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While there’s no equipment rentals on Seiland, your guides can rent it out if arranged in advance. The price is per person per trip.

If you’d like to have a room to yourself and not share it with anybody at the Seiland Lodge, you can add this single supplement option to you booking now.

Liability waivers are a standard part of all guided outdoor adventures. For this trip, acknowledging the risks and agreeing to sign the waiver is mandatory before the trip. This is required in order to join the adventure—please check more details in the FAQ section.

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1 Person
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8 day
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Tom Wolfe, Sawback Alpine Adventures
Reserve deposit (50%) $0
Second Payment Amount: $0
  • Join our 8-day ski touring adventure in Northern Norway and experience skiing like nowhere else in the world! We’ll be based in Seiland House, beautiful accommodation on its eponymous island, and go skiing to different slopes and fjords every day. All our meals will be prepared by our kind hosts, Stig and Daniela, and there’s also a Caribbean Bar where we’ll sip on cocktails. After spending the day on fresh snow and untracked slopes, we’ll return to the lodge and relax in a hot tub or a sauna.

    • Once you land in Alta Airport, make your way to the ferry terminal (shuttle service provided upon request). Catch the ferry from Alta and arrive in Seiland in the afternoon, where dinner and our cozy lodge await.

      Meals: Dinner
      Accommodation: Seiland House

      Seiland house in Northern Norway
    • We’ll have breakfast, go skiing for the day, and come back to the lodge—and rinse and repeat for the upcoming week! All our meals are included in this tour as well as transfers during the trip. So we hop into our boat, cruise to our ski location for the day, and ski our heart out. Seiland has a good snowpack and interesting tours with outstanding fall line skiing. Then we’ll return to our lodge and treat ourselves to a sauna or a hot tub, both of which are a part of our accommodation.

      Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
      Accommodation: Seiland House

      Skiers in Northern Norway
    • After our final breakfast, we’ll say our goodbyes. We’ll take you to the airport in the morning so you can fly back to Oslo. If you’d like to stay longer in the area, just ask us for some recommendations!

      Meals: Breakfast

      Restaurant in Seiland
    • Included:

        • An experienced ski guide with extensive knowledge of the area
        • 8-day ski touring adventure in Northern Norway
        • Accommodation for 7 nights at Seiland House, a remote ski lodge with a sauna and a wood-fired outdoor hot tub (pillows, duvet, bed linen, and towels supplied)
        • All meals during the trip (from dinner on Day 1 to breakfast on Day 8)
        • Motorboat access to ski terrain
        • Group gear (altimeter, maps and compass, GPS, snow study kit, snow and/or bush saw, first aid kit, emergency tarp, emergency toboggan, group repair kit, radio & satellite phone, ropes for glacier travel)

      Not included:

        • Transportation to Norway
        • Alcoholic beverages
        • Ski touring and mountaineering equipment
        • Guide gratuities — optional (both for guiding staff and boat crew)
        • Travel and medical insurance — optional
    • This ski touring adventure in Northern Norway is perfect for experienced backcountry skiers capable of handling 1,500 m (4,920 feet) of climbs and descents per day. You’ll mostly ascend peaks between 700 and 1,200 m (2,300-3,940 ft).

      You’ll go for day trips from your lodge and reach your playground for the day by boat. You can expect glaciated terrain and often variable snow conditions. Late March is the start of peak season for ski touring in Northern Norway—the temperatures are mild and stable, with lows typically around -10°C and highs typically below 0°C. The snowpack is coastal, meaning deep and stable despite the low elevation, with excellent powder skiing found well into April.

    • All excursions set off from the sea and reach the peaks of a spectacular landscape of the fjords of Seiland Islands with the taste of the Arctic. Ski touring in Northern Norway means a good snowpack and interesting tours with outstanding fall line skiing.

      Every morning you’ll hop into a motorboat at Seiland House’s landing and go search for your playground for the day. Usually you’ll cover elevation differences of 800-1,300 m (2,625-4,265 ft), that’s 3-5 hours spent ascending, and then you’ll often descend along a different route to a different return point in a neighboring fjord.

    • Liability waivers are a standard part of all guided outdoor adventures. Recently, the requirements have become a bit more rigorous for ACMG guides—meaning that you’ll need to agree to the signing of the waiver at the time of booking.

      Prior to booking, we ask you to review the waiver. During the checkout process, you’ll have to acknowledge the risks and agree to the signing of the waiver. You are required to bring a printed copy on the trip.

      Please note that signing and agreeing to the terms of the waiver is required in order to join this adventure. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to us prior to booking.

    • You’ll need to bring all of the following personal equipment for ski touring in Northern Norway. Please don’t bring extra equipment. If you have any questions at all about gear, please do not hesitate to contact us.

