Group size: Min 4, Max 8

Who this trip is for
This trip is for you who are an experienced skier or splitboarder, comfortable off‑piste and used to moving through varied terrain. You have prior touring experience and the endurance for consecutive days in the mountains.

You are steady, adaptable, and at ease in remote environments. You approach the mountains with focus and are comfortable adjusting to changing Arctic conditions.

The KMX Experience
You will spend your days ski touring in Svalbard, moving from a boat-based setup into remote fjords where mountains rise directly from the sea. Glaciers, open faces, and narrow bays shape the terrain.

Each day is defined by conditions. Weather, snow, and ice set the plan, and routes shift accordingly. Movement is steady and deliberate, with time to read the terrain and adjust your line.

The goal is simple: consistent travel, clean skiing, and time spent in a raw Arctic landscape, with the ocean always close by.

• Live aboard a vessel built for Arctic waters, serving as your base throughout the trip.

• Ski tour in remote fjords, moving through terrain suited to experienced riders.

• Observe Arctic wildlife in its natural environment — seals on the ice, walruses along the shore, and occasionally a polar bear at a distance.

• Visit historic coastal sites, from old whaling stations to isolated mining settlements.

• Share warm meals on board and settle into the quiet rhythm of long northern evenings.

• Travel with certified guides and experienced crew, with a strong focus on safety, including awareness of Arctic wildlife.

For this trip, you can join if your experience level is from Level 2 and up. Please note that even our Level 1 still requires strong skiing skills, including off-piste and ski touring experience.

Our experience levels:

• Level 1 – Strong Resort Skier Transitioning to Off‑Piste & Touring

  
  Confident skier or snowboarder on all piste terrain, including black runs. Able to maintain control in ungroomed snow such as shallow powder, chopped snow, and variable conditions.

  Limited ski touring experience but comfortable learning equipment use, including skins, transitions, and avalanche rescue equipment.

  Descents typically occur on mellow terrain that may include open alpine faces, bowls, and wide gullies.

• Level 2 – Experienced Touring & Off‑Piste Skier
  
  Regular off‑piste skier or splitboarder with developing touring experience. Able to ski controlled and linked turns in variable snow conditions, including deep powder, spring snow, hard‑packed and patchy surfaces. Comfortable descending easy, non‑intimidating steep terrain and managing tighter terrain such as couloirs or tree lines.

  If needed, able to use skidding or stepping to manage a short, non‑exposed trickier section. Familiar with touring equipment, including skins, kick turns, avalanche transceiver use, and basic mountain travel techniques.

• Level 3 – Advanced Ski Tourer

  
  Highly competent off‑piste skier or splitboarder with consistent touring experience. Able to ski confidently in complex terrain and steep slopes while maintaining fluid technique in all snow types. Comfortable performing uphill kick turns on steep skin tracks, and with experience using ski crampons and bootpacking. Confident in alpine terrain and challenging conditions.

• Level 4 – Expert Backcountry Skier and Mountaineer
  
  Expert‑level skier or splitboarder with extensive touring experience in all types of terrains, including technical and glaciated terrain. Able to ski steep lines requiring jump turns and dedicated steep skiing techniques, as well as negotiate narrow couloirs and consequential terrain. Strong mountain awareness and ready to be included in the group’s decision‑making process (snow/weather conditions, terrain choice, human factors). Comfortable with advanced techniques, including ski carrying, mixed climbing sections, rope‑assisted travel, and complex transitions during ascents and descents.

For this trip, you can join if your fitness level is from Level 2 and up. You should be able to spend several hours moving in the mountains each day and handle repeated days of touring with around 1000 vertical metres of ascent and descent.

Our fitness levels:

• Level 1 – Moderate Mountain Fitness
  
  Able to sustain steady movement in the mountains for 3 to 4 hours per day. Typical ascents range from 500 to 800 metres of vertical gain. Suitable for shorter touring days, introductory ski touring trips, and programmes where lifts, snowcats, or vehicle access reduce the total ascent.

