Club Tours programme 2024
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| No | Dates | Title | Type | Organiser | Grade | Status | Tour Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2-15 Jan, can leave earlier 9 or 12 Jan | The Grand Kyrgyzstan Ski Safari | P | E2 S3 M1 | 2 Places Left | Ski the Tian Shan Mts on an epic journey across Kyrgyzstan – a vast, free, and mountainous land of rugged beauty. 11 days of ski touring in 3 different areas, based in yurts and family-run guesthouses. 1000-1200m daily ascends. Safe & visa-free, flights via Istanbul | |
| 2 | 4 - 10 Feb | Ski Touring Instructional Course | P | E1 S1 M1 | Full | This an introductory instructional course which aims to increase confidence and ability in ski touring to enable members to take part in peer group trips. Based in Leysin with short ski tours around the Lämmerenhütte. | |
| 3 | 6 - 13 Jan | Off-piste skiing Grimentz | P | E2 S2-4 M1 | Full | Develop your off-piste skills and mountain awareness. A combination of ski coaching and guided day tours with Tom Saxlund (BASI 4) and Graham Frost (IFMGA guide). 6 full days tuition. | |
| 4 | 8 - 12 Jan | Chamonix Day Tours | P | E2 S2-3 M1-2 | Full | Off-Piste and Day Tours. 5 days of guided skiing taking advantage of the best the Chamonix valley can offer. Members can organise their own accommodation for this week. | |
| 5 | 13 - 21 Jan | Explore Ovronnaz | C | E3 S3 M2 | Full | Exploring the passes and the peaks from the resort with lift assistance using the Magic Pass | |
| 6 | 15 - 19 Jan | Chamonix off piste training | P | E1 S1-2 (6 places) and S3 (6 places) M1 | Full | Accessibly priced course based on the well-established "Ski Performance for Mountaineers". | |
| 7 | 16 - 21 Jan | Aosta Day Tours | P | E1/2 S2/3 M1 | 1 Place Left | From a base in Aosta, the ski terrain of Courmayeur, La Thuile, Crevacol, Pila, Grand Saint Bernard and Gressoney are all within an hour’s drive. Rail transport possible. NOTE - this is a midweek start. | |
| 8 | 20 Jan - 27 Jan | Splugen, Grisons, Switzerland | C | E3 S2-3 M2 | Full | A week of day tours based in the Swiss village of Splugen, stopping in self catering accommodation and using the post bus to access routes each day. | |
| 9 | 21 - 24 Jan | Swiss Mountain Training Level 2 Avalanche Course | P | E1 S1 M1 | 1 Place Left | This avalanche course follows the Swiss mountain training level 2 avalanche awareness course which has been defined by the Swiss mountain guide association to provide a safer mountaineering experience. | |
| 10 | 22 - 26 Jan | Vallorcine Day Tours | P | E2 S3 M2 | Full | 5 days of adventurous ski-tours and off-piste skiing based around the mountains above Vallorcine, Argentière and the Swiss village of Finhaut. | |
| 11 | 23 Jan - 26 Jan | Nax, Valais, Switzerland | C | E1 S1-5 M1 | Full | Cabane Mt-Noble 2244m. Lift served off-piste and touring. We have exclusive use of this cozy 12 person hut in the middle of the tiny Nax lift system near Grimentz. | |
| 12 | 25 - 26 Jan | Skiing and Snow Safety | P | E1 S2/3 M1 | Full | Skiing and Snow Safety, looking for the best snow and gaining confidence with technique. Rail transport possible. | |
| 13 | 26 Jan - 1 Feb | Club Meet, Argentière | C | Co-ordinator Jack Scriven, assisted by Graham Dudley |
E1-3 S2-5 M1-3 | Available | This club meet is for independent skiers based in Argentière in the Chamonix valley. This is an excellent opportunity for members to get together and organise their own adventures. We have an option for steep ski coaching with Simon Christy and also some of Andy Perkins' skills training sessions. |
| 14 | 27 - 28 Jan | Skiing and Navigation | P | E1 S2 M1/2 | Full | Skiing and Navigation; how to get to the right place on snow and on ski. Rail transport possible | |
| 15 | 27 Jan - 3 Feb | Senior off-piste training week, hotel-based, in Klosters | P | E1-2 S2 M1 S3s welcome at a slower pace. | 1 Place Left | Off-piste training and easy day tours with lots of downhill off-piste instruction based in a comfortable hotel. Maximum party size of 10 persons. | |
| 16 | 29 - 30 Jan | Skiing and Glacier Safety | P | E1 S2 M1/2 | Full | Skiing and Glacier Travel; crevasse avoidance and what to do if someone falls in. Rail transport possible | |
