Ski Touring Private Booking

This day is about you and your group. It will be tailored around your needs. It could be an opportunity to: become more familiar with ski touring equipment including skins, ski crampons and different types of bindings; master skinning technique (including kick turns); learn the theory of terrain choice and avalanche avoidance; introduce avalanche transceiver searches when possible; and to be given coaching tips on your downhill ski performance. Or it could be just a guided tour of a new area for you, or a trip to the best available conditions on the day.

During the week we have availablity for smaller group or individual private bookings, charged at £225 per day for two people. At weekends we only offer a group private for up to six people and have very limited availability, the price is £550. We reccomend you consider booking into one of our course dates instead.

Overview

  • Monday to Friday - £225 a day for 2 people including ski touring skis, skins and avalanche safety equipment. £20 additional payment for each extra person

  • Saturdays and Sundays - £550 (£450*)

  • Maximum 6 in a group

  • Avalanche equipment can be provided free of charge

  •  Venues away from Aviemore are considered but it may not be possible to supply equipment as it is stored there.

  • (*Club rate, get in touch for details)

Please email enquiry@british-backcountry.com to discuss these options.

PRE-REQUISITES

You will need to be confident getting down a red run and have a good level of fitness. The distance and difficulty can be discussed beforehand but an ascend of around 1000 vertical metres is common. It is hoped that the first ascent should not take more than two hours (or we can buy a tourers pass if available). There will likely be at least two long climbs in the day.

Both the ascent and descent will normally be less than 30 degrees, and we can take into account the ability of the group when planning the route, but the snow conditions may be variable.

You should be happy to ski in unpredictable and changeable snow. Tactics to help tackle this can be covered in the course.

Children aged 15-18 can attend if their parent attends with them

If you have had a long break from skiing please make sure you visit your local dry slope or try to get a day of uplift skiing before attending.