Club Tours programme 2025
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| No | Dates | Title | Type | Organiser | Grade | Status | Tour Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6-10 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 and surrounding region can offer. 6-10th Jan inclusive. Members can organise their own accommodation for this week. | |
| 2 | 11-18 Jan | Grimentz Off-piste | P | E2 S2-S4 M1 | Completed | 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. | |
| 3 | 13-17 Jan | Chamonix Off-Piste Ski Training | P | S1-2 + S3 | Available | Accessibly priced course based on the well-established "Ski Performance for Mountaineers". | |
| 4 | 23-24 Jan | Skiing & Snow Safety | P | E1 S2-3 M1 | Full | The aims of this course are to ski the best snow without getting ourselves avalanched and have more fun by feeling more comfortable and confident with our ski technique. | |
| 5 | 25-26 Jan | Skiing & Navigation | P | E1 S2 M1 | Full | Skiing and Navigation; how to get to the right place on snow and on ski. Rail transport possible | |
| 6 | 27-28 Jan | Skiing & glacier safety | P | E1 S2 M1-2 | 2 Places Left | Skiing and Glacier Travel; crevasse avoidance and what to do if someone falls in. Rail transport possible | |
| 7 | 25 Jan -1 Feb | Disentis Day Tours | C | E3 S2-3 M2 | Completed | A week of day tours staying in self catering accommodation based near Disentis and using the Oberalp railway to access the skiing. There will be a night in the winter room at the Maighels hut if conditions allow. | |
| 8 | 26 Jan - 8 Feb | Yurt based skiing in Kyrgyzstan | P | E2 S3 M1 | Completed | Ski untracked powder of the Tian Shan in Kyrgyzstan – a welcoming country of nomads. 9 days of ski touring staying in 3 locations, including heated nomad yurts, and optional horseback-accessed skiing — the adventure you’ve been looking for! | |
| 9 | 27-31 Jan | Vallorcine Day Tours | P | E2 S3 M2 | Completed | 5 days of adventurous ski-tours and off-piste skiing based around the mountains above Vallorcine, Argentière and the Swiss village of Finhaut. | |
| 10 | 1-8 Feb | Eagle Seniors S2s off-piste training week Hotel Based in Klosters Switzerland | P | John Hogg UIAGM Pat. Ski and Mountain Guide Member in Good Standing with the Association of Swiss Mountain Guides. |
E2 S2 M1 | Full | Hotel based off-piste skiing (6 full days) with some short easy ski tours allowing long runs downhill. Maximum group size of 10 persons with a second Swiss Off-piste instructor. Based in a comfortable family run hotel in Klosters. |
| 11 | 2-12 Feb | Benasque / Bagneres de Luchon day tours | C | E3 M3 S3 | Cancelled | Day tours from the valley or huts and a possible short hut to hut tour in the Pyrenees; Benasque or Bagneres de Luchon. Hoping to gain some flexibility, keep flight costs down and avoid the weekend rush by operating from Sunday 2nd to Wednesday 12th Feb. | |
| 12 | 3-7 Feb | Ski-touring instructional week | P | E1 S2 M1 | Completed | 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. | |
| 13 | 4-9 Feb | Val Claree hut to hut | P | E1 S2 M1 | 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 | |
| 14 | 9-14 Feb- Second week 2-7 Feb | Younger member day tours | C | E2 S3 M1 | Completed | 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! New second week 2/2-7/2. | |
| 15 | 11-17 Feb | Val Claree hut to hut | C | E2 S3 M2 | Full | A 7 day hut to hut tour visiting the refuges in the Valley. | |
| 16 | 8-15 Feb | Haute Maurienne steep coaching & adventures | P | E2-3 S4-5 M1 | Completed | A week of steep off piste coaching and adventures, based in Termignon, in the Maurienne valley. The course will be lift-based, but with lots of potential for short (or longer) tours to access interesting terrain if desired/needed. | |
| 17 | 8-15 Feb | Winter room high summits | P | E3 S2-3 M2 | Completed | 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. | |
| 18 | 15-22 Feb | Montenegro Explorer: Off piste & day tours | P | E1-2 S3-4, M1 | Full | Off-piste skiing, lift accessed touring and day tours amongst the hidden gems of the mountains of Montenegro. Untracked snow, few other skiers and fascinating culture. Open to Alpine & Telemark skiers and split-boarders. | |
| 19 | 15-22 Feb | Tour of Mt Thabor | C | E2 S3 M2 | Completed | Relatively relaxed circular refuge to refuge tour, taking in the summit of Mont Thabor. We will meet in and return to Modane. Participants will be expected to travel by rail or other low carbon routes from the UK to Modane. | |
| 20 | 15-22 Feb | Eagles Seniors S3s Off-piste Skiing Week hotel based in Klosters Switzerland | P | John Hogg UIAGM Pat. Ski and Mountain Guide Member in Good Standing of the Association of Swiss Mountain Guides (Uri) |
E2 S3 M1 | Full | Off-piste skiing and easy day tours with lots of downhill off-piste skiing based in a comfortable hotel. Maximum party size of 6 persons.. |
