Ski Touring in Iceland – an Adventure Around the Troll Peninsula

  • Adventure: 2 Adventurer

  • Season: Winter

  • When: 8 days, 7 nights

  • Difficulty: 2 Moderate

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Ski Touring in Iceland – an Adventure Around the Troll Peninsula

April

Iceland – a ski adventure from a another planet. Breathtaking views, skiing right to the sea and feeling of pristine wilderness

Ski touring in Iceland is real adventure close to the nature. Being away from civilization we are going to enjoy the unique volcanic landscape with breathtaking views skiing down right to the sea shores. Our trailheads often start directly from coastal roads or from small side valleys if infrastructure allows that. Most of the peaks are about 1000 meters asl which gives opportunities for more than one ascent for a day.

Our basecamp for this program will be a typical Iceland house on the seaside nearby the village of Akureyri. You may have a complete relax having a cold bear, white wine or cappuccino on its sunny terrace and the blue see as a background. The house has an equipped kitchen which we may use. Our idea is to buy some food from local markets and to prepare it alone. We will split all food expenses between us. Of course, we may also have a dinner in some of the restaurants on our way back from skiing. This will make us flexible and will give us freedom to modify our program depending on our desires.

This program is suitable for people experienced in ski touring and off-piste skiing and ready for adventure.

Note: We keep the rights to change the program in case of force majeure circumstances.

* The price is per person with a minimum of 5 registered.

* Reservation should be no later than 30 days before the program. Reservation is considered confirmed if payment is processed within 3 days after booking.

Photos from previous adventures

Price Includes

Accommodation

6 nights in a double/triple room in a house nearby Akureyri village, 1 night in Reykjavik

Transport

all transfers and toll fees

Mountain guide

Bulgarian ski guide

Price Does Not Include

Tickets

plane tickets to and from Reykjavik and baggage fees

Food

food and beverages

Insurances

travel and mountain insurance

Other expenses

personal expenses

Important! You should have valid mountain insurance for this trip. You can purchase one on preferential price here: Parana. Use promo code basecamp for 5% discount.

Day 1
Flight to Reykjavik. Gathering the group, strolling around the capital city and overnight stay in an apartment there.

Day 2
A morning transfer by minibus to Akureyri (approximately 4.30 am). Our first tour is in the area of Dalvik – we head to Böggvisstadafjall. Late afternoon accommodation in our house.
D +650 / -650, 3 hours

Day 3
We are heading to two peaks – Jökulkollur (1,045 m) and Saudaneshnjukar (988 m) having a fabulous ski descent to the sea at the end of the day.
D +1400 / -1400, 6 hours

Day 4
Change of the landscape – today we are going to Kaldbakur peak (1173 m). A unique day with views of the places where we rode in previous days. Again, the final is on the “beach”.
D +1140 / -1140, 5 hours

Day 5
Today’s ski tour starts in a completely different part of the island. Transfer about 1 hour to the area of Olafsfjördur and ascending one or two peaks (Vatnsendahnjukur and Steinnkshnjukur).
D +1360 / -1360, 7-8 hours

Day 6
Today we will head again to the Grenevik area. The day will be more leisurely with an ascent of 820 meters’ point. We will have time to visit Lake Myvatn after the tour.
D +800 / -800, 3 hours

Day 7
Our last ski day – we will go a little into the interior of the island to peak Hadegishnjukur. You already know what would be the scenery – no need to describe again 🙂
D +1280 / -1280, 5 hours

Day 8
Morning transfer from Akureyri to the International Airport in Reykjavik. Departure.

* Note: The above given program could be changed depending on the weather and snow conditions, as well as the group fitness.

Guide

Ivo Stoilkov
Languages: English, German, French, Russian and Bulgarian

Mountain guide with almost two decades professional experience in leading ski touring, hiking, snowshoeing and ice climbing trips.
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