• Level 2 – Strong Endurance Fitness
  
  Able to maintain a consistent uphill pace (300 to 400 vertical meters per hour) for 4 to 5 hours per day while carrying a backpack and touring equipment and still having legs to control and enjoy the descents. Typical daily ascent ranges from 800 meters to 1200 metres vertical gain. Participants should be comfortable skinning continuously for extended periods and be able to repeat this effort for several consecutive days.

• Level 3 – High Endurance and Expedition Fitness
  
  Excellent aerobic endurance with the capacity for long mountain days. Typical daily ascent ranges around 1500 metres vertical gain, and the sky is the limit. Participants should maintain pace in steep terrain and remain efficient across multiple demanding days in remote alpine environments.

Every KMX trip is led by certified guides with long experience in the areas you will tour in. They bring strong technical skills and a flexible, safety‑first approach.

These professionals don’t just follow a map. They adjust each day to the weather, terrain and the group. Their experience helps you move with confidence through remote and rugged landscapes, and get the most out of your time in the wild.

A sailing yacht will be our home throughout the journey. Designed for Arctic waters, it gives access to remote terrain while offering a warm and comfortable base between ski days.

You must have valid travel insurance for this trip. Your policy must cover, at a minimum:

• Emergency medical treatment

• Search and medical rescue including helicopter evacuation in remote or mountain areas

• Repatriation

• All trip activities, including off‑piste and backcountry skiing with or without a guide

We may ask you to provide proof of insurance before or during the trip. If you are unable to do so, we reserve the right to deny participation. In this case, it will be treated as a late cancellation.

Read our full terms and conditions here: https://www.klattermusen.com/en-us/experience/terms-and-conditions/

We are covered by a statutory guarantee provided by the Swedish Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency (Kammarkollegiet).

This guarantee protects you financially in the event that we become insolvent. It ensures that you may receive compensation if any part of your package trip or linked travel arrangement is cancelled, and it covers the services we are responsible for if they cannot be delivered as planned.

Read more at kammarkollegiet.se.

These highlights give a general outline of the trip. Plans may shift before the trip starts and during the trip as conditions change.

Weather, snow and the group’s experience will shape each day, and your guides will adjust accordingly throughout.

• Meet at the airport and transfer into Longyearbyen

• Check in at Mary‑Ann’s Polarrigg, a former miners’ barracks now used as a hotel

• Meet the group over drinks and a light snack

• Head to the harbour and board the sailing yacht

• Settle in on board and begin the journey into Isfjorden

• • Anchor for the night

• Breakfast on board before heading out

• Ski touring in the surrounding mountains, with steady slopes and the option for steeper lines when conditions allow

• Lunch outside in the field

• Continue with additional runs before returning to the vessel

• Sail towards St. John’s Fjord

• Time to reset, rest, and prepare for dinner on board

• Full day of ski touring in St. John’s Fjord, surrounded by glaciers and mixed mountain terrain

• A range of objectives available, with plans set according to conditions

• Return to the vessel and continue the established rhythm of the trip

• If weather allows, sail onwards towards Krossfjorden in the evening

• Sail into Krossfjorden, a remote area defined by large tidewater glaciers

• Ski touring in surrounding terrain, with objectives chosen based on conditions

• Pass by historical coastal sites from early whaling activity

• Return to the vessel after the ski day

• Travel to Prins Karls Foreland, a narrow island known for its open views and wildlife

• Ski touring on local glaciers and surrounding summits, conditions permitting

• Long descents leading back towards the sea

• Begin the return journey towards Isfjorden in the evening

• Ski touring in the terrain around Barentsburg, a Russian‑owned mining settlement

• Return to the vessel and dock in the harbour for the night

• Time to walk through the settlement and explore the area

• Option to visit the Red Bear Pub and Brewery, a gathering place for locals and visitors

• Final day of ski touring, returning to terrain in Isfjorden

• Explore new objectives before making the way back towards Longyearbyen

• Return to the vessel and settle in for the last evening

• Farewell dinner on board to close out the trip

• Breakfast on board

• Disembark the yacht

• Transfer to the airport

• Departure