More information about ski touring in the lyngen alps. Backcountry skiing trips lyngen alps helps you book your next backcountry skiing trip in lyngen alps. Erreichen sie geheime skigebiete mit unserem shuttle oder boot. Ski touring in troms by local guide espen nordahl is the perfect all round touring guide book to the lyngen region. Our 5 day 6 night sail to ski is the ultimate ski experience you did not know existed, until now.
Lyngen is a fantastic summit area with alpine peaks and a large number of varied descents for all skill levels. This is the ultimate ski experience you did not know existed, until now. The lyngen alps are famous for couloir skiing and big steep faces. Skiing enthusiasts from all over the world come here to ski down the untouched snowcovered mountainsides, which stretch right down to the shores of the lyngenfjord. This guidebook is a comprehensive manual to the best skiing and alpine climbing in. Lyngen experience tailors your experience the way you want it. Lyngentromso ski touringsplitboarding norway, march. We will sail a stunning well equipped 73 foot sailing yacht. Guidebook finally, published november 2010, a guidebook for ski mountaineering that includes lyngen. The lyngen alps are famous around the world for its excellent skiing and breathtaking landscape.
Ski lyngen alps norway off piste ski touring guides ism. We will stay at the legendary magic mountain lodge where you are sure to meet likeminded freeriders from around the world, enjoy homecooked food. Ski touring in troms is a guide book to 116 mountains in the norwegian county. You can ski anything from open glades finishing in the ocean to steep couloirs. No doubt that we had the best time of our scandinavian vacation at lyngen and cheers to you guys and your team at mml for making our trip such a memorable one. Book your tickets online for the lyngen alps, tromso. The days start where the snow line begins at sea level, skiing up. All our trips are personalized to your fitness, ski level, and goals. Traveling by sailboat among the lyngen alps, is an experience of a lifetime. The map is a supplement to the book ski touring in troms, not the lyngen alps. Weather report lyngen alps other than that, we suggest following the norwegian mountain code, it has been around since the 1950s and not without reason. Ski touring in the alps is already something special. Located in northern norway, the lyngen alps offer one of the best wilderness skitouring and splitboarding scenarios in the world.
Join with a group of friends, or book a cabin and meet a new group of ski friends. The white peaks of the lyngen alps have attracted the interest of climbers and mountaineers since the 19th century. Considering that you have to go a lot, its nice to keep in mind that in any case there is more oxygen than 3000 meters in the alps. From cosy bonfires and dogsledding, to hiking in the midnight sun or ski touring. Guests at magic mountain lodge lyngen can choose guest rooms with a private bathroom or basic accommodation with shared facilities. Lyngen is an sustainable escape from busy city life, where you can explore the unique northnorwegian countryside and nature at its purest. We went there from the 22nd of march to the 2nd of april 2018. We call them fjellvettreglene and they were recently revised to fit with the new ways of exploring the mountains. Snow covered mountains surrounded by the deep blue ocean, untracked slopes, a ski lodge on the waterfront, fresh fish and northern lights thats what ski touring in the lyngen alps of norway is about. Our frequently asked questions faqs page covers a range of commonly asked questions and general topic areas, ranging from the booking process and the activities on offer at lyngen lodge to wider information about visiting norway and holidays in lapland and northern norway. He has numerous first ascents in one of his beloved areas.
Get on a comfortable catamaran and sail to the lyngen alps for sailing, 5 days of ski touring, fishing and exploring. I joined a tour and did snowshoeing which is a type of trekking in snowy and icy mountains. Ski lyngen alps norway if you could design a perfect ski touring area then the lyngen alps would be it. Lyngen mountain holidays experience the lyngen alps. Ski touring in the lyngen alps region lyngen north. A good selection of iceclimbing routes is also described in the book. The mountain range runs through the municipalities of lyngen, balsfjord, and storfjord.
A short description of each route is in english and all routes have excellent aerial shots with route overlays. Lyngen alps are located 300 km inside the arctic circle. Take a pick from our selection of backcountry skiing trips in norway. Traveling with skis and sails will get you close to nature, wildlife and untouched powder. From cosy bonfires and dogsledding, to hiking in the midnight sun or skitouring. Access to the ski terrain is all human powdered on skins or boot pack. Lyngen alps is a very unique skilocation, and one of the worlds most beautiful settings for ski touring and ski mountaineering. Experience the amazing lyngen alps with uiagm certified guides. For this reason we only use uiagm certified ski guides who have local. Compare and book a certified guide for your trip on.
