Sail and Ski Svalbard

Technical skills

Moderate

Fitness level

Moderate

Trip length

9 days

choose your start date

Price starting from

$7,500

per person, excluding flights

Overview

Spend your days exploring untouched terrain on the remote and beautiful island of Svalbard. Experience the breathtaking scenery and wildlife that draws travelers from around the globe, while skiing daily virtually untracked landscapes that remain the world’s best secret. ...

From the comfort of your wooden sail boat you can access some of Svalbard’s most remote mountains where the snow is exceptional and the crowds are non-existent. IFMGA guides will take you to the best ski zones where you can discover the unknown and ski lines that no-one else has touched before you. Encounter Artic wildlife as your tour out across the high Northern Latitudes and ski all the way to the ocean from the mountain peaks.

Availability

Custom Adventure

Custom adventures are a great way to push your limits, pick your own route, and design a special itinerary

9 days

From $7,500/day/person

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive Longyearbyen, Norway, and transfer to hotel.

Day 2: Board the boat and begin journey with almost endless daylight. Ski

Day 3: Cruise the fjords of Spitsbergen looking for new lines and great snow. Trekking, kayaking and wildlife zodiac cruises also available.

Day 4: Sail and Ski.

Day 5: Sail and Ski.

Questions & Answers

What type of experince is required?

Participants must be advanced to expert level skiers or snowboarders. Participation does not require formal avalanche safety certification or previous glacier travel experience, but basic ski mountaineering experience - such as climbing in boot crampons and using an ice axe - is required.

Is trip insurance required?

We strongly recommend the purchase of an insurance plan to protect you from the unexpected.

What type of gear is required?

All participants must provide personal touring gear and avalanche safety tools (transceiver, probe, shovel), as well as glacier travel and mountaineering tools such as a harness, crampons and ice axe. Clothing and sleeping bags/pads to insulate and protect against the arctic cold will be critical.

What's not included in the cost?

Not included in cost:Airfares to or from your home city, whether on scheduled or charter flights=;Passport and visa expenses;Any government arrival and departure airport taxes;Ski or trekking equipment;Baggage, cancellation and travel insurance (emergency medical and evacuation insurance is mandatory. Ice Axe can help you to arrange this insurance if you need assistance. It is generally around $125.00 per person). Cancellation insurance is recommended and normally needs to be purchased within 14 days of placing deposit.;Excess baggage charges;Telecommunications charges;Customary gratuity at the end of the voyage for guides and yacht personnel

What's included in the cost?

Included in Cost:Ski guide services;Hotel night stay in Longyearbyen with continental breakfast;Group transfers from the airport to the ship on embarkation and from the boat to the airport on disembarkation and all miscellaneous service taxes and port charges;Breakfast, lunch and dinner on board the boat;Shore landings and Zodiac excursions as permitted by weather and local conditions;Comprehensive pre-departure information package.

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