Sliding on snow, on one stick or two, is pure fun. Ephemeral, high up, magical, all for pleasure - the best.
Powder or corn, mellow or steep, winter or spring, on skis or a board - when it’s good, it really doesn’t get any better.
There’s something hard to describe about the pure joy of a day in the backcountry with friends. The rhythm of the skin up, the excitement of the down, the clean, cold air and the burn in your legs - it’s all a part of what makes backcountry skiing and snowboarding in the mountains feel so special season after season.
From classic tours to traverses and ski mountaineering adventures, we love the freedom of moving through the mountains on snow as much as our guests. When conditions align it’s pure magic, but with the right people, it’s always good.
Whatever your snowy dreams look like, let us know and we’d love to take make them happen. All of our backcountry ski and splitboard programs are custom-tailored to fit our guests, and here are some of our favorites.
Chamonix Off-Piste and Ski Touring
It’s fair to say that Chamonix is one of the most famous places in the world to ski for good reason. With everything from lift-served powder skiing to ski touring, glaciated descents, steeps, couloirs - you name it and Chamonix has it in spades.
Whether you’re looking for a day trip down the Vallée Blanche from the Aiguille du Midi to a week of ski touring, off-piste skiing or anything else, let us know and we’d love to show you around our favorite mountain paradise.
Lofoten Islands Ski Touring, Norway
They call Lofoten “The Magic Islands,” and when you’re there it’s not hard to see why. One of the most unique ski destinations on the planet, we’re there every single winter. The combination of fjords, powder, northern lights and a cozy home base at the Lofoten Ski Lodge is hard to beat. Plus skiing to the sea is pretty fun too.
Most years, from February through the middle of April we’re working with some of our favorite people in the world at Lofoten Ski Lodge and Northern Alpine Guides.
Hut-to-Hut Spring Ski Tours in the Alps
Are the Alps in spring the best touring venue in the world? Hard to say, but it’s definitely in contention. With hundreds of miles of wild mountains and accommodating huts, a spring tour should be on every backcountry skier and snowboarder’s to-do list.
Conditions generally get good in March and last through May, and itineraries are available to suit most tastes. Some classics include the Haute Route, the Urner and the Ortler, but just let us know what you’re after we’re sure we can some up with something good.
We just want you to know we’re fluent in snowboard too.
There’s been a lot of “growth in the splitboard sector” lately, but we want you riders out there to know we’re not paying lip service - we’ve been doing this for a while.