| 17 | 2 Feb - 5 Feb | Club Meet - FFCAM Chalet, Les Contamines | C | E1-3 S1-3 M1-3 | Available | Club Meet based at the FFCAM hut in Les Contamines. This is an opportunity for members to ski together with no fixed programme from a comfortable hut. This meet could be tied together with the Argentiere meet. | |
| 18 | 3 - 10 Feb | Briançon Day Touring | C | E3 S3/4 M2 | Full | Day touring on local peaks seeking out good lines within one hour of the town and staying in valley based accommodation. Low carbon travel with drive/train options TBC. | |
| 19 | 3 - 10 Feb | Leaders Week | P | N/A | Only Available to those on the Leader Development Programme | ||
| 20 | 6 - 11 Feb | Val Clarée | P | E1 S2 M1/2 | Full | Comfortable hut to hut touring, ideal as a first tour and/or for more senior members. Note - this is a midweek start. Rail and bus transport possible. | |
| 21 | 10 - 17 Feb | Arolla "Slightly Slower" day tours | P | E1 S2-3 M1 | Full | Based in the Val d'Herens, this week is aimed at skiers who want to tour at a relaxed pace, climbing up to 500m each day, with long descents in some of the lesser-skied areas of the valley. | |
| 22 | 11 - 16 Feb- New dates 4 - 9 Feb. | Younger Members Chamonix Week | P | E2/3 S2/3 M1/2 | Available | Six days of day tours and off piste in the Chamonix valley and surrounding area, developing ski mountaineering skills and searching out the best descents. Preference given to applications from members in their 20’s and 30’s! Original week full- second week 4-9th Feb now available | |
| 23 | 17 - 24 Feb | Bulgaria Backcountry Road Trip: Off-piste & Day Tours | C | E1-2 S3-4 M1 | Full | Off-piste skiing and lift-served access to touring amongst the hidden gems of the Rila & Pirin Mountains. Untracked snow, few other skiers and fascinating culture. Open to Alpine & Telemark skiers and split-boarders. | |
| 24 | 18 - 23 Feb | Introduction to Alpine Ski Touring, Chamonix | P | E2/3 S2/3 M1 | Available | A week spent honing the skills and techniques needed for safe alpine and glacier ski touring, with lots of great skiing thrown in too! For those new to the sport or looking to refresh their skills. | |
| 25 | 24 Feb - 2 Mar | Tuxer Alps | P | E1 S1/2 M1 | Full | A week for novice or improving ski tourers based at the Lizumer Hütte, an authentic Austrian hut in the Tuxer alps near Innsbruck. | |
| 26 | 2 Mar - 10 Mar | Albania | C | E3/4 S4 M3 | Full | Exploratory ski-mountaineering in the Albanian Alps, based in Valbona. Steep skiing and mountaineering in a wild, spectacular environment. Hotel-based, but daily ascents are quite big (1400-1800m) with challenging terrain and conditions. | |
| 27 | 2nd – 9th March 2024 | Silvretta Hut to Hut | C | E2 S3 M3 | Full | The Silvretta offers fine glaciated ski-touring and is popular for flexible touring options and good huts. This is an unguided, member led trip but would be suitable for newer or younger members with the right skills, but who lack an established history of touring with the club. | |
| 28 | 2 - 9 Mar | Winter Rooms High Summits | P | E3 S2-3 M2 | 1 Place Left | Join us for a week of ski touring in the Valais. Using the quiet high mountain resorts of Evolene and Arolla as a base, we'll warm up on a local day tour on Sunday before heading to a hut to explore further afield in the Valais. | |
| 29 | 2 - 9 Mar | Haute Maurienne Steep Coaching and Adventures | P | E2/3 S4/5 M1 | Available | 6 days of steep off piste coaching and adventures, based in Termignon, in the Maurienne valley. Bonneval, Val Cenis, Aussois, La Norma, Valfréjus and more are within easy reach, with great terrain to test out & work on steep skiing skills & tactics. | |
| 30 | 2 - 9 Mar | Morocco | P | E2 S3 M2 | 2 Places Left | An adventurous hut-based ski touring trip to the highest mountains in north Africa | |
| 31 | 3 - 9 Mar | Queyras - Hut to Hut touring | C | E3 S3 M2 | Full | A return to St Veran in the Queyras area following great snow in 2023; too much in fact, so we are returning to hopefully ascend the peaks and complete the hut based circular day tours into Italy. This tour is scheduled to enable Eagles to follow on to John Hayward's valley based tour. | |