Ski touring trip lyngen lodge lyngen alps norway ski touring with boat. Starting down at the lyngenfjord and going up all the way to the top and. Untouched and spectacular alpine like mountains lie on the peninsula surrounded by beautiful blue fjords and magic islands. An awesome place to stay at an awesome place like lyngen. The lyngen alps are above the arctic circle only about. Ski touring in troms is espen nordahls masterpiece guide book for the troms area of arctic norway. This is not a book about how to climb demanding alpine peaks or steep ice and cold rock. Compare and book the best certified guide for your lyngen alps backcountry skiing trip with.
The resort is located where the road ends, with dramatic and spectacular coastal scenery in every direction. Well written although rather more climbing and alpinism based than the ski touring trip. This is a little summary from our rv trip in the region of tromsolyngen alps, norway. We have a special offer in our store for a map of lyngen together with this book. Snowy slopes and serene sea combine for the experience of a lifetime in the norwegian fjords at lyngen lodge. We visited lyngen from tromso, which was kindly arranged by lyngen adventures.
Ski touring in troms by espen nordahl features descriptions of 82 summit ski trips throughout troms county. Fjords and landscape itself is absolutely breathtaking and you will probably spend all days touring with your mouth wide open while taking pictures nonstop. Doesnt matter if its summer or winter, our goal is to provide you with the best experience possible. Start skiing from the snowcovered beaches, climb the summits of the lyngen alps, enjoy the offpiste terrain and untouched snow back to the shore where vulkana is waiting. At 70 north in northern norway we find perfectly shaped peaks for skiing, surrounded by the sea on all sides. On the one hand, lyngen is an amazing, largely undiscovered by the masses, beautiful skiing wilderness with challenging ascents and descents, scenery like nowhere else on earth, no ski lifts, and very few tourists.
The lyngen alps by sjur nesheim and eivind smeland features descriptions of how to conquer most of the peaks in the lyngen alps in winter and summer. Enjoy hiking, biking, fishing, kayaking and more, all while the sun never sets. The lyngen alps provide excellent skiing opportunities. In summer, common area activities are glacier walking, alpine climbing and trekking. Covering 116 peaks the zones of malangen, kvaloya, ringvassoya, mainland tromso, balsfjord, tamokdalen, the lyngen alps, the kafjord alps and uloya. The property is in a small neighbourhood close to the center of lyngen lyngseidet, prox 500 meters. Lyngen is an exellent place if you like skiing, fishing and nice nature.
Any recomendations for places to stay 2 people, prefer selfcatering, happy to pay a bit extra for quality. The lyngen alps is a classic destination for ski touring in norway. Im planning a ski trip to the lyngen alps, norway in april. Guided ski touring from lodge or boat in lyngen alps norway. The 50km bus ride and a short ferry crossing take about an hour, and its well worth taking the trip. It covers the iconic jiehkkevarri traverse, the easy option perstinden, the steep couloirs of jaegervasstinden and everything in between. Lyngen alps is the place to go if you want to ski powder in scandinavia. The lyngen alps are an iconic backcountry ski area in far north norway. These two books actually complement each other rather well. The steep alpine mountain peeks and walleys are alluringly for powder chasers.
Dominated by snowcapped peaks and surrounded by crystalclear waters, lyngen is a breathtaking destination to experience summittosea ski touring. Afterski relaxation takes place in the outdoor hot tub or in the sauna and steam bath below deck. This place has lots to offer for both the experienced and the novice. Intermediate and advanced skiers will feel challenged and rewarded.
This guidebook is a comprehensive manual to the best skiing and alpine climbing in the lyngen alps. Access peaks with no sign of civilization, untouched mountains covered in powder and scenery that will blow you away as. Ski touring in norway in the lyngen alps is one of the most exciting things you can do. A visit to lyngen alps is must if you are around tromso and if it s winter. The lyngen alps are famous around the world for its excellent skiing and.
Superb breakfast with a great view of lyngen alps and sea. It is not about how to ski steep couloirs or big snow flanks, travel as. Get the ultimate ski touring and visit the lyngen alps. The high season for ski touring in lyngen alps region starts at the end of february and lasts till the beginning of may. Ski touring in the lyngen alps, norway when the time came to write this article about lyngen, i had to think twice. The best thing about lyngen is that the mountains are made for cool top trips and offer challenges for medium to extreme. The terrain is complex, the logistics are not straight forward, and the information is scarce. This mountain range offers a lifetime of ski mountaineering objectives that few places on earth can match. Offpiste skiing in lyngenalps, lyngenfjord, norway, is worldwide known. It was a joyful day and i am glad that i have been there. Rising straight from the arctic sea, the mountains of lyngen present some of the most scenic ski touring opportunities in norway. It is possible to go skiing earlier in the year, but the short days and low light conditions make it difficult. But the lyngen alps of norway hold even more in store.