Svalbard 11-day skiing and sailing tour in the Arctic Ocean, Norway

The Svalbard archipelago (1,713 m) is located in the Artic Ocean, midway between continental Norway and the North Pole. Its rugged mountains, glaciers and fjords offer outstanding skiing opportunities in a wild, magical environment.

Our trip will begin in Longyearbyen, Svalbard’s largest village, best known for being the northernmost city in the world. During the first three days, we will have time to check out the town, as well as for short ski touring day tours and other short-distance outings, such as visiting an ice cave or a snowmobile tour to Barentsburg, a small Russian mining town.

On our trip’s fourth day, we will board the Noorderlicht, a two-masted sailing yacht that will take us to the best ski touring areas along the west coast of the Spitsbergen Island (1,717 m), the largest in Norway and the 36th largest in the world (37,673 km2). Our first ski tour will be in the Isfjord, the second longest fjord in the archipelago. If we are lucky, we might spot some typical Arctic wildlife along the way, such as polar bears, seals, reindeers, and different sorts of seabirds.

After each skiing day, a Zodiac motorboat will take us back to the Noorderlicht to enjoy a relaxing dinner under the Arctic sun! Svalbard’s high latitude and long spring days will give us 24 hours of daylight.

This is an intermediate to advanced program. You must be an intermediate to advanced downhill skier with previous ski touring experience to join this trip.

Enjoy this premium ski touring expedition in the fascinating Svalbard archipelago. Book your trip now!

If you are looking for other exciting ski touring adventures, check out the Lake Louise ski touring day tours in the Rocky Mountains and the Niseko week-long ski touring program in Japan.