| 32 | 3 - 9 March | Very Seniors Hotel based Touring week, Klosters, for members over 75. Maximum of 8 party members. | P | E1 S2 M1 | 1 Place Left | Short, easy climbs from 300m to 500m at a very slow pace (200m/hour) with long runs downhill. Wonderful, personal, family run 3-star hotel in Klosters Dorf, close to all lifts and the train station to Davos. | |
| 33 | 4 - 9 Mar | Iceland | P | E2-3 S2 M2 | Available | This will be a fun filled 5 days of exploring the Troll Peninsula. This trip will be for those skiers relatively new to ski touring looking for some fun skiing and to gain confidence in the mountains. The area has many options for great ski lines with a chance of seeing the aurora borealis at night | |
| 34 | 5 Mar - 15 Mar | Kuhtai & Sellrain day tours | C | E1/S3/M2 | Full | A two-centre visit to the Kuhtai and Sellrain area of Austria. The plan is to use a couple of valley bases and explore some of the day tours that the area offers. The plan is to spread the trip over ten days, allowing a bit more time to be spent at each location. | |
| 35 | 9 - 16 Mar | Queyras Day Touring | C | E2 S3 M2 | Available | Day tours from a valley base (Abries or St Veran) with a possible hut overnight. | |
| 36 | 9 - 15 Mar | Bivio changed to Klosters/Davos | P | E2 S3 M1 | Full | A hotel-based week of day tours for more advanced ski tourers who want daytime challenge and comfort in the evenings! | |
| 37 | 10 - 17 Mar | Mont Thabor | C | E2 S3 M2 | 2 Places Left | A tour of Mont Thabor initially meeting in the valley and then ascending to refuge Terre Rouge | |
| 38 | 11 - 15 March | Young Members Introduction to Ski Touring | P | E1 S2 M1 | Available | Based in south-west Switzerland, this is an introduction to touring combining valley-based day-tours with a 3-day journey to a mountain hut. For members of the club in their 20s and 30s. | |
| 39 | 13 - 20 Mar | Vanoise Haute Route | C | E3 S3 M3 | Full | A west to east traverse of the Vanoise, from Belleville to the Col d'Iseran. Staying in staffed refuges. Mid-week start, meeting in Bourg St Maurice. Low carbon travel to the tour is expected. | |
| 40 | 15 - 23 Mar | Lepontine Alps | C | E3 S3 M2 | Full | Starting and finishing in Val Formazza. The plan would be to ski peaks including for example Hohsandhorn, Ofenhorn, Blinnenhorn , Basodino and Cristallina using both Italian and Swiss huts but access in and out planned from the Italian side. | |
| 41 | 15-22 Mar | Nordic/Lightweight Alpine traverse of Dovrefjell, Norway | C | E2 M1 S2 | Available | A trip for lightweight, this will pass through the national park with its wonderful arctic wildlife where weather can be harsh at times. Self-service DNT huts will be used and distances covered will be approx. 12-24km per day. | |
| 42 | 16 - 23 Mar | Off-piste Skiing Grimentz | P | E2 S2-4 M1 | Available | Develop your off-piste skills and mountain awareness. A combination of ski coaching and guided day tours with Tom Saxlund (BASI 4) and Graham Frost (IFMGA guide). 6 full days tuition. | |
| 43 | 16 - 24 Mar | Öztaler Alpen | C | E3 S3 M3 | Full | This tour will reverse the traditional hut-to-hut route, starting at Mittelberg, Pitztal, and finishing in Obergurgl. There are many potential peaks on the way and maybe a winter room stay as well as serviced huts. | |
| 44 | 17 - 22 Mar | Vanoise Hut-to-Hut touring | P | E2 S2/3 M2 | 2 Places Left | A week spent hut to hut ski touring in the Vanoise massif, traversing the glacial terrain between Val Thorens and the Grand Casse. | |
| 45 | 18 - 27 Mar | Gildeskal, Norway | C | E2 S3 M2 | Full | E2 day tours for E2 tourers. Unfrequented coastal area Gildeskal and inland area Beiran south of Bodo. Many 700-1200m mountains in typical Norwegian terrain, no altitude issues. Follow up to successful 2022 and 2023 tours. Mon-Wed 9 nights. | |
| 45 | 20 - 27 Mar | Vanoise peaks and descents | C | E3 S4 M4 | 2 Places Left | A valley-based week, of day tours to explore classic peaks and descents of the Vanoise. Mid-week start, low carbon travel to the tour is expected. This is an unguided, member led trip but would be suitable for newer or younger members with the right skills, but who lack a history with the club. | |
| 47 | 22 - 27 Mar | Relaxed Silvretta | P | E1/2 S2 M1 | Available | This tour is for Eagles looking for a relaxed approach. For those needing a rest or a shorter day, we have consecutive nights in some of the most comfortable huts in the Alps! Note - this is a midweek start. | |
