We've known Al and Rich at Alpine Guides for many years, over which time they have consistently provided a diverse and exciting program of ski touring holidays and alpine mountaineering holidays - we ourselves and many of our customers enjoy skiing and climbing with them each year.
Check out the Alpine Guides Ski Program here and the Alpine Guides Climbing Program here.
Alpine Guides Ski Program
Worldwide/Off the Beaten Track - ski touring holidays in remote and unusual locations.
- Georgia Ushguli Ski Tour - remote ski touring in the High Caucasus in the 'lost world' of Ushguli.
- Kyrgyzstan Yurt Skiing - Yurt Camp based ski touring in the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan.
- Kebnekaise Ski Tour - remote arctic hut to hut tour, climbing the highest mountain in Sweden.
- Iceland Ski Tour - world class ski touring on the Troll Peninsula in Northern Iceland.
Backcountry Weeks - off piste skiing and lift assisted day touring in search of powder
- Georgia Backcountry Skiing - off piste skiing and touring in the Caucasus mountains of Georgia.
- Chamonix Backcountry Skiing - an action packed week of off piste and glacier skiing in Chamonix.
- La Grave Backcountry Skiing - backcountry skiing in the legendary freeride mecca of La Grave.
- Haute Maurienne Backcountry Skiing - the best skiing in the Alps, in a place you've never heard of!
Training Courses - off piste skiing and ski touring training courses
- Off Piste Skills Course Level 1 - improve your off piste skiing and learn the basics of ski touring.
- Off Piste Skills Course Level 2 - off piste ski coaching for ski tourers.
- Ski Touring Skills Long Weekend - 3 day early season ski touring skills weekend.
- Ski Touring Course - full training course for those wishing to take up ski touring as a sport.
- Haute Durance Ski Touring Week - brilliant intro ski touring holiday with instruction included.
- Family Ski Touring Course - discover ski touring as a family, including a mini hut tour.
Early Season Day Touring - early season powder touring weeks in the European Alps
- Val Maira Ski Touring - hotel based day touring and powder skiing in the southern Italian Alps.
- Val Stura Ski Tour - day touring and powder skiing in the southern Italian Alps.
- Val Germanasca Ski Tour - ski touring in one of the least known valleys of the western Italian Alps.
- Slovenia Ski Touring - technical ski touring in the Julian Alps of Slovenia.
- Bivio Ski Touring - one of the best touring venues in Switzerland, including 2 hut nights in the week.
- Haute Ubaye Ski Touring - remote touring week in the Southern French Alps.
Arctic Norway - ski touring in the stunning coastal regions of Arctic Norway.
- Bodo Ski Touring - day touring along the most scenic coastline in Arctic Norway.
- Narvik Ski Tour - longer day tours in Arctic Norway.
- Senja Island Ski Touring - summit to sea day touring on a remote island in Arctic Norway.
- Finnmark Ski Touring - late season skiing in the northernmost touring region in Arctic Norway.
Hut to Hut Touring - multi day hut to hut touring in the European Alps.
- Queyras Ski Tour - early season ski touring in the Queyras, staying in huts and gites along the way.
- Albula Alps Ski Tour - one of our favourites, a lovely unspoilt touring region in Eastern Switzerland.
- Lepontine Alps Ski Tour - rare alpine hut to hut tour in mid winter.
- Tour Soleil Ski Tour - reliable snow, good weather and small friendly huts on the Swiss/Italian border.
- Otztal Ski Tour - skiing in the footsteps of 5000 year old Otzi the Iceman in the Austrian Tyrol.
- Stubai Ski Tour - great North facing descents, ski summits and comfortable Austrian huts.
- Mont Thabor Ski Tour - Introductory multi day tour in La Grave and Mont Thabor.
- Haute Route Ski Tour - the most famous ski tour in the world, from Chamonix to Zermatt.
- Silvretta Ski Tour - a lovely relaxed touring region, with great scenery and nice huts.
- Monte Viso Ski Tour - one of the finest multi day tours in Europe, including an unmanned hut night.
- Valpelline Ski Tour - technical touring week in a remote part of the Aosta Valley.
- Ortler Ski Tour - tour of the Stelvio National Park in NE Italy, with great huts and superb cuisine.
- Gran Paradiso Ski Tour - ski the only 4000m peak entirely within in Italy.
- Grand Combin Ski Tour - hidden Swiss gem hut tour ,exploring the Val Bagnes.
- Bernese Oberland Ski Tour - premier high altitude ski touring region of the Western Alps.
- Grand Lui Haute Route - the most challenging version of the legendary Haute Route.
- Bernina Ski Tour - technical ski mountaineering hut tour in Eastern Switzerland.
- Swiss 4000ers Ski Tour - a big weeks ski mountaineering around Saas and Zermatt.
Alpine Guides Climbing Program
Skills and Training Courses
- Alpine Training Weekend - a weekend of pre season alpine skills training based in North Wales.
- Alpine Mountaineering Course Level 1 - week long alpine mountaineering skills course in Chamonix.
- Alpine Apprenticeship Course Level 2 - improve your climbing skills in 2 different parts of the Alps.
- Alpine Essentials Course Level 3 - 3 day essential alpine skills course for Uk trad climbers.
- Tech Alpine Climbing Course Level 3 - technical alpine training for established rock and ice climbers.
Popular Classics
- Summer Haute Route Trek - world famous alpine glacier trek from Chamonix to Zermatt.
- Chamonix Alpine Climbing - top quality alpine climbs around the Mont Blanc range.
- Climbing The Matterhorn - acclimatisation program followed by an ascent of the Matterhorn.
- Climbing The Eiger - climb the Eiger via either the South Ridge or Mittellegi Ridge.
- Climb Monte Rosa - Zermatt based week, clmbing the highest peak in Switzerland.
- Bernese Oberland 4000m Peaks - a week climbing big 4000m summits in the Bernese Oberland.
- Italian 4000m Peaks Traverse - the most famous hut to hut climbing tour in the Alps.
- Swiss 4000m Classic Peaks - mid grade 4000m summits around Saas and Zermatt.
- Zermatt 4000m Peaks - a week climbing technical 4000m Peaks around Zermatt.
- Ice and Mixed Climbing - great quality ice and mixed routes in the Mont Blanc Range.
- Winter Alpine Climbing - early season ice and couloir climbing around Chamonix.
- Alpine Private Guiding - personalised courses and private guiding in the European Alps.