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Ski guiding and avalanche courses with certified guides around Tromsø. Includes Lyngen and Senja.

17/12/2024

If you are lucky, when ski touring during the polar night in Tromsø, you might see northern lights! What a magic moment this was!

09/12/2024

Get ready for the winter by joining our first avalanche course of the season on January 17th-19th!

The main focus of the course is to provide you with the necessary skills to avoid getting caught in an avalanche. Stay safe and have fun in the mountains, book the course now on our website! Link in bio :)

27/11/2024

Do you dream of doing ski touring but have never been in the backcountry before? This winter we are launching a new product that is perfect for you: “Try-it Ski Touring”! The only thing you need is some alpine ski or cross country ski experience. Beginners are welcomed!

Join our certified instructor and spend a day in the mountains with us rising from the sea. You will experience the combination of a fantastic outdoor experience and a physical accomplishment, as we go both uphill + downhill with our skis on.

Book today on our website! Link in bio. Looking forward to take you out in the Tromsø mountains ⛷

12/11/2024

Book an avalanche course with us this winter! So that you can, just like our moto, reduce risks and increase smiles when skiing in the backcountry.

Tromsø ski guides have qualified avalanche instructors that will ensure you rich learning days in the Tromsø mountains. We are looking forward to have you with us on a course! Book it on our website. Link in bio.

29/10/2024

Welcome Agathe, as our new marketing coordinator. Soon to be certified as a NF Avalanche instructor, Agathe works as a freelancer in the outdoor industry in Tromsø, and can help you in many ways! Book her as a photographer for your ski trip with us, get her help to plan your trip in Northern Norway, or get her guide book “Find your Norway” which is a rich source of information if you want to explore the Arctic. Feel free to take contact with her

Agathe is a creator and community builder, and TSG is thrilled to have her as a backbone for the company!

23/10/2024

Meet Morten, who will be your ski guide in Senja this winter! Morgen grew up in Senja and have spent more than 40 years exploring the mountains of this island. His local knowledge, extensive experience with snow and avalanches, as well as his ability to convey nature’s diversity, will make your Senja experience unforgettable!

Morten is a NORDTIND certified ski guide.

14/10/2024

Thomas, french IFMGA mountain guide living in the arctic, will be the lead local guide in Lyngen for Tromsø Ski Guide! His unique set of experience, knowledge, and mindset will make you enjoy the beautiful and demanding mountains of Lyngen while staying safe and respecting nature.

Thomas has been working as a guide since 2006, and moved to the arctic after falling in love with Lyngen many years ago. When guiding, Thomas wants to make you experience the alpine character, glaciers, deep valleys, harsh climate, unique landscapes, and quality of snow of Lyngen, and will constantly adapt to the demanding nature of these mountains in order to give you a safe experience.

08/10/2024

Tromsø Ski guides had 19 guides / avalanche instructors on our roster last season and are set up to continue with our strong team into this year.

In a series of posts, we will introduce our core team with our partnering staff.

We are proud of our win-win-win collaborations with local businesses and our doors open to continue this. Thank you for helping cater to guests to deliver safe, respectful and enjoyable experiences in Northern Norway. Please just send an email:
[email protected]

22/09/2024

First snow of the season has come to the mountains of Tromsø some days ago! Will we have a season start as early as last year? We are so ready and excited! ⛷

Pictures from October 2023

16/01/2024

Booking is open!!! Feb. 29 & March 1

Join & for an evening film night & a day in the mountains

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**Language: English**
Can be translated to Norwegian and Swedish.

**Duration: 6 hours in the mountains and 2 hours in the evening **

**Group size 5-8** Clinic will only happen if minimum of 5 sign up. Participants must have basic avalanche training and own touring/avalanche gear. Previous experiences of at least 15 rando trips and are fine skiing off-piste runs at a ski hill.

**Location to be decided ** based on conditions, but not more than an 90 minutes from Tromsø. Jackie's ski film to be shown at Merrick's house on large projector over evening snacks.

