Ski Touring Introduction - Norway
Overview
Learn to ski tour in the Hemsedal Mountains
Introduction
Join us high up in the Norwegian mountains around Hemsedal for our introduction to ski touring - taking you from the pisted practice slopes, to full mountain days as part of a 3 day mini-expedition from a base camp. The area around Hemsedal is the perfect introductory location for learning to ski tour. This course will also serve as the gateway for our future more remote polar ski touring trips in Svalbard, the mecca of untouched snow and easily accessible mountains and glaciers.
Start point: Oslo, Norway
Grade: 8B
Additional Information
If you wish to discuss any aspect of the expedition or your suitability for it, please phone +44 (0)114 276 3322 or contact us.Dates & Prices
| Date | Meeting in | Availability | |
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| 2027 dates to be announced — Please register your interest |
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Know Before You Go
Jagged Globe supports the British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) 'Know Before You Go' campaign. We recommend that you read the FCDO Travel Advice for Norway on the FCDO Website.What the price includes
- International flights from London to Oslo (unless joining 'Land Only')
- Airport transfer bus to/from Oslo Gardermoen airport - Hemsedal (approx. 3.5 hours)
- English-Speaking Professional ski guide. Maximum ratio: 1:4
- Hire of ski touring skis, boots, ski poles
- Hire of all safety equipment - transceiver, avalanche probe, shovel, harness with carabiner and rope when on glaciers
- Tents, stoves, sledges, shovels, emergency communications
- 5 nights in a traditional Norwegian log cabin
- 2 nights in a tent
- All meals from arrival at the cabin, including expedition food
What the price does not include
- Any meals before/after arrival at cabin
- Personal clothing (an equipment and clothing list will be sent to you on receipt of your booking deposit)
- Sleeping bag (rated to -25C) and mat (sleeping bag can be hired)
- Excess baggage charges
- Bar bills and laundry
- Travel insurance
- Optional trips
- Single Room Supplement - subject to availability
- Tips
*Single room available on request, depending on availability.
Tailor Made Trips
We can organise this expedition on a ‘tailor-made’ private basis for groups of friends, families, clubs, charities or any other group. The cost of going private can be surprisingly reasonable. Please contact us to discuss the itinerary and your preferred dates. We will then send you a quote, with no obligation.
Insurance
You will need a travel insurance policy that caters for the activities you will undertake on your trip with Jagged Globe. It is a requirement of our booking conditions that you have such a policy. For a list of insurers who specialise in mountaineering, trekking and skiing, please see our Travel Insurance page »Itinerary
Here is an outline itinerary for this trip. A more detailed day-to-day itinerary is available as a downloadable PDF »
Outline Itinerary
| Day 1: | Fly from London to Norway Arrival in Norway at Oslo Gardermoen airport. Transfer by airport bus into the mountains (approx 3.5 hours). We will be staying the first four nights and last night in the log cabin. Evening: dinner and itinerary briefing. |
| Day 2 - 3: | Morning: Collect skis, poles and boots from the local hire shop and then we're off learning about this new kind of ski equipment on the nearby pisted slopes. This includes developing your knowledge of avalanche terrain and self-rescue ie use of transceiver, probe and shovel. We use video footage to provide you with high quality feedback and give a greater sense of achievement. We can alter the plan to suit our group - varying from one-to-one tuition and advice, to group teaching, to individual practice. You can expect 4-5 hours of skiing each day. |
| Day 4: | Time to put our new skills to the test with our first full day of mountain skiing away from the pisted slopes - increasing our knowledge and experience 'reading' the terrain and the slopes. |
| Day 5 - 7: | Today we set off on our 3 day mini-expedition. We venture further into the mountains with pulks, to ski from our tented basecamp. These will be full days of skiing in the mountains, enjoying those exhilarating descents on ski touring equipment. At the end of Day 7, we return the hire equipment, and celebrate our achievements over our final dinner. Evening presentation: 'What's next?' regarding future trips and expeditions. |
| Day 8: | Morning transfer back to Oslo Gardermoen airport for onward travel home the same day. |
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7 Nights(6 days skiing)
Prices
price on application
Difficulty
Introductory
8BDownloads
News About this Trip
| NEW Ski Touring Introductio… | (Sep '25) | |
Training Courses
To get the most from your expedition, Jagged Globe offer Off Piste courses to improve your skiing technique... read more »Equipment Hire
Over the years, we have gained an incredible amount of experience and expertise in outdoor equipment and clothing. We have applied this to each trip that we offer and recommend what we believe to be the most suitable items for your trip.
We offer a comprehensive Equipment Hire Service »
