Ski Touring Base Course – with a mountain guide

Ski Touring

  • 1 Day

  • Level 1-2

  • 1-6 clients per guide

  • December to April

  • Tailor this adventure

If you have always wanted to try ski touring but have not yet found the right moment or location, Valmalenco is the ideal place to start. With its accessible terrain and stunning scenery, it offers the perfect introduction to the world of backcountry ski exploration.

We offer an introductory course on gentle and safer slopes that focus heavily on risk management, terrain navigation, uphill skinning technique and the use of mandatory avalanche safety equipment (avalanche beacon, shovel and probe).

Pricing

Pricing is for a 1-day course.

Minimum 4 people:

€ 115 Euro per person
(about $180 CAD)

Number of guests:
The maximum number depends on the level of skiers and terrain.

Prices already include taxes but don’t include hut stay for you and the guide. Some mountain huts offer 2-4 bed private rooms, while others have dormitory style accommodation.

Join us for a structured base course that focuses on teaching the skinning technique, transitions, and kick-turns, improving off-piste skiing in various snow conditions (powder, crud, crust) on easy slopes and developing the essential mental and practical skills for managing risk and making sound judgments in the backcountry.

We will create multiple scenario for practicing avalanche rescue technique and use of the mandatory avalanche equipment. For training, technique improvement, and avalanche courses, new comers will be taken into easy terrain close to a ski resort, up to Monte Motta, or in the backcountry to Passo di Campagneda.

What’s Included

As per itinerary above.

  • Expert leadership of our fully certified local mountain guide.

  • Ski equipment, ARTVA, shovel and probe for your use

Not Included

As per itinerary above.

  • Transportation to and from the arrival and departure location as indicated in the Itinerary. However, we can arrange this for you if you like.

  • Optional gratuities to trip leaders or staff.

  • Optional travel insurance. (We recommend to have one.)

  • All beverages such as beer, wine, coffee, sodas, and bottled water are not included unless specified in the meal’s menu.

FAQs and Practical Tips

We categorize all our activities — from easy hiking to challenging climbing or ski touring —  and assign them a level of difficulty, so you can easily compare them.

Access the difficulty scale by clicking this icon beside the word “Level” at top of the page for each adventure/trip:

You can tailor most of our adventures; for example, making them longer or shorter, or more or less challenging.

We recommend that you get in touch with us and we choose the best options together.

Ideas for customization can be found either at the bottom of each trip description, or can be viewed by clicking this icon beside the words “Tailor this adventure” at top of the page for each adventure/trip.

To ensure you can fully immerse yourself in the beauty of the Alps, we strongly recommend that all guests carry comprehensive travel insurance. For our adventures, please ensure your policy covers outdoor sports and mountain rescue for altitudes up to 5,000m.

We are updating our specialized gear lists and we will publish them for each adventure soon.

In any case, we will email you a gear packing list after you book your trip.

We strongly advise you to let us know about any allergies, food or others, that may pose a health risk for you during your trip. This affects your own safety as well as of the whole group.

As for dietary preferences, please let us know as well ahead of time as we have to arrange for alternatives with the hut custodians.

Details on our payment, cancellation and refund policies for 2026 are being updated and will be published soon.