Skitouring

Ski touring is a combination of ski touring and classic winter touring with crampons. The use of skis and crampons always depends on the current snow conditions. For easy hikes, the use of crampons, ice axe is minimal and skiing is easy. Heavy tours requires very good walking on crampons, skiing steep sections around 40°, excellent fitness for long valley crossings. The table below shows a selection of hikes. It is possible to combine them or other destinations according to the client’s choice.

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Description

Difficulty of ski touring:

  • good experience with ski mountaineering and avalanche problems
  • ability to ski in open terrain and in steep terrain with a slope of about 40°
  • the ability to climb and ski down during a ski tour approx. 1200 vertical metres per day
  • very good physical condition

Equipment needed:

What is included in the price of the tour:

  • guiding with a UIAGM mountain guide (the mountain guide has third party insurance and a valid UIAGM membership)
  • photos from the tour (with mobile phone)
  • good mood and individual approach of the guide:)

Not included:

  • transport
  • lift pass
  • accommodation
  • individual insurance

Choice of tours

Name of the tour Difficulty Max. number of clients
Patria, from Štrbské pleso easy 4
Dračie sedlo, Zlomisková dolina easy 4
Eastern Iron Gate, Zlomisk valley medium 3
Little Vertigo, Great Cold Valley moderate 3
Baranie sedlo, Malá studená dolina moderate 3
Votes back, Mengus valley medium 3
Sedielko and Priečne sedlo, Little Cold Valley moderate 3
Bystrá lávka, Furkotská and Mlynická dolina medium 3
Rysy, Mengusovská valley medium 3
Groundhog shield over SOS wall medium 3
The Polish Ridge and Prielom, Velicka and Veľká studená dolina difficult 2
Štrbský štít, Mlynická valley difficult 2
Capia štrbina, Mlynická dolina difficult 2
Crossing the Maple and Small Cold Valley difficult 2
Difficult descents and chutes of your choice above 40° very difficult 1
Combinations of descents and valley crossings of your choice very difficult 1

Additional information

Number of persons

1 person, 2 persons, 3 persons, 4 persons