**Focus**
Skills related towards steep skiing. Possible use of ice-axe and short rope.
Define a mini golf area to work on line assessment for safety and snow quality, use video analysis for ski performance, and define red flags for steep skiing. Focus on finding own flow and good vibes in the group.

Locations and details to be sent by email and chat group once group established. Evening for ski film on Thursday and Friday.

**Instructors**
Jackie Paaso (b. 1982) is Xtreme Verbier Champion and Safeclinics Co Founder. She has competed on the Freerideworld Tour 11 seasons with many podiums and an overall 2nd in 2016. She grew up in Maine, USA and now resides in Åre, Sweden with her son and husband. She will be showing her recent film, "Here, Hold My KID" for the participants.

Merrick Johnston (b.1983) is the youngest on Denali at 12 with her mom. She began assistant guiding at 14 for her mom, then on Denali at 18 and kept up working in the mountains ever since. She is cofounder of Tromsø Ski Guides in 2020 and has done many workshops / courses in her 20+ years as a guide. Certified as a Nortind Ski guide. Resides in Tromsø/Alaska and has two children.

*price- student 1500, adult 1750

10/01/2024

1-day freeride Clinics with &
Thursday, February 29th
Friday, March 1st

Registration link 🔗 to be published on Friday. Open to all🤟🏽🎉⛷️🏂

Language: English
Can be translated to Norwegian and Swedish.

**Duration: 6 hours in the mountains. **

Group size 5-8 Clinic will only happen if minimum of 5 sign up. Participants must have basic avalanche training and own touring/avalanche gear. Previous experiences of at least 15 rando trips and are fine skiing black diamond runs at a ski hill.

**Location to be decided ** based on conditions, but not more than an 90 minutes from Tromsø.

Focus
Skills related towards steep skiing. Possible use of ice-axe and short rope.
Define a mini golf area to work on line assessment for safety and snow quality, use video analysis for ski performance, and define red flags for steep skiing. Focus on finding own flow and good vibes in the group.

Locations and details to be sent by email and chat group once group established

Instructors
Jackie Paaso (b. 1982) is Xtreme Verbier Champion and Safeclinics Co Founder. She has competed on the Freerideworld Tour 11 seasons with many podiums and an overall 2nd in 2016. She grew up in Maine, USA and now resides in Åre, Sweden with her son and husband. She will be showing her recent film, "Here, Hold My KID" on Friday, 1.March.

Merrick Johnston (b.1983) is the youngest on Denali at 12 with her mom. She began assistant guiding at 14 for her mom, then on Denali at 18 and kept up working in the mountains ever since. She is cofounder of Tromsø Ski Guides in 2020 and has done many workshops / courses in her 20+ years as a guide. Certified as a Nortind Ski guide. Resides in Tromsø/Alaska and has two children.

09/01/2024

February 23rd & 24th = Ladies' Freeride Workshop with NORRØNA

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**About**

Norrøna and Tromsø Ski Guides are teaming up to provide a unique, fun 1.5 days for female backcountry skiers/snowboarders. This course is for you if you want to find fun, steep lines for which you will need the right technique but also the right snow and terrain assessment skills.

We will focus on the skiing technique for steeper terrain but also work on jumps and how to play with small features and obstacles.

Besides the skiing we will also work on assessing the terrain and work with which line to pick depending on the conditions and skills. We will analyze the snowpack and do risk assessment in account to make steeper skiing as safe as possible.

**Schedule:**

Friday: Meet and Greet, and trip planning at Norrøra store in Tromsø, time TBD

Saturday: Mountain location to be decided based on weather and conditions. Timeframe around 8-16. Travel as group to a minigolf area, split in 3 groups and rotate through 3 stations: snow pack analysis, uphill techniques (ice axe use), and downhill.

**Participants**
Must have own ski or snowboard touring gear and avalanche gear. Must have at least 10 backcountry ski days and knowledge corresponding to a basic avalanche course. Open for first 20 females.

**Instructors**

Merrick Johnston: freeride elements
Lena Dahl: terrain and risk assessment
Edda Marie Rainer: snowpack evaluation

We are excited to offer our first workshop as the owner team of TSG. 🤟🏽🎊🏂⛷️

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