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Ski Touring Lyngen Alps Norway

Snow-covered mountains in the deep blue sea, untouched slopes, the ski lodge right on the water, fresh fish and northern lights – that is the ski touring feeling of the Lyngen Alps in Norway.

Ski tours north of the Arctic Circle in the wilderness of the far north in the Lyngen Alps in Norway. Wildly romantic fjords, ski tours in the finest powder snow, mystical northern lights and a house by the sea await us there. Time can pass slowly there.

Guided Ski Tours Lyngen Norway

Paul Held and his mountain guides were among the first to organize ski tours in Norway north of the Arctic Circle. They have been leading their guests safely through the Lyngen Alps for over 15 years. No other operator knows this region better.

Dates 2025 ski touring Norway Lyngen Alps

  • Always Saturday to Saturday from mid-February to mid-May.
  • Bookable for closed groups as well as for individuals.
  • Every week a relaxed and an ambitious group will be taken care of two mountain guides.
Powder Weeks Lyngen*
  • February 15 to 22, 2025
  • February 22 to March 1, 2025
  • March 1 to 8, 2025
  • March 8 to 15, 2025
  • March 15 to 22, 2025
  • March 22 to 29, 2025
Powder and Corn Snow Weeks Lyngen**
  • March 29 to April 5, 2025
  • April 5 to 12, 2025
  • April 12 to 19, 2025
  • April 19 to 26, 2025
Lyngen Ski Mountaineering Weeks***
  • April 26 to May 3, 2025
  • May 3 to 10, 2025

*Of course, one or the other slope can already be corn snow at the end of March.
**Corn Snow is limited to the southern sector. There is still powder in the northern sector.
***Climbs up to 1800 altitude meters. For those in good physical condition, with glacier equipment, ice axe and crampons.

Dates 2026

From mid-February to mid-May, from weekend to weekend, our ski touring trips will again be organized in Lyngen Norway in 2026.

Included Services

6 days ski touring, mountain guide, ski lodge with sauna directly by the fjord, all transfers including ferries to our tours and airport pick-up service, costs for food and accommodation.
Not included: Flight to Tromsø and alcoholic beverages.

Price 2025: €2.440,-
Early booking price till end of August €2.390,-
Discount for group bookings, minimum 7 people.

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Climbing & Sailing Kalymnos

Sailing means serenity, freedom, and relaxation. Climbing is meditation, concentration, and precision. A combination of the two on the Greek island of Kalymnos means a perfect holiday. The gods of the Olympus may be jealous.

Dates

Currently, no dates are planned.
Trips can be arranged upon request and with a minimum of 5 participants.

Services

Price: on request (minimum group size 5 persons, maximum 8 persons per group).

Included: 8 days guiding by an Austrian mountain guide, rock climbing program, chartered yacht with skipper. Not included: Flight to Kalymnos (average airfares €300,- to €400,-), food on board.

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Freeriding Ski Touring Dolomites

Freeriding and Ski Touring across the Dolomites with Held Adventure in 6 days: 10.000 vertical meters between San Martino and Sesto, freeriding in finest powder in the world’s most beautiful mountains and the delicious cuisine of northern Italy and South Tyrol.

The Dolomites are among the world’s most beautiful mountains and part of the UNESCO world heritage list.

The necessary ingredients for the thrill of freeriding are easily explained: ascents of 500 to 800 vertical meters per day, a little help from the countless ski lifts of the „Dolomiti Superski“ area and the fantastic terrain of the Southern Limestone Alps.

Dates

Currently, no dates are planned.
Trips can be arranged upon request and with a minimum of 5 participants.

Services

Included: 6 days of ski touring with an Austrian mountain guide, half-board in double in hotels and multi-bed rooms at huts, exclusive transfer by taxi or bus. Ski pass not included.

Freeriding Ski Touring Dolomites, filmed by Peter Muszi.

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Ski Touring Valle Stura Piedmont

Fantastic rides, the world renowned cuisine of Piedmont and a little spa oasis

The Piedmont (Latin: pedem montium‚ at the foot of the mountains) is a laid back province of Italy. Situated close to the Swiss and French border, it is a region that is renowned both for excellent ski touring and powder snow as well as for its culinary delights. This is the birthplace of the Slow Food movement; its cuisine is high class yet rustic and alpine, it has no tolerance for rushing things. The village of Sambuco in Valle Stura is surrounded by mountains that soar above 3.000 m. There is no rush up here either.

Dates: February 15 to 20, 2025 – 6 days

Price: € 1.390,-

Services

Included: 6 ski tours with mountain guide, half board accommodation at the Spa Hotel Osteria della Pace in double rooms, local transport (taxi, bus). Not included: Transport to location. Join other group members in Innsbruck to reduce the environmental impact.

