Ski and Splitboard Touring
Ski touring allows access to untouched backcountry terrain for skiers and splitboarders. We offer a range of group or private tours around Wānaka or with helicopter access to more remote regions of our local mountains for backcountry day tours and camps. Multi-day options allow exploring further afield throughout the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana including the luxury Whare Kea Chalet, private huts of the Cass Valley and the glaciers of Mount Aspiring, Aoraki / Mount Cook and Westland National Parks. Ski and splitboard touring courses covering an introduction to ski mountaineering, glacier travel, and avalanche skills.
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Private Ski Guiding
Customised and personally organised trips for ski and splitboard touring or ski mountaineering objectives throughout the Southern Alps. With an extensive knowledge of the mountains, We can suggest a variety of options to suit individual aspirations. Short escapes or longer trips.
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Wānaka Backcountry Ski and Splitboard Week
The ultimate Wānaka backcountry trip is an all inclusive package for private groups. We look after all aspects of your ski trip, including comfortable accommodation at our Kea Lodge, so you can focus on experiencing the best lift and helicopter accessed ski touring the region has to offer with your professional guide. Optional extras include heli-skiing days and overnight stays at luxurious mountain chalets or huts.
Ski Touring and Splitboard Tours
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Treble Cone Backcountry Tour
1 day, price from $350 per person
The Treble Cone ski field, near Wānaka provides lift access to 1900m and acres of backcountry terrain of the Motutapu Conservation area. Untracked snow is available long after the ski field is chopped up.
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Cass Valley Ski Tours
Explore the ski and splitboard touring of Glenmore Station and the tributaries of the Cass River from the cosy and private Lady Emily or Falcons Nest huts. Visit the Bad Decision hut for your pre-ordered dram of whiskey. We have limited availability for scheduled dates in August and September.
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Heli-accessed Ski and Splitboard Tours
1 day, price from $590 per person
The peaks of the Harris Mountains and Buchannan Mountains are a short flight from the Matukituki Valley. Black Peak, Mount Alta, Fog Peak, and End Peak provide excellent viewpoints over Lake Wānaka and the Mount Aspiring National Park. Flying into these remote locations allows an uncrowded and remote touring day out before a final helicopter ride back to the valley floor.
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Glacier Ski and Splitboard Tour
5 days, price from $2890 per person
Explore the remote glaciers, cols, and peaks of The Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana. Helicopter into a base at a high alpine hut for days of fresh terrain, exploring the Aoraki / Mount Cook or Westland National Parks.
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Whare Kea Chalet Luxury Ski Tour
3 days, price from $2590
The Whare Kea Chalet experience redefines a luxury approach to ski touring in New Zealand. The Chalet, in association with Aspiring Helicopters, offers luxury accommodation and a spectacular base for ski touring in an exclusive location high in the mountains on the edge of Mount Aspiring National Park.
Aspiring Glaciers Ski Tour
Ski or splitboard tour the glaciers of Mount Aspiring National Park. Helicopter access to a high alpine hut for the full winter ski touring and mountaineering experience.
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See also
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Backcountry Ski and Splitboard Touring Courses
Backcountry ski and splitboard courses introduce the skills you need to undertake your own winter day trips or overnight tours. 1-day ski field access to multi-day trips staying in the mountains including ski mountaineering and glaciers skills.
Avalanche Skills Courses
Our range of Mountain Safety Council endorsed avalanche skills courses provide the skills you need to keep you safe on your own backcountry adventures. These short or more comprehensive longer courses are run as day trips from Wānaka or staying overnight in the mountains.