| 21 | 22 Feb - 2 March | Georgia - Svaneti / Mestia | P | E2 S2-3 M1 | Completed | Skiing in the Svaneti/Mestia region. Details TBC. | |
| 22 | 28 Feb - 4 March | Maloja day tours | C | E2 S3-4 M2 | Completed | In celebration of our centenary, this trip will be based in the Maloja area, with a mix of day tours and a celebratory meal, hopefully at the Maloja Palace Hotel, one evening. One day might be spent exploring some of the original routes used by Club members in the 1920s. | |
| 23 | 1-8 March | Arolla slightly steeper week | P | E3 S4 M2 | Completed | 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! | |
| 24 | 7-14 March | Seniors week Les Mosses, Switzerland | C | E1 S2 M1-2 | Completed | Seniors week: hotel based week enabling day skitours of a range of difficulty, and with a variety of non-skiing options. | |
| 25 | 8-22 March | Haute Route Interrupted | C | E4 S4 M4 | Completed | Centenary Haute Route: Chamonix to Saas Fee via Arolla | |
| 26 | 8-15 March | Grimentz Off-piste | P | E2 S2-S4 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. The course finishes on Friday 14th after skiing, so members can drive across to Arolla to join the Centenary weeken | |
| 27 | 9-13 March | Younger member introduction to ski-touring | P | E1 S2 M1 | Completed | Based in south-west Switzerland, this course is for those who have started ski-touring or who are new to the activity. We combine valley-based day-tours with a 3-day journey to a mountain hut. For members of the club in their 20s and 30s. | |
| 28 | 9-14 March | Chamonix to Arolla Haute Route | P | E2 S2-3 M1 | Full | Following a warm up day in Chamonix a variant of the classic haute route will be followed from Argentiere to Arolla, culminating in an ascent of the Pigne d'Arolla. The tour finishes in Arolla to coincide with the start of the Centenary weekend. | |
| 29 | 14-17 March | Arolla25 Centenary Meet | C | E2-E3, S2-S4 , M1-M2 | Full | See separate Arolla25 Centenary meet web page | |
| 30 | 16-25 March | Kuhtai | C | E2 S2 M2 | Completed | Initially based in Kuhtai (2000m), with easy to moderate day tours from the village, to peaks such as the Rietzer Griesskogl, Sulzkogel, Hochalter, Lampsenspitz. The second half of the trip will be based in the Neue Pforzheimer Hutte for day tours to peaks such as the Schartlkopf, Schontlatspitz, S | |
| 31 | 17-19 March | Swiss Mountain training Level 2 Avalanche | P | E1, S2, M1 | Completed | This is a three-day avalanche course incorporating and expanding on the Swiss Mountain Training Level 2 standard. | |
| 32 | 17-22 March | Arolla steep & wild | C | E4 S4 M3 | Completed | A circular tour of the spectacular mountains around Arolla following the Centenary meet. Our objective will be to seek out challenging lines where we can, making use of a couple of winter rooms to access terrain off the beaten track. | |
| 33 | 16-22 March | Arolla "Slightly Slower" | P | E1 S2-3 M1 | Completed | 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. | |
| 34 | 17-22 March | Arolla Seniors Meet | C | E2 S2 M2 | Full | Seniors meet : day touring, based at the Hotel du Glacier | |
| 35 | 17-26 March | Gildeskal and Beiarn Norway Day Tours | C | E2 S3 M2 | Completed | E2 tours for E2 tourers. Unfrequented costal area Gildeskal moving to adjacent snow sure inland area Beiarn both south of Bodo. Many 700-1100m mountains in typical Norwegian terrain. Mon-Wed 9 nights | |
| 36 | 17-24 March | Western Bernese Oberland | C | E3 S3 M3 | Completed | This hut based tour, into the Western Bernese Oberland, is centred on two mountain huts and aims to achieve a balance between a linear A-B tour whilst also allowing the opportunity to exploit flexible day touring options from two separate, high-altitude, fixed locations. | |
| 37 | 17-24 March | Tour Soleil variant | C | E3 S3 M2 | Completed | Starting in Realp, this hut to hut tour will ski peaks including Piz Rotondo, Basodino and Cristallina using mainly Swiss huts. | |
| 38 | 22-29 March | Sunnmore | C | E2 /3 S3 M2 | Full | Based in a comfortable valley AirBnB, we shall undertake day tours to some of the superb mountains in the area with ascents of around 800-1200m per day. The mountains are dramatic and offer a variety of ascents; in addition, it may be possible to include an overnight visit to a local hut. The tour | |
| 39 | 22-29 March | Grimentz Off-piste | P | E2 S2-S4 M1 | 2 Places Left | 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. | |
| 40 | 23-28 March | Western Oberland Haute Route | P | E2 S3 M2 | Completed | The West Oberland Ski haute route traverses the alpine range between the villages of Les Diablerets and Kandersteg. One place available due to a cancellation | |