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Ski Touring Toubkal Morocco

Fantastic ski touring around Djebel Toubkal in the High Atlas, remote mountain villages and buzzing Marrakech in springtime

Ski touring in Morocco means exotic adventure: The High Atlas soars 4.000 meters above the vibrant city of Marrakech – one of the most oriental places of the Maghreb – the valleys are blooming while the peaks are still covered in soft spring snow, and the Berber people are always good company.

Date 2025

February 8 until 16, 2025 (9 days)

Services

Price: €1.890,-
Early bookings until the end of September €1.790,-
Minimum number of participants, 6 persons
Maximum group size, 8 persons

Included services: 6 days of ski touring, mountain guide, accommodation, breakfast, lunch, dinner and packed lunch during ski tours, transfers by Land Rover including airport pick-up service, 2 days sightseeing in Marrakech.

Not included: airfares (typical price from Europe: approx. € 250,- to 350,-)

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Ski Touring in Iceland – Fire & Ice

Skiing from lonely peaks to the ocean shore, active volcanoes, hot springs, spas and aurora borealis, the northern lights

With its rugged coastline, secluded fjords, active volcanoes and glowing auroras, Iceland is a fascinating destination for every passionate backcountry skier. This country of fire and ice has a surreal appearance with ice-capped peaks and geothermal activity just below the surface. Leaving first tracks on these virgin slopes can only be described as ski touring deluxe.

Ski touring in Iceland between glaciers and geysers

Ski touring in Iceland means untouched mountains in perfect solitude. The slopes are rather flat and skiing is often possible right to the shoreline. No bush, no tree no tourists get in our way between the largest glacier of Europe and bubbling geysers. Iceland seems an unreal place, it is unique in many ways and particularly exciting as a skiing destination.

Dates 2025 Ski Touring Iceland

  • Bookable for closed groups as well as for individuals.
  • Every week a relaxed and an ambitious group will be taken care of two mountain guides.

Date I: April 19 to 26, 2025
Date II: April 26 to May 3, 2025

Services

Price: € 2.440,-
Group price or early booking price until the end of August € 2.390,-

Included services: 6 days of ski touring with a qualified mountain guide, transfer from the airport and all transfers on day tours, all catering costs, ski lodge with sauna and whirlpool.

Not included: Flight to Iceland (typical fares: from € 400,- to € 600,- from Europe) and alcoholic beverages.

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Ski & Sail Svalbard Spitsbergen Norway

Ski Touring Svalbard Norway with Sailing Vessel Arctica II

Upcoming spring we organize, for the fourth time, a ski touring trip to Svalbard, Norway — a unique “Ski & Sail” adventure.

  • Spectacular ski tours in the far north of Europe near the North Pole
  • The motor sailer Arctica II takes you into the untouched wilderness of Svalbard
  • Midnight sun and wildlife viewing
  • Unique fjord landscapes, impressive glacier mountains
  • Demanding journey, unforgettable experiences
ski-and-sail-skitouren-spitzbergen-held-adventure
Ski & Sail Svalbard Held Adventure

Week1: May 1 to May 10, 2025 (10 days)
Week 2: May 17 to May 26, 2025 (10 days)

Svalbard Ski & Sail Held Adventure
Svalbard Ski & Sail Held Adventure

Sail & Ski with Sailing-Vessel Arctica II

Ski Touring Svalbard Norway”Ski & Sail” Adventure

Week1: May 1 to May 10, 2025 (10 days)
Week 2: May 17 to May 26, 2025 (10 days)

Min. 6, max. 8 Personen
€ 4.800,-

Can be booked for both individuals and groups.

Services: 7 ski touring days with Austrian mountain guide, 8 x overnight stays on the ship Arctica II (62 feet) with full board with lunch bag, local transport and armed arctic guide for polar bear protection.

  • Services apply from Longyearbyen Airport
  • Flight to Longyearbyen (approx. €900) is not included in the price.
  • Hotel at Oslo Airport is not included.
  • Personal travel insurance not included.
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Ski Touring Sunnmore Alpes Norway

Our new snow-sure destination “Ski Touring Sunnmore Alpes Norway” is 500 kilometers north of Oslo between Hjorundfjorden, Geirangerfjord and Storfjord.

Guided Ski Tours Sunnmore Norway

It was time to open another ski touring program in Norway besides the Lyngen Alps. Roland Striemitzer and Paul Held have worked out something new for you. From now on we offer the new destination “Norway Ski Touring Sunnmore Alps” every winter.

