Ski the Lyngen Alps northern Norway

Skiing at 70º North, perfect fall-line towards the deep blue of one of the many impressive fjords in the Lyngen Alps, staying in a fantastic fishing cabin located on the dock of a small private harbor. An area far enough north that after May 16 the sun never sets. An endless playground that is famous for late spring skiing with top snow conditions, peaks towering high above the shore lines of the fiords and the most perfect ski lines anywhere. SME has been skiing in the Lyngen Alps every May since 2016.

In May 2024, we will run two programs in the Lyngen Alps, with one guide in each program. One program is at the same level as the “Classic Ski program at Durrand Glacier. The second program can be compared with the “Relaxed Pace Program”. When you sign up for your Norway trip, it is important that you let us know if you plan to ski the Relaxed Program or the Classic Program.

We start both programs in Tromsø, the capital of northern Norway, meeting all guests in a downtown hotel. Then we drive in a minibus to our “fishing cabin” in Lyngseidet.

Nicoline will make sure that we get to eat well, Durrand Glacier style with some Norwegian specialties . Healthy breakfast, delicious after skiing snacks and family style dinner followed by dessert. For the past two years we have been lucky, a fishing boat anchored at the dock 2 meters beside our cabin. We have been able to buy fresh shrimp, I think this speaks for the upcoming dinner plans. Florina will be my second guide, making sure that I do ski perfect fall-lines and good terrain!

In our mini-bus it will be very easy to get around. In fact this is the best way of getting to the best ski tours in this large mountain range. Driving and taking the ferry across some of the fjords to experience this unique area in the far North of Scandinavia, 350 km to 400 km north of the Arctic Circle.

All ski-tours start at sea level. This means that we don’t have to fight higher altitudes and therefore climbing will be much easier. During this program you can expect ski-tours that range in between 1000 to 1200 (relaxed week) and 1200 to 1600 (classic week) vertical meters. There are ski-tours that have more vertical, but that is not the daily routine of our program.

It is easy to understand why we got hooked on ski-touring in northern Norway..... it is the best. Ok, you are right .... after Canada’s Durrand Glacier. And it is more than just about skiing- it is about taking in the Norwegian culture, breath taking views, swimming, saunas, fish and Hygge!

We are looking forward to share this unique skiing experience with you.

Ruedi with Florina and Nicoline Beglinger
I.F.M.G.A certified Mountain Guide

Detailed Program

Please call or e-mail our office to receive a hard-copy of the detailed program which includes all needed information for your ski-trip with us. For this we do need your mailing address. Unfortunately we are not able to e-mail the exact detailed program.

Expected vertical per day:

How strenuous is the easier ski-touring program:

• Skiing alpine slopes of average incline and shorter slopes up to maximum 40º steep.
• Ski climbing 1000 to 1200 vertical meters / day.

How strenuous is the classic ski-touring program:

• Skiing alpine slopes of average to steep incline and shorter slopes up to maximum 45º steep.
• Ski climbing 1300 to 1600 vertical meters / day.

Ability level:

This program takes place in steep and rugged terrain, which has broken glaciers (crevasses), and other natural skiing challenges. Some of the ski-ascents and ski-descents lead through exposed and technically difficult terrain with steep incline, where safe and efficient ski-techniques and strong skiing skills are required.

For this program each guest has to meet the below listed skiing techniques.

• comfortably link 30 short radius turns in most snow conditions
• ski with a 10 lbs pack on your back
• safe and efficient skiing in complex and exposed alpine terrain
• comfortably perform kick-turns, side-slip and snow-plow in steep and exposed terrain.

Every ski guest on the tour should enjoy good health.

You have to be physically in good shape. We recommend that every ski guest on this program does enjoy active outdoor endurance sport on a regular basis; such as jogging, cycling, cross- country skiing or ski touring. It is important that you can efficiently ski-climb with a daypack of approximately 10 lbs.

For the quality of this program we like to give priority to ski guests who have skied with Selkirk Mountain Experience on earlier skiing programs.

If you have questions regarding "Ability Level", please do not hesitate to contact Selkirk Mountain Experience or Ruedi directly.

Insurance

We strongly recommend that you purchase the following insurances. If you have questions regarding insurances, please contact our office in Revelstoke or phone 250-837-2381, weekdays 09:00 hrs to 12:00 hrs .

Global Rescue
Rescue and medical

BCAA
British Columbia Automobile Association – for B.C. residents only.
Rescue and medical

Travel from North America to Tromsø, Norway

From North America fly via London (preferable) to Oslo, Norway, arriving in Oslo in AM.

From Oslo to Tromsø, best use a flight with SAS or Norwegan Air. There are several daily flights. After arriving from North America, you should have enough time to catch your flight with SAS or Norwegan Air.

You can also fly from North America to Tromsø with Star Alliance. Most of these flights go from North America via London to Oslo.

From the Tromsø airport take a taxi to the Comfort Hotel Xpress in downtown Tromsø. Approximately 10 minutes taxi drive.

For your return flight: we have you back at the airport in Tromso at about 9:00 a.m. so a 10:00 a.m. flight out of Tromso is completely doable.

When should you arrive in Tromsø

All ski-tours start at sea level. Therefore altitude is less of an issue. Still, we recommend that you arrive a day or two early, in case your luggage might not make it in time. Over the past years we have seen it several times, that guests arrived in Tromsø without luggage. Tromsø is an amazing little city and it is fun to have a bit of time to explore the place.

Your SME Team

Ruedi Beglinger will be your Mountain Guide. He has extensive experience in guiding expeditions, mountaineering and ski-mountaineering around the world, including running ski programs in northern Norway.

Ruedi has been certified as a Mountain Guide by the Swiss (SBV) and International Guide Association (I.F.M.G.A.) in 1977. He is an active and professional member of the Canadian Mountain Guide Association (ACMG) and the Canadian Avalanche Association (C.A.A.) Industrial Avalanche Level 3.

Florina Beglinger will be your second guide. Florina is now a certified ski guide with the Canadian Mountain Guide Association.

Nicoline Beglinger will be your cook and host.

Booking and Cancellation Policy

Booking your European tour with SME

• 1. Because of the nature of this specialty program, Selkirk Mountain Experience Ltd. requires a non-refundable deposit of Cdn $ 2000.- in order to confirm your booking. You will then receive a confirmation with details of the program.
• 2. A second payment of Cdn $ 2000.- will be due on December 15.
• 3. We ask that you pay final payment of Cdn $ 1900.- by February 1.

Cancelation Policy

Because of the nature of this program, Selkirk Mountain Experience is not able to make exceptions to the booking and cancelation policy.

We strongly recommend that you purchase trip cancellation insurance.
If you have difficulties in finding the right insurance, please contact our Revelstoke office or phone 250-837-2381 (weekdays 09:00 hrs to 12:00 hrs).

Selkirk Mountain Experience Ltd. reserves the right to cancel any program for whatever reason. In this situation Selkirk Mountain Experience Ltd. will refund all paid program money. However, Selkirk Mountain Experience Ltd. is not responsible for any further expenses incurred in preparation for the program (airfares, pre-paid hotels etc.)

RELEASE OF LIABILITY, WAIVER OF CLAIMS, ASSUMPTION OF RISKS AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT:

All guests who ski with Selkirk Mountain Experience Ltd. are asked to sign the form. This form will be presented to you at the start of the program, the place where we will meet. Questions can be directly addressed to the person who will present the waiver document. A copy of the waiver will be sent to you together with the confirmation package.