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Nordic Tours 1:
Rondane Hut-to-hut: Nordic hut-to hut touring – and develop your skills
Taivalkoski: hut-to-hut touring in Finland with husky support
Hardanger Vidda Venture: relaxed hut-to-hut touring with great huts
Jotunheim – The North-West Passage: classic Nordic traverse of the Jotunheim
Skei and Espedalen: two centres for combined skills development and hut-to-hut touring
See Nordic Tours 2 for more Nordic skiing holidays and tours:
Hardanger Crossing, Skarvheimen Traverse, Snohetta & Dovrefjell, Trollheimen Triangular and The King’s Trail.
 NORWAY – Rondane Hut-to-hut |
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Nordic Hut-to-hut Tours: develop your Nordic skiing on a hut-to-hut tour in Norway.
LEVEL: INTRODUCTORY
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A week for those new to Nordic skiing and wish to start of as they mean to carry on – hut-to-hut touring! |
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This week is fully described on the Nordic Courses pages – please click here for full details. |
Approaching Rondablikk, Day 5 of the tour; the Rondane Mountains beyond.
Photo: Stefan Janik/Lisa King
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| FINLAND – Taivalkoski: Husky Tour (HT) |
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Nordic Hut-to-hut Tours: a unique and delightful tour with husky support amongst the frozen forests and 'fells' of Finland.
LEVEL: INTRODUCTORY/INTERMEDIATE
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A Nordic ski touring holiday with a hotel based ‘warm-up’ day to start, followed by five days exploring the winter landscapes of central Finland. |
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A North to South traverse finishing at the Iso-Syote National Park, gliding through silent forests, crossing frozen lakes and swamps and skirting the rounded ‘fells’ characteristic of this area. |
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The itinerary includes four days of hut-to-hut touring and two days of hotel/hut-based day tours; typical daily distances are 20-25 kms. Ascents and descents are small. Each two persons will have a husky and pulk for carrying personal equipment and food; each person will only need to carry a small rucksack. |
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Accommodation is in a 3* hotel for two nights and in privately-run forest lodges and cabins for five nights – warm, comfortable, hot showers and saunas, convivial company; great environments for 'mellowing out' after a few hours skiing! Everyone will be helping with domestic chores/food preparation at the cabins. |
COSTS INCLUDE:
7 nights half board (dinner, B&B and packed lunches) on twin/multi share basis, return transfer between Kuusamo airport and touring area, additional local bus transfers at either end of the tour, all coaching/leadership.
Flights from UK not included.
DATES & COSTS
02/03/08 – 09/03/08 £795
Return transfer from Oulu airport £35 extra
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Top: One of the overnight cabins on the tour
Middle: Husky dog sled support.
Bottom: Silent frozen forests, on skis and with huskies – typical Finnish hut-to-hut touring.
Photos Barbara Willen |
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| NORWAY – Hardanger: Vidda Venture (VV) |
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Nordic Ski Touring: a relaxed stride and glide through a wild and beautiful landscape.
LEVEL: INTRODUCTORY/INTERMEDIATE
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A Nordic ski tour for those who have some hut-to-hut experience (e.g. the Skarvheimen Traverse), but who are not ready (or inclined?) to ski the peaks and are looking for a relaxed Nordic touring week. Also suitable as a first hut-to-hut tour for those with suitable technique and experience. |
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Starting just south of Geilo, the itinerary links several very comfortable lodges on the Northern part of the Hardangervidda (plateau), finishing at Haugastol for the train home – a quintessential Norwegian experience! The plateau is open and rolling with good views to the Hardanger Icecap to the West and the Hallingskarvet ridge to the North. |
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Daily distances 12–19 kms,; daily ascents 2 – 300 m. Technically straightforward skiing and rucksacks should be reasonably light. |
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Accommodation in staffed DNT or privately-run mountain lodges – warm, comfortable, hot showers, convivial company; great environments for 'mellowing out' after a few hours skiing! One night may be at a 'self-service' hut. |
Top: Setting off from a lodge near Geilo.
Middle: Space! Near Kjeldebu, Day 6.
Bottom: On the plateau near Kraekkja.
Photos: John Eames
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COSTS INCLUDE:
7 nights half board (dinner, B&B and packed lunches) on twin/multi share basis, return rail travel between Oslo city and touring area, additional local bus transfers at either end of the tour, DNT membership, all coaching/leadership. Flights from UK and airport – Oslo transfers not included. |
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DATES & COSTS
09/03/08 – 16/03/08 £815
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| NORWAY – Jotunheim: The North-West Passage (NWP) |
Nordic Tours: our classic and unique traverse with superb high pass and peak days.
LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
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A traverse of the Western Jotunheim and then finding an intriguing and beautiful route to the North-West, to very quiet, remote lodges and 'seaters'. |
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We will be seeking un-marked or rarely used routes as much as possible, linking quiet valleys, crossing high passes & traversing small glaciers. |
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We should have two or three days/part days free for peaks or local day tours, including on the final day (where ‘powder’ often lies in the forests!) |
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An ideal tour for those who have already 'done' other classic Norwegian tours, are confident travelling (up and down!) over mountainous terrain and are looking for the new and the adventurous! |
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On travelling days expect distances of 12–26 kms and ascents of up to 800 m on the peak/high pass crossing days. |
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Accommodation at DNT staffed and 'self-service' mountain lodges – so your sack never gets too heavy! Two nights in an Oslo hotel. |
COSTS INCLUDE:
7 nights half board (dinner, B&B and packed lunches) and 2 nights B&B, all on twin/multi share basis, bus travel between Oslo and touring area, DNT membership, all coaching/leadership.
Flights from UK and airport transfers to/from Oslo city not included.
DATES & COSTS
08/03/08 – 17/03/08 £935
Top: On the way from Olavsbu to Leirvassbu.
Photo: Tom Higgs
Middle: The descent to Sota – who could ask for more!
Photo: Stefan Janik
Bottom: 'Powder puppies' in the Jotunheim.
Photo: John Eames |
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| NORWAY – Skei and Espedalen |
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Nordic Ski Touring: 'Pistes, Trails and Tours'.
LEVEL: INTRODUCTORY/INTERMEDIATE
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A superb Norwegian Nordic ski 'sampler' – resort skiing and hut-to-hut Nordic touring over the Easter break. For those wishing comprehensive technical input and a first experience of hut-to-hut touring with professional coaching and leadership. |
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This trip is described in full on the Nordic Courses pages – please click here for full details. |
Typical Nordic skiing on the Norwegian plateaux, a great environment
for learning to do it better! Photo: Graham Hammond
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