Dates 2025 Ski Touring Sunnmore Norway

  • Saturday to Saturday
  • Bookable for closed groups as well as for individuals.
  • Every week, one relaxed, and one ambitious group will be taken care of two mountain guides.

1st Week: March 22 to 29, 2025
2nd Week: March 29 to April 5, 2025
3rd Week: April 5 to 12, 2025
4th Week: April 12 to 19 2025

Services

6 days ski touring with an Austrian mountain guide, ski lodge by the fjord with sauna, including all costs of meals and provisions, airport transfer, transport to the tours with 9-seater bus and/or ferry.

Not included: flight to Alesund (flight price: approx. €450 to €650) and alcoholic beverages.

Prices 2025: €2.440.-
Group price or early bird price until the end of August €2.390,-

Bookable for closed groups as well as for individuals.

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Selvaggio Blu – Trekking Sardinia

The “Selvaggio Blu” in Sardinia is the most beautiful but also the wildest trekking in Italy. Come with us on this spectacular adventure to the east coast of this beautiful Mediterranean island.

The Selvaggio Blu, the trekking par excellence in Sardinia, is a Mediterranean hike along the secluded coast of Sardinia with a high level of adventure, with via ferrata passages and abseiling points. Campfire romance and sleeping under the stars included. Climbing skills not necessary.

Selvaggio Blu Trekking Sardinien
Selvaggio Blu Trekking Sardinien
  • Soak up the sun again before winter
  • Swimming in the still warm Mediterranean Sea
  • Campfire on the beach and sleeping under the stars

Dates and prices Selvaggio Blu 2025

always from Friday to Friday

I Date: October 10 to 17, 2025 – Selvaggio Blu ‘Original’
II Date: October 17 to 24, 2025 – Selvaggio Blu ‘Alpine’

Price: EURO 1,440,- including organization, logistics, boat trips, meals, and mountain guidance

Services: Organization and mountain guidance, 2 x apartment or hotel accommodation in a double room, 5x overnight stay in a two-man tent or star tent, provision of food and water by sea, local transport.

The number of participants is limited to 8 people.

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Ski Touring Iran & Persian Culture

Ski Touring in Iran and Persian Culture – from the summits of Alam Kuh (4848 m) and Damavand (5671 m) to the legendary cities of Ghom, Kashan, Isfahan, Shiraz and Persepolis

We will go there again as soon as the political situation stabilizes.

Price: ca. €3.500,-
Minimum number of participants, 6 persons
Maximum group size, 8 persons

Ski-touring week and sightseeing week can be booked individually!

Ski-touring week: €2.500,-
Sightseeing week: €2.000,-

Included services: 6 days of ski touring / 6 days of sightseeing or 7 days ski touring / 5 days sightseeing, mountain guide, guided sightseeing, accommodation with full board during ski tours, bed and breakfast during the city trip, all local transport and airport pick-up service, all entrance fees to cultural sights. Not included: flight to Teheran (typical fares approx. €450,-)

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Innsbruck, Ski-Touring & Freeriding

There are so many options for ski touring and freeriding in the Innsbruck area that it would take years to tick them all off.

The different mountain formations of the Karwendel, Tux and Stubai Alps guarantee an extraordinary variety. Despite being close to the city, you can find a number of secluded ski tours.

The high density of different ski areas around Tyrol’s capital offers ambitious freeriding and an uncountable amount of itineraries.

Our mountain guides are all locals and know the mountains of Innsbruck like the back of their hand.

3 days Mountain Guiding
3 Nights Hotel

€ 1440,-*

4 days Mountain Guiding
4 Nights Hote
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€ 1920,-*

5 days Mountain Guiding
5 Nights Hotel

€ 2380,-*

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ST ANTON SKI GUIDES: FREERIDING & SKI-TOURING

Ski and Snowboard Guiding

The Ski Guides from Alpine School St. Anton are the Experts for Off-Piste Skiing and Ski-Touring in the Arlberg Region!

“We know where to find the best snow and where it is still untracked. Depending on your skills we will find the ideal terrain for you to improve and enjoy an exciting day”.

Prices for Touring and Off-Piste Guiding

From 9 AM to 15 PM
Group size 1 to a maximum of 7 people

  • 1 person    . . .   €490,-
  • 2 persons  . . .  €280,-
  • 3 persons  . . .  €220,-
  • 4 persons  . . .  €190,-
  • 5 persons  . . .  €170,-
  • 6 persons  . . .  €150,-
  • 7 persons  . . .  €140,-

Prices per person per day
5 % discount
for bookings of more than 3 days!

Our Office will check availability and will make sure you get the ideal guide for your specific request. We make sure our Guide leads a snowboard group on a snowboard, a ski group on skis and telemark group on telis.

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