{"id":9372,"date":"2023-01-15T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basecamp.tours\/?post_type=basecamp_story&#038;p=9372"},"modified":"2026-06-22T20:31:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T20:31:06","slug":"ski-touring-in-svalbard-spitsbergen","status":"publish","type":"basecamp_story","link":"https:\/\/basecamp.tours\/en\/stories\/ski-touring-in-svalbard-spitsbergen\/","title":{"rendered":"Ski Touring in Svalbard (Spitsbergen)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Land beyond the Arctic Circle, the Svalbard archipelago is a place where walruses, polar bears and endless Arctic silence converge. Snow is guaranteed here and the terrain is vast and pristine.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/basecamp.tours\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/svalbard_01.jpg\" alt=\"Svalbard Spitsbergen\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Ski touring in Spitsbergen is an experience of a completely different category. Not just a mountain trip \u2014 but an Arctic expedition on skis. Every day the group ventures out with wilderness safety equipment, accompanied by guides experienced in Arctic conditions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/basecamp.tours\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/svalbard_02.jpg\" alt=\"Arctic ski touring\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/basecamp.tours\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/svalbard_03.jpg\" alt=\"Svalbard winter\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The town of Longyearbyen, the only real settlement on the island, is our base. A unique, small and authentic Arctic town from which we set off each day for new lines in the white vastness.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/basecamp.tours\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/svalbard_04.jpg\" alt=\"Longyearbyen\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/basecamp.tours\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/svalbard_05.jpg\" alt=\"Svalbard skiing\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Svalbard with Basecamp Tours is for those for whom ski touring is more than a sport \u2014 it is a way to touch something greater than themselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Land beyond the Arctic Circle, the Svalbard archipelago is a place where walruses, polar bears and endless Arctic silence converge. Snow is guaranteed here and the terrain is vast and pristine. 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