A skier dropping into a sunlit face above the fjord as the sun sits on the Lofoten horizon
Season · February to Early May

Summit to sea,
under your own power.

Late-winter ski touring and splitboarding in the Lofoten Alps, from a private island base reached by boat.

A skier stands on a narrow snow ridge above Raftsundet, skis and poles planted in the snow, with the Lofoten Alps and fjord below
The Season

Light returning,
snow still deep.

Late winter is the best-kept part of the Arctic year: the snowpack has settled, the daylight has come back hour by hour, and the peaks rise straight out of the sea, so every descent finishes at the water.

This is touring, not lift-served skiing and not heli-skiing. Everything is earned on skins, guided privately for your group alone, with objectives chosen each morning around conditions, avalanche forecast and how the group is moving.

Two skiers descending a sunlit Lofoten face at golden hour, fjords and peaks behind
A Day on Skis

Told in three parts.

IChapter

Boat to the base

A boat waits in the deep-blue fjord beside a snow-covered shoreline, the starting point for a ski tour

Most Lofoten touring starts at a roadside. Ours starts at the waterline. The boat drops you at the foot of the line, which puts aspects and valleys within reach that a car simply cannot serve.

IIChapter

Skin, summit, sea

A line of ski tourers skinning up a wide Lofoten snowfield beneath a blue spring sky

Human-powered, all of it. Typically 800 to 1,200 meters of climbing on a full day, at whatever pace the group sets, finishing on snow that runs down to the beach.

IIIChapter

Sauna, then dinner

Inside the timber sauna, curved benches and a stone stove face a window onto the snowbound fjord

Boots off at the dock. Wood-fired sauna and a cold plunge in the fjord, then a kitchen that understands what a touring day does to an appetite.

Practicalities

What to
expect.

Guiding is private to your party. Terrain is chosen for the group in front of us — mellow valley tours and long-view ridges included, not only steep lines.

Season
February to early May.
Ability
All skill levels welcome. Confident off-piste skiers and splitboarders, plus first-time tourers. Prior touring experience is helpful, not essential.
Typical day
800–1,200 m of ascent; shorter and longer days arranged.
Guiding
Certified mountain guides, private to your group.
Access
Boat transfer to trailheads and shoreline finishes.
Safety
Transceiver, shovel and probe provided; briefing and practice on arrival.
Rest days
Sauna, sea, fishing and slow mornings — the island is not only for skiers.
A wood-fired hot tub on the fjord, steam rising against snow-covered peaks
After the Descent

Heat, then
cold water.

The day ends where it started, on the dock. Wood-fired sauna, a plunge into the fjord, dry wool and a long dinner — the part of a touring week nobody talks about beforehand and everybody remembers afterwards.

Glimpses

Earned turns,
long views.

Two skiers descending an open Lofoten face with the sea behind
Snow-covered Lofoten peaks and couloirs
A tourer standing on a corniced summit ridge under a blue sky
A skier on a steep descent with Raftsundet far below
A skier carving down a long face toward the fjord
A lone tourer skinning toward the sun on a wind-scoured ridge
Ski tracks winding down a golden Lofoten face at sunset, fjord and peaks behind
A group skinning up a wide Lofoten snowfield
A young skier crossing a sunlit spring snowfield
Two tourers leaving tracks across a spring snowfield
A skier taking a break with snow-covered Lofoten peaks behind

Ski weeks are limited.

Touring weeks run from February and are sold as full island buyouts with private guiding. Tell us your group and preferred window.

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