      Clothing:

        • Wool or synthetic socks and liner socks
        • Long underwear top (synthetic or wool)
        • Light fleece or wool sweater
        • Wind shell (nylon or ‘Schoeller’ type jacket)
        • Waterproof breathable jacket
        • Warm insulated jacket (down or synthetic)
        • Long underwear bottoms (synthetic or wool)
        • Multipurpose stretch nylon or ‘Schoeller’ type pants
        • Waterproof breathable pants
        • Warm hat (wool or synthetic)
        • Brimmed cap for sun protection
        • Face warmer (scarf, neck tube or balaclava) — optional
        • Light gloves (wool, synthetic or leather)
        • Insulated gloves or mitts with waterproof outer shell
        • Spare gloves or mitts
        • Handkerchief for blocking the sun — optional

      Snow safety equipment:

        • Avalanche beacon with good batteries (and spares)
        • Shovel
        • Probe (2.4 m or longer preferred)

      Snow touring equipment:

        • Skis or split board
        • Ski crampons — must (they’re specific to your binding type, if you can’t find one to fit your binding, G3 crampons have an attachment system that works for many bindings)
        • Ski strap
        • Ski or snowboard boots
        • Poles
        • Climbing skins
        • Skin wax (or a candle)
        • Binding repair kit to fix your personal travel setup
        • Ski helmet
        • Ski scraper

      Glacier gear

        • Harness (fitted for over your ski clothing)
        • Locking carabiners (2x)
        • Non-locking carabiners (2x)
        • Prussik cord — 5 m x 6 mm (optional)
        • Sewn sling — 120 cm (optional)
        • Lightweight ice axe (optional, don’t bring if you don’t have one or don’t like steep skiing)

      Personal equipment:

        • Pack (30-40 liters will work fine)
        • Sunglasses (both orange and dark lenses help a lot for travel in all conditions)
        • Goggles (orange lenses)
        • Sunscreen and lip cream (SPF 30+)
        • Head lamp with good batteries
        • Insulated water bottle or thermos (1-2 L)
        • Lunch bag or container
        • Personal blister kit (i.e. Leukotape-P and Compeed/Second Skin blister pads)
        • Tincture of Benzoin or a medical product by 3M called Cavilon (these products help the
        • Leukotape stick for the whole week if necessary)
        • Pocket knife — optional
        • Camera — optional
        • Binoculars — optional
        • Prussik cord – 5m x 6mm — optional, for contributing to emergency toboggan construction

      Personal belongings

        • Duffle bag for your clothes
        • Shoes
        • Micro spikes — especially the early season (late April/early May) trips as melt-freeze cycles can create very slippery conditions in the town
        • Comfortable clothing for travel as well as some nice clothes to wear to the restaurants
        • Slippers
        • High rubber boots for entering/exiting the motorboat (optional)
        • Personal medications and toiletries
        • Ear plugs
        • Reading material — optional
        • Chargers and adapters for electronic devices
        • Norwegian cash in NOK or Euros to pay for your beer tab, souvenirs, and gratuities
    • There are no equipment rentals on Seiland. However, your guides do rent ski gear if arranged in advance. It’s still highly recommended you bring your own equipment and that you make sure it’s in top condition.

    • Group sizes and pricing

        • For this ski touring trip in Northern Norway, the maximum client-to-guide ratio is 8:1.
        • The maximum group size is 8, but two groups can be accommodated at the lodge.

      Ski touring in Northern Norway can be arranged for larger groups. Contact us to make arrangements.

      Min. age requirements

        • If you are older than 18, you’re good to go.
        • Minors younger than 18 may be permitted to join ski touring in Northern Norway on a case-by-case basis, but must be in the presence of a parent or legal guardian.

      If your group has skiers under the age of 18, contact us prior to booking to make arrangements.

    • To get to your ski touring trip in Northern Norway, you first have to get to Oslo. From Oslo Airport (OSL), catch a flight to the smaller Alta Airport (ALF). Once you get there, take the ferry to Seiland. Make sure to plan ahead in time and take into consideration all modes of transport.

    • We highly recommend that you cover all your bases with both medical and travel protection. To make your booking and traveling experience as carefree as possible, simply choose Redpoint—the official 57hours insurance partner!

      Redpoint tailors their protection packages for adventure travel, offering a comprehensive travel program, even in remote locations. Trip cancellation, natural disasters, pandemic coverage, medical evacuation, primary medical expenses—regardless of the travel interruption that may happen, Redpoint will have you covered.

      Once your booking is confirmed and your trip is paid in full, you will be offered to purchase Redpoint’s protection. If you need any help or require more information, let us know and we will be happy to help!

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