| 48 | 23 - 30 Mar | Arolla "Slightly Steeper" day tours | P | E3 S4 M2 | Full | Plenty of challenging skiing in the Val d'Herens accessed by lift from one of three areas. Exciting day tours in the Arolla region, with ascents of at least and 1000m and descents of around 40 degrees or more! | |
| 49 | 23 - 30 Mar | West Oberland Haute Route | P | E2 S3 M2 | 1 Place Left | Traversing the Alpine range between the villages of Les Diablerets and Kandersteg. This is a delightfully scenic hut to hut tour offering fantastic ski descents. | |
| 50 | 24 - 29 Mar | Val d'Anniviers Ski Tour | P | E2 S3 M2 | Available | A high-level hut-to-hut tour that travels amongst the spectacular scenery of rocky peaks and glaciers that surround the Val d'Anniviers. | |
| 51 | 26 Mar - 5 Apr | Arctic Norway: Off the beaten track | C | E3 S3/4 M2 | Full | The aim is to make day tours to interesting summits and find the best skiing we can depending on the conditions. | |
| 52 | 31 Mar - 6 Apr | Saas 4000er's | P | E3 S3 M2 | Available | A circular high level ski tour, from Saas Fee, climbing the 4000m peaks of the Allalinhorn, Strahlhorn and Alphubel. This is a demanding high altitude ski tour with a big glacier experience. | |
| 53 | 6 - 13 Apr | Sunnmøre | C | E2/3 S3 M2 | Full | Day touring from a valley base in this stunning alpine region of western Norway. Ascents of between 800m - 1200m can be expected and it may be possible to link one or two mountains with an overnight in a hut. | |
| 54 | 6 - 14 Apr | Haute Maurienne Circular | C | E3 S3 M3 | Full | The core of this tour is the famous Carro-Evettes traverse, extended by starting and finishing in Val d'Isere. Good huts and some long days but a great circular journey through these wonderful mountains. | |
| 55 | 13 - 18 Apr | Senja Day Tours | P | E2 S3 M1 | 1 Place Left | This island offers great options for coastal Arctic ski touring amid wild mountains! Accessible with a 2-3 hour drive from Tromso, the landscape could have been made for ski touring with ascents up to just under 1000m. | |
| 56 | 13 - 20 Apr | Urner Haute Route | P | E3 S3 M2 | 1 Place Left | A remote ski tour from Andermatt to Engelberg, climbing the sunny sides and descending the northern sides using traditional, small huts after a warm up day around Andermatt. | |
| 57 | 13 - 20 Apr | Romsdal | C | E2/3 S3 M2 | Full | Day touring in Romsdal, one of the finest areas in central Norway for Ski-mountaineering. | |
| 58 | 13 - 20 Apr | Stubai | C | E2 S2 M1 | Available | Two nights at Praxmar, Westfalenhaus and Winnebachseehütte, then retrace our steps to Praxmar so not over-committing. Various good peaks from each place. | |
| 59 | 14 - 19 Apr | Steep Skiing in the Troll Peninsula | P | E3 S3-4 M2 | Available | This will be a fun filled 5 days of exploring the steep skiing of the Troll Peninsula. This area has many options for great ski lines in some stunning mountains. We’ll be based in the Dalvik area to make the most of easy roadside access, fun skiing and great Icelandic culture. | |
| 60 | 20 - 27 Apr | Narvik | C | E2/3 S3 M2/M3 | 2 Places Left | Day tours from a comfortable base making ascents of around 1000-1200m daily. The area is noted for its superb descents with snow from summit to sea. | |
| 61 | 20 Apr - 12 May | Coastal Range, Canada | C | E4 S3 M3 | Available | An exploration of the peaks and Glaciers of the Lilloet range in BC. We would establish a tented camp near the Manatee Glacier and look to do day tours with up to 1400m of ascent. We would then move camp to an alternative location and do more day tours before being picked up. | |
| 62 | 18 - 31 May | Mont Blanc - Bikepacking and ski combo | C | E4 S4 M4 | Available | The premise is simple. Cycle from your front door carrying your skis strapped to your bike. Acclimatise with warm up routes around Chamonix before making an attempt on Mont Blanc. If cycling from the UK, you'll need at least a week either side of the two weeks in Chamonix (18-31 May). | |
| 63 | 29 July - 2 August | Mountaineering skills for skiers, Chamonix | P | E2 S1 M1 | Available | Five days of mountaineering skills training for members keen to advance to more technically demanding tours. The week will include the ascent of an alpine peak. |