Iceland Ski Touring Adventure

Ski from the mountains to the sea

An exciting Backcountry Access ski touring trip to Iceland.

The Troll Peninsular in the north of Iceland is an off-piste skier’s dream with mountains cascading into the sea.  Perfect ski touring snow, long daylight hours, and stunning skiing looking down to the mighty Atlantic and Arctic oceans. From steep couloirs to milder but still engaging slopes, the terrain can accommodate all levels of backcountry skiers.

A true one-of-a-kind experience with fantastic views of the surrounding fjords and the magnificent glow of Iceland’s iconic northern lights.

 

Iceland Ski Adventure is for:

Experienced off piste skiers: levels 5 and above

Skiers with a good level of fitness to skin and ski all day for 6 days

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Essential Information

Time of Year
April
Days Per Week
6
Hours Per Day
Full days
Skiers per group
Minimum 4 to 6 - 8 skiers
SKI PASSES
Not required
Ski Equipment
Touring skis, skins, ski crampons and extendable poles are required
Video Analysis
No
OFF PISTE Safety Equipment
Transceiver, shovel, probe, backpack required
Helmet
Obligatory

Our base hotel is in a small fishing town on the northernmost tip of Iceland, surrounded by perfect ski touring terrain. It offers a variety of steeper terrain for sunny days and more mellow terrain when the ocean weather brings snow for the next day. Because the summits are so close to the ocean, the snowpack settles rather quickly. In late April to early May  you can ski powder one day and spring snow the next! 

SAMPLE ROUTES

A tour directly from the town of Siglufjörður, where our lodgings are, up Steinneshnjukur (857m) and Pallahnjukur (861m). The scenery is spectacular looking directly across the North Atlantic ocean.

A 30 minute drive up to Mulakolla  (970m) and Kerahnjukur (1097m). Hard work but the rewards are with it with magnificent views east down to Fjord Eyjafjörður.

A 30 minute drive south will take us to the town of Dalvik on the western shore of Eyjafjörður, the longest fjord in Iceland. You can see across to the island of Hrísey often referred to as “The Pearl of Eyjafjörður”. From Dalvik we can tour up to the top of Dagrihnjukur (1048).

Head east and take a ferry across the Fjord to Grenivik and that opens up some more peaks.

If for any reason we lose a day’s ski touring we can look into multiple other options such as whale watching or horse riding.   There is also the option of heliskiing depending on weather conditions, this will be an additional €1100.00 per person

Accommodation Sigló Hotel
A modern luxurious hotel situated on the bank of the Fjord with fantastic views of the mountains and lake.  There are twin ensuite rooms and three restaurants.