Skitouring with a Mountain Guide
Ski touring in the Tatras and in the Alps, hut-to-hut ski traverses, off-piste skiing, and freeride adventures
Skitouring with an IFMGA Mountain Guide
Winter is the perfect time to experience the mountains from a completely different perspective. If you’d like to explore the Tatra Mountains, the Alps or other mountain ranges around the world on skis, I’ll be happy to guide you.
Some of the best skitouring objectives we can tackle together include:
- High Tatras Ski Traverse
- The legendary Haute Route (Chamonix – Zermatt)
- Silvretta Traverse
- Ötztal Alps Traverse and Wildspitze
- Albula Alps Traverse (Graubünden Haute Route)
- Urner Alps Traverse
- Mont Blanc on skis
I also offer winter skitouring trips in the the most beautiful valleys, passes and peaks of the Tatras – perfect for both beginners and experienced skiers, such as:
- Trzydniowiański Wierch and Rakoń
- Descents from Zawrat, Czerwona Ławka, Rohatka
- Baranie Rogi on skis
- Descents from Wysoka and Wschodnie Żelazna Wrota
…and many, many more.
Freeride with an IFMGA Guide
Dreaming of powder skiing and big-mountain terrain, but skinning uphill isn’t exactly your favourite part of the day?
No worries – there are plenty of places where you can enjoy world-class freeride with minimal uphill effort.
If you’d like to try freeride with an IFMGA guide, where we use ski lifts to access exciting off-piste lines:
Exotic Ski Touring Trips
Looking for something more adventurous? I can organize and guide ski touring trips to some truly unique destinations:
- Lofoten Islands and Lyngen Alps
- Georgia (Mestia, Gudauri, Bakhmaro)
- Djebel Toubkal (Morocco)
- Hokkaido
- Turkey (Kaçkar, Aladağlar, Mount Ararat)
Skitouring Courses
If you want to become more independent in the mountains, consider taking part in one of my skitouring courses where you’ll learn:
- ski touring fundamentals
- setting an efficient uphill track and choosing descent line
- skitouring trip planning and logistics
- navigation using map, compass and GPS
- transitions and skiing in steep terrain
- basic rope techniques in steep couloirs
- glacier travel and crevasse rescue
Avalanche Courses
I also offer comprehensive avalanche training that teach not only how to react in case of an avalanche accident, but – most importantly how to minimize its risk in the first place. The program include both theoretical and practical training:
- avalanche formation and snowpack structure
- understanding the EAWS avalanche bulletin
- route planning with avalanche risk in mind
- terrain assessment and risk mitigation
- decision making frame-works (Nivocheck, Avaluator, Munter)
- companion rescue procedures
- transciever, probe and shoveling practice
- first aid in avalanche accidents
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Contact information
telefon: +48 662 695 976
e-mail: booking@maciejostrowski.com