Backcountry Skiing Courses

We offer a range of off piste ski skills and backcountry skiing courses to make your skiing safer, more efficient and more enjoyable. For established off piste skiers, our ski touring courses will provide you with the skills and knowledge to start exploring the backcountry on skins and to make your first multi-day ski tours, either independently, or on a guided ski holiday.

For advice on selecting a course, please visit our Choosing a Ski Touring Course page and for holidays, take a look at our Choosing a Ski Touring Holiday page. Or visit our Program and Availability page for an overview of our ski season, including trip dates and availability.

An introductory level mini Alpine hut tour. This is an ideal first experience of alpine hut touring, learning essential touring skills whilst skiing some classic local peaks in this well known Swiss touring region.

£850

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Western Oberland 3 Day Ski Tour

An introductory level mini Alpine hut tour. This is an ideal first experience of alpine hut touring, learning essential touring skills whilst skiing some classic local peaks in this well known Swiss touring region.

£850

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An intensive 3 day early season ski touring skills weekend, for learning new techniques and brushing up on avalanche safety training. This is an ideal ski touring training course, or makes good preparation for joining a multi day hut to hut tour later in the season.

£695

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Ski Touring Skills Long Weekend

An intensive 3 day early season ski touring skills weekend, for learning new techniques and brushing up on avalanche safety training. This is an ideal ski touring training course, or makes good preparation for joining a multi day hut to hut tour later in the season.

£695

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If you dream of leaving the crowds behind and exploring the backcountry, then our ski touring course in Chamonix is for you! For keen skiers with some off piste experience, this course delivers the skills and knowledge for travelling safely through the mountains in winter.

£1295

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Ski Touring Course

If you dream of leaving the crowds behind and exploring the backcountry, then our ski touring course in Chamonix is for you! For keen skiers with some off piste experience, this course delivers the skills and knowledge for travelling safely through the mountains in winter.

£1295

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A brilliant intro ski touring holiday in the Oisans region and mountains surrounding Briancon. The area is well known as one of the best and most reliable ski touring regions in the Alps, having over 800 ski tours within an hours' drive of our accommodation...

£1650

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Oisans Ski Touring Week

A brilliant intro ski touring holiday in the Oisans region and mountains surrounding Briancon. The area is well known as one of the best and most reliable ski touring regions in the Alps, having over 800 ski tours within an hours' drive of our accommodation...

£1650

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Our Family Ski Touring Course is great for families with fit and active children who would like to escape the pistes and experience the magic of ski touring. 3 days of skills training days based in Chamonix, followed by a mini hut tour with stunning views of the Mont Blanc massif.

From £1495

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Family Ski Touring Course

Our Family Ski Touring Course is great for families with fit and active children who would like to escape the pistes and experience the magic of ski touring. 3 days of skills training days based in Chamonix, followed by a mini hut tour with stunning views of the Mont Blanc massif.

From £1495

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Off Piste Skiing and Skills Course – Level 1

If you've started off piste skiing around the resorts and are keen to improve your technique, so that you can enjoy backcountry skiing away from the resorts - then our level 1 off piste skiing and skills course is designed for you!

£1550

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Off Piste Skiing and Skills Course – Level 1

If you've started off piste skiing around the resorts and are keen to improve your technique, so that you can enjoy backcountry skiing away from the resorts - then our level 1 off piste skiing and skills course is designed for you!

£1550

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Off Piste Skiing and Skills Course – Level 2

If you enjoy off piste skiing and touring, but want to improve your ski technique so that you ski more confidently on a wider range of snow and terrain types - then our level 2 off piste skiing and skills course is designed for you!

£1550

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Off Piste Skiing and Skills Course – Level 2

If you enjoy off piste skiing and touring, but want to improve your ski technique so that you ski more confidently on a wider range of snow and terrain types - then our level 2 off piste skiing and skills course is designed for you!

£1550

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A magnificent journey into the very heart of the Adamello mountain range, traversing the largest glacier system in Italy. The tour is also a great technical skills development week for skiers looking to gain some ski mountaineering experience, in preparation for more technical tours.

£1595

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Adamello Ski Tour

A magnificent journey into the very heart of the Adamello mountain range, traversing the largest glacier system in Italy. The tour is also a great technical skills development week for skiers looking to gain some ski mountaineering experience, in preparation for more technical tours.

£1595

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Hiring your own private guide is the most flexible way to enjoy the guided skiing experience. With no fixed costs or rigid itineraries, you can stay super flexible, selecting venues and objectives to suit the weather, snow conditions and aspirations. Whatever your objectives, from skills training...

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Hire a Ski Guide

Hiring your own private guide is the most flexible way to enjoy the guided skiing experience. With no fixed costs or rigid itineraries, you can stay super flexible, selecting venues and objectives to suit the weather, snow conditions and aspirations. Whatever your objectives, from skills training...

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