| 41 | 26-31 January | Tuxer Alps | P | E1 S1/2 M1 | Cancelled | A week for new and improving ski tourers based at the Lizumer Hütte, an authentic Austrian hut in the Tuxer alps near Innsbruck. | |
| 42 | 23-29 March | Hotel based ski-touring for Eagle Seniors in Bivio/Julierpass Switzerland | P | John Hogg UIAGM Pat. Ski and Mountain Guide Member in Good Standing in the Association of Swiss Mountain Guides (Uri) |
E2 S2-3 M1 | Full | Easy day ski tours with climbs up to 3 hours and summits under 3000m, based in a comfortable hotel in Bivio at 1769m |
| 43 | 23-30 March | Day tours in Svaneti, Georgia | P | E3 S3 M1 | 2 Places Left | Jaw-dropping views of Europe’s tallest mountain faces, the new hyped FWT venue, UNESCO cultural heritage, and cuisine to die for – this all is Svaneti, Georgia. A day of resort sidecountry is followed by 5 day tours from Mestia and Ushguli villages. | |
| 44 | 27 March - 4 April | Kunglseden - Nordic ski traverse | C | E2/3 S2 M1 (Nordic) | Available | The Kungsleden is Sweden's most popular hiking trail covering 440km and 4 national parks, and is a great ski in winter. It passes through dramatic and diverse scenery, where the Sami graze their reindeer herds. We will be skiing the northern section, South to North, from Nikkaluokta to Abisco which | |
| 45 | 29 March - 5 April | Sogndal - day tours | C | E2/3 S3 M2 | Full | Day tours from a well-appointed base in the Sogndal area. Ascents are typically around 1000m and there is a wide range of routes to suit most abilities and conditions. A longer tour including a night in a hut may also be possible. Sogndal is accessible from Bergen and Oslo, using almost any combina | |
| 46 | 30 March - 5 April | Petit Combin / Val Bagnes | C | E3 S3 M3 | Completed | This area offers attainable peaks and quality north facing descents; the tour is split between two huts, the Cabane Brunet and Panssiere. This gives plenty of flexibility with regard to objectives and conditions. Members should be competent using crampons and crevasse rescue. Ascent – up to 1100m | |
| 47 | 30 March - 4 April | Val d'Anniviers | P | E2 S3 M2 | Completed | A high-level hut-to-hut tour that travels amongst the spectacular scenery of rocky peaks and glaciers that surround the Val d'Anniviers. | |
| 48 | 31 March - 4 April | Saas 4000'ers | P | E3 S3 M3 | Completed | 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. | |
| 49 | 13-18 April | Grand Combin hut to hut | P | E2 S3 M2 | Full | A wild journey through the secluded Grand Combin Massif, with objectives including Mont Rogneux and the Petit Combin. After warming our legs up and refreshing touring skills in the Verbier area we will undertake a five day hut to hut ski tour in the Grand Combin area. This quiet corner of the alps | |
| 50 | 4-9 April | Relaxed Silvretta | P | Andy Perkins |
E1-2 S2 M1 | Completed | 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. Rail Transport possible. |
| 51 | 5-11 April | Bernese Oberland | P | E2 S2 M1 | Completed | A classic multi-day ski-tour amongst the glaciers and peaks of the high Bernese Oberland, starting from the Jungfraujoch and finishing down the Lötschental. | |
| 52 | 6 - 11 April | Urner Haute Route | P | E3 S3 M3 | Completed | 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. | |
| 53 | 10-17 April | Narvik day tours | C | E3 S3 M3 | Full | Day tours from a comfortable base, south of Narvik, with access to Tysforden peaks (Stetindend, Prestinden, 20 mins), the Ballangen peaks including Frostisen, and even to the Lossihyttene cabin. | |
| 54 | 11-16 April | Northern Stubai | P | E2 S3 M1 | Completed | A traverse of the Stubai from south to north. We start in the Stubaigletscher ski area and take in cols and peaks as appropriate, finishing in Kuhtai. | |
| 55 | 21-25 July | Mountaineering Skills for Skiers, Chamonix | P | E2 S1 M1 | Available | Five days of mountaineering skills training for members keen to advance to more technically interesting ski tours. Ice axe and crampon skills, glacier travel, rope work and moving over steeper ground will be covered. The week will include the ascent of an alpine peak such as the Aiguille du Tour (3 | |
| 56 | 22-29 March | Simplon Pass day tours | C | E2 S2 M2 | Completed | Day tours on both sides of the Simplon Pass, with 600 – 1600m ascent, staying at the Hospiz Simplon (1997m). | |
| 57 | 8-14 March | Arolla extension: day tours in the Western Oberland | C | E2 S3 M2 | Full | A week of day tours in the Vaud Alps and Western Oberland region of Switzerland, based at Le Sepey near the Leysin and Les Diablerets lift systems. | |
| 58 | 18-23 March | Arolla Steep & Wild (Team 2) | C | M3 S4 E4 | Completed | A circular route of the spectacular mountains around Arolla following the Centenary meet. Our objective will be to seek out challenging lines where we can, making use of a couple of winter rooms to access terrain off the beaten track. |