What you get on this adventure:

• • An experienced, IFMGA certified ski guide with extensive knowledge of the area
  • Freeride skiing in Andermatt — you choose how many days

What’s not included:

• • Technical backcountry ski touring equipment
  • Transportation to the meeting point
  • Accommodation
  • Food and snacks
  • Lift tickets
  • Personal insurance
  • Guide gratuities — optional

If you’d like to join an IFMGA guide for a day (or more) of freeride skiing in Andermatt, you should be an experienced skier. Though you don’t have to be an expert skier, some experience in the backcountry is necessary. You should be able to manage controlled descents in variable condition, as well as feel comfortable on challenging blue or black-level resort runs. Keep in mind that you’ll be carrying a loaded daypack while skinning up variable degrees of terrain.

To participate in this freeriding tour in Andermatt, you need to have previous backcountry skiing experience. You will be skiing, touring, and summiting on glaciated terrain for 5-7 hours every day. Your guide will take care of the planning, oversee your technique, and teach you how to better manage the terrain. They also have the experience and avalanche training necessary to keep you safe.

If you’re a beginner, but would like to give skiing in the Alps a chance, consider joining this one-day off-piste skiing in the Mont Blanc massif.

For technical backcountry ski touring gear, you will need to bring:

• • Alpine touring skis, telemark skis or splitboard with skins and ski crampons
  • Touring boots (ideally worn before so they fit well) and poles (telescoping poles can be useful)
  • Avalanche safety equipment (can be rented):
    • Digital, 3-antenna avalanche transceiver or beacon
    • Lightweight snow shovel
    • Avalanche probe

For personal items, we recommend bringing:

• • Backpack — 30L, it should be easy to attach skis to
  • Helmet
  • Sunglasses or ski goggles
  • Headband or hat (cap or sun hat for hot days)
  • Thin and thicker gloves
  • Clothing for all weathers (layers!)
    • Wind and waterproof shell jacket with hood (Gore-Tex recommended)
    • Ski pants (Gore-Tex recommended)
    • Down jacket or vest
    • Synthetic or wool base layers, underwear and socks
  • Water bottle and 1L of water
  • Food you can eat on-the-go
  • First aid kit
  • Sunscreen and lip balm with SPF
  • Toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste, earplugs)
  • Power bank/charging cable for phone
  • Repair kit and Leatherman for your equipment (can be shared between several people)
  • Thermos with a warm beverage — optional
  • Camera — optional

All mandatory gear can be rented if you don’t have your own for the Andermatt freeriding tour. You can rent:

• • Avalanche safety pack, including backpack, beacon, shovel and probe
  • Alpine touring or telemark skis (or splitboards), touring boots and poles

Your guide can help you with the rentals at their partner’s shop. If you need to rent gear, let us know and we can help make arrangements.

Group sizes and prices:

• • For this Andermatt freeriding tour, the usual client-to-guide ratio is 6:1.
  • The price decreases as the group grows, so it’s the perfect chance to gather your friends and family!

Andermatt freeriding tours 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 may be permitted to join private tours on a case-by-case basis.

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

To get to Andermatt in Switzerland, the starting point of your tour, the closest airport to fly into is Zürich Airport (ZRH). From there, you’ve got 1.5-2 hours by car or by train to reach Andermatt.

We highly recommend that you cover all your bases with both emergency medical and travel insurance. With medical insurance, if you have an accident or medical emergency on or off the mountain, you’ll avoid paying out of pocket for costly expenses. This covers everything from hospital treatments to emergency air transportation and more.

Travel insurance covers canceled flights, natural disasters and other scenarios that may interrupt your travel plans.

We also expect you to respect local regulations and take measures to protect yourselves, your guides, and the communities you’re traveling to.

If you need assistance selecting the right insurance for your group, let us know and we will be happy to help!