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Location

Voss

1.500 NOK p.pers

Duration

1 day

Requirements

14yrs

Season

January to April

All equipments + guide

Included

Difficulty

Moderate

This tour is suitable for intermediate and experienced skiers.

BACKCOUNTRY SKI TOUR – ADVANCED

Join us in winter for an exclusive backcountry day tour through the incredible mountains surrounding Voss.

This trip is designed specifically for those who have extensive experience in the backcountry and are looking for long days with endless powder and steep drops.

Our local guides will have two objectives on every trip: providing you with the best possible experience and keeping you safe. That is why for our big mountain runs, we require a good level on off-piste skiing, no exceptions. These days will include long ascents that require both a high level of fitness and previous hours spent hiking in backcountry conditions

BACKCOUNTRY SKIING OVERVIEW

 

Backcountry Skiing, sometimes referred to as Alpine Touring, is skiing on unmarked or unpatrolled areas outside of ski resort boundaries. Most often, backcountry ski-areas are secluded, untouched parts of nature, which require long uphill hikes in order to get to the top of each run. To effectively hike through snow, a specialized tour binding is required. Such bindings are hinged so that the heel stays unattached while walking uphill, much like a cross-country set up, but then lock in place when ready for descent. Climbing skins are also a necessity, which attach to the bottom of skis and are used to prevent the skier from sliding backwards. Climbing up with skins is referred to as “skinning”.

 

Backcountry touring for snowboarders use to be much more challenging before the invention of the splitboard. Also fixed with special bindings and skins, these are snowboards that can be split in half in order to make for an assent on ‘skis’, only to be locked back in place when ready to descend.

 

Off-piste skiing is typically done off the main groomed runs of ski resorts, yet still uses the lifts to get back to the top each time. Backcountry skiing differs in that it takes place completely outside of ski resorts. The exception is that occasionally skiers will use the lift once to access the initial backcountry terrain.

SKI TOURING & SPLITBOARD EQUIPMENT RENTAL – PRICES

EQUIPMENT 1 day 2 days 3 days 4 days 5 days 6 days +1 day
Touring Set + Avalanche gear 950,- 1450,- 1850,- 2200,- 2500,- 2800,- 300,-
TOURING SET Ski or Splitboard 800,- 1200,- 1600,- 2000,- 2300,- 2600,- 250,-
Boots 350,- 550,- 750,- 900,- 1050,- 1200,- 150,-
Skins 400,- 600,- 800,- 1000,- 1150,- 1300,- 150,-
Avalanche gear 200,- 300,- 400,- 500,- 600,- 700,- 100,-

Glossary for rental touring equipment

  • AVALANCHE GEAR = Personal ski backpack, transceiver, shovel and probe
  • TOURING SET for SKI = Skis with walk bindings, skins, ski poles and ski boots
  • TOURING SET for SNOWBOARD = Splitboard, skins, ski poles and snowboard boots

 

Unfamiliar with all the jargon? Don’t worry! We’ll get you up to speed with our SKI DICTIONARY, click here!

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What to expect

Step into a winter world of mountains as far as the eye can see, towering peaks under a heavy blanket of snow. As your tips dig through the snow you throw some big turns then dive into the tree line to experience the fluffy snow, and smiling ear to ear.
When Mother Nature delivery the prime weather this can be rated a world class backcountry ski tour!

Epic winter routes 97%
Jaw dropping scenery 93%
Off piste skiing 100%

F.A.Q. - BACKCOUNTRY SKI TOUR ADVANCED with Outdoor Norway and our answers.

OUTDOOR NORWAY COVID-19 REFUND GUARANTEE

Refund Guarantee

If your trip is cancelled due to COVID, choose free between date changes, account credit or full refund.

FULL FINANCIAL PROTECTION

Your money is safe! Every booking is fully secured and financially protected.

READY TO GET YOUR BACKCOUNTRY ADVENTURE STARTED?

 

Send an email below with your requested date(s) and we will get back to you within 24 hours!

Looking for even long range adventure? we design and exclusive 9-day ski holiday across Western Norway’s Fjord Region, for more infos click here Norway Ski Road Trip!

For Any Query Contact us

MEETING POINT

Summer Outdoor Shop address:
Evangervegen 14
5704 Voss
Norway

Find us on the waterfront, close to the Voss Gondola, in front of Fleischer’s Hotel. 
Click here for google maps directions.

Voss Outdoor

Summer 2021

20% off

Only on the 7th JULY.

Use promo code: Summer2021