feb
£1795 (from Chamonix)
Early booking offer available
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Sat 27 Feb – Sat 6 Mar
£1995 (from Rocca Pietore)
Early booking offer available
March 2027
- Available
- Full
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Sat 6 – Fri 12 Mar
£1595 (from Chamonix)
Early booking offer available
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Sat 6 – Fri 12 Mar
£1495 (from Chamonix)
Early booking offer available
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Sat 6 – Fri 12 Mar
£1795 (from Chamonix)
Early booking offer available
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Sat 13 – Sat 20 Mar
£1695 (from Arolla)
Early booking offer available
April 2027
- Available
- Full
Advanced Trips
Ski Touring (or ‘Ski Mountaineering’) is a great way to experience the Alps during late winter and spring.
Once the mountain huts open for the season there are many wonderful skiing opportunities, taking you away from the busy pistes with long, exciting off piste runs and scenic tours over high passes and even to mountain summits.
Steep Vanoise Week
Join BASI Instructor, Simon Christy, for the 2026 edition of this very special week.
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Prices
to be announcedDuration
5 Nights(5 days skiing)
Region
European Alps
Ski Mont Blanc Extension
The highest peak in western Europe, Mont Blanc is a spectacular spring ski mountaineering objective. Technical and serious but never extreme, skiing Mont Blanc is the highlight for many a ski mountaineer.
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Prices
to be announcedDuration
4 Nights(3 days skiing)
Region
European Alps
Ski Monte Rosa and Mont Blanc
What a way to end a ski season - high-altitude ski mountaineering in Switzerland followed by Mont Blanc! Your chance to ski several of the finest ski mountaineering objectives in the Alps.
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Prices
to be announcedDuration
11 NightsRegion
European Alps
Ski Private Guiding
We regularly organise ski tours and instructional ski mountaineering courses for groups of friends. For example, in recent years we have organised private Introductory Ski Mountaineering courses, Haute Routes, a Grand Lui Variation Haute Route, a tour of the Gran Paradiso National Park and a tour of the High Atlas in Morocco.
Difficulty
Prices
quote on requestDuration
2 NightsRegion
European AlpsIntroduction
Ski Touring is a great way to experience the Alps. We offer some wonderful skiing opportunities, taking you away from the busy pistes with long, exciting off piste runs and scenic tours over high passes and even to mountain summits.
Our ski tours are led by IFMGA Mountain Guides, all of whom have skied all over the Alps and much further afield. To join our introductory level tour, you need to have previous off piste experience and be able to ski linked, short radius turns confidently. If you haven't skied off piste, we recommend that you join one of Off Piste Courses.
- What level am I? Check out our Ski Grading table.
Further Information
Find out more about our guides, transport and accommodation, equipment, insurance and course inclusions and exclusions... read more »Details
Ski Touring grades
Our three-tiered grading system should help you make the best selection of course:
Introductory
Designed for those who want an introduction to Ski Touring. To enjoy these courses and for you to take advantage
of the instruction being offered, you will likely have some off piste experience. You should at least be able to
ski linked, short radius turns on red runs confidently. You need to be fit enough to ascend for 4 hours with a
10kg pack.
Intermediate
To join these hut-based tours, you need to be a competent off piste skier/ski tourer capable of skiing slopes up
to 35° and ascending for 4 hours with a 10kg pack. A foundation course such as the Ski Touring Techniques
would be ideal preparation.
Advanced
Ski Touring requiring excellent skiing ability and control in all snow types. Steep slopes to 45°, carrying
skis, axe and crampon work frequently encountered. You need to be able to enjoy ascending for 5 hours with a
12kg pack.
Travel and Transport
All course members are responsible for making their own travel arrangements to the course venue, unless we specifically include a transfer. Travel advice is provided in the course details (PDF). For courses that start in Chamonix, you are able to book you an airport transfer via your on-line account.During the courses any travel will be by private car or public transport/taxi. The guides have cars which will be used whenever possible. Occasionally, it may be convenient to use course participants' cars for short journeys.
Valley Accommodation and Food
Valley accommodation is normally in good standard hotels equating to at least 2 star quality. At the end of the Haute Route, we use the youth hostel in Zermatt, as it not possible to book hotels in the village for one night. The hotel accommodation is provided on a twin-share basis (with the exception of Hotel Le Chaumiere in Chamonix, where, during busy periods, you may be asked to share a triple or quadruple room with other course members of the same sex). In Zermatt at the end of the Haute Route we book a private dorm in the youth hostel. A single room supplement is payable should you want to have a room to yourself.Breakfast and evening meals are provided in all hotels. Normally it is a buffet breakfast with a mix of cereals, pastries, yoghurt and bread/cheese/meats/jam.
Mountain Hut Accommodation and Food
When not in the valley, we stay in Alpine huts ready to make an early start to ski a chosen summit. Mountain huts provide clean, basic dormitory accommodation. Older huts have larger dorms; refurbished huts tend to have smaller rooms for 2 - 6 people. In Austria some of the huts are more like hotels (with hot showers)! You only need to bring a sheet sleeping bag as blankets or duvets are provided.Breakfast and evening meals are included in your course cost, but lunch is not. Some people visit the bakery and/or carry up nuts/cheese/salami from the valley, but if you are on a longer hut-to-hut tour it's likely that you'll need to buy some lunch from the hut (either a sandwich, or a cooked lunch/pasta). In addition, you will need to pay for hot drinks, bottled water/beer/soft drinks. You should budget the following:
| Switzerland | France | Austria | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandwich | CHF 10-12 | EUR 8–10 | EUR 8–10 |
| Hot Lunch/Pasta | CHF 18–20 | EUR 15–17 | EUR 12–14 |
| Bottled (1.5L) | CHF 10 | EUR 8 | EU 6 |
| Beer | CHF 9 | EUR 6 | EUR 6 |
| Tea/Coffee | CHF 5 | EUR 4 | EUR 4 |
