You must be able to ski and have previous experience with ski touring to join our Ski & Sail trips. You’ll also need to bring your own ski equipment on our trips. That being said, we offer different tours for varying experience levels and preferences (see more information about this in the sections below). Some prioritize powder snow, while others embark on ski tours mainly for the view and exercise. Nonetheless, on all our trips, we always have a ski guide per boat who selects routes suitable for the entire group’s level.

Our Ski & Sail tours are open tours with mixed groups, so some skiers may be more experienced than others. We usually sail several boats together on a trip where we try to divide into boat crews and ski groups based on skill level and previous experience with ski touring. However, it’s not always straightforward, but our guides are well-trained in handling open groups.

Our departures between Tromsø and Alta are perhaps some of the more advanced trips we offer. Here, we sail past infinitely steep terrain, and the snow conditions can be suitable for steeper skiing. On our week-long trips in Lofoten, we also have the opportunity to explore more challenging terrain, which there is plenty of in the Lofoten mountains. In Svalbard, the extreme location of the archipelago, almost at the North Pole, makes the trip very special. It’s a highly advanced Ski & Sail experience, even though Svalbard may not necessarily have the highest snow quality or the largest number of steep chutes for us to explore.

If you know that you prefer to go far and steep and are looking for a challenge, our advice is to bring along your group of friends and book an entire boat for yourselves. Weather and snow conditions will, of course, determine what and where we can ski. Even if you already know each other, we can still tailor the level more to your wishes and skill level.

This is generally quite an advanced type of ski trip, but on some of our tours, we set up a beginner boat. This group will go on easier and less steep ski tours, but we’ll still sail with the other boats. This is for those who have done some ski touring but aren’t as confident on the steepest slopes. It’s for those who enjoy nature and being out in the mountains on skis, and for those who want to try a new concept with skiing and boating combined. However, our Ski & Sail trips are not a complete beginner’s course starting from scratch. You still need to have previous experience with ski touring and bring your own ski and avalanche equipment.

Some of our easier Ski & Sail trips include the tours in Lyngen and Lofoten, particularly the shorter 5-day trips, which are highly recommended. Feel free to ask us if you’re wondering which tour might suit you best or about availability for specific beginner boat departures!

We have plenty of great packing advice and will send you a comprehensive packing list before each departure. Here you will find a packing list.