Learn ski touring in Chamonix on our 5-day beginner course. Guided instruction, stunning terrain, overnight ski tour. No prior touring experience needed.
Introduction to ski touring course Chamonix , covering the essential techniques of ski touring for beginners, as well as exploring some of the great backcountry ski tours in Chamonix.
From the trip description by Chamonix Experience
On-snow support
- Independent: Below this trip's level of support
Ski or ride independently, without trip staff accompanying you on the mountain.
- Hosted: With your guide
Trip hosts ski or ride with the group, help everyone get oriented, and share local knowledge.
- Guided: Included
Professional guides lead the group and select suitable terrain and routes based on conditions and ability.
- Coached: Included
Professional coaches lead the group, select suitable terrain, and provide instruction and personalized feedback to help you improve.
- 5 days on snow with staff
- Coursecovering the essential techniques of ski touring for beginners
- 1 coach : 6 guests
- Backcountry guiding5 days of mountain guiding and ski tuition by a UIAGM qualified mountain guide.
- 1 guide : 6 guests
Terrain, ability and who it is for
BeginnerIntermediateAdvancedExpert
Terrain
Level requirements
- You have experience backcountry or side country skiing/ snowboarding. You can descend in various snow types, without falling (excessively…) or stopping. You’re comfortable on slopes up to 35°. You have little or no ski touring experience.
- You do not need any prior ski touring experience to join this introductory ski touring course in Chamonix. However, you should be a competent off-piste skier, confident skiing in a variety of snow conditions (powder, crust, spring snow) and able to descend slopes of up to 35° with control and fluidity.
- Strong parallel turns off-piste
- Comfortable skiing in variable terrain and snow types
- Confident on steep sections (up to 35°)
Physical fitness
- Physical level 2/4
- Participants should have a good level of cardiovascular fitness and be capable of sustained physical activity in a mountain environment. You will be expected to undertake uphill climbs of 2 to 4 hours per day on touring skis while carrying a backpack with your personal gear.
- Previous experience using skins, ski crampons, or avalanche safety equipment is not required—we’ll teach you all the basics during the course.
Who you ride with
- Sport
- Ski
- Max group size
- 6 guests
From the trip description by Chamonix Experience
What the price includes
Included
- Lodging · partly
- Meals · partly
- Lesson
- 5 days of mountain guiding and ski tuition by a UIAGM qualified mountain guide.
- 1 night in a mountain hut with breakfast and dinner included.
- Any local transport that is required during your course.
- Ropes, safety equipment, etc will be provided when needed by your guide.
- Our team is based at the foot of the Aiguille du Midi cable car and will be happy to help you with any questions you may have before, during or after your trip to Chamonix.
Not included
- Lift pass
- Transfers
- The price does not include skis/snowboards, boots or clothing.
- Personal Equipment
- Travel insurance including a mountain search and rescue insurance is mandatory on all our trips (we can organise the mountai search and rescue insurance for you on request).
- The price does not include lunch or snacks.
- The price does not include flights, airport transfers or any other travel to/from Chamonix.
- Accommodation in Chamonix is not included in the price but we would be happy to advise or organise it on request.
- To keep the itinerary flexible, we do not include the lift passes in the course price.
Day by day
- Arrival: Welcome Meeting in ChamonixYou will meet with your group and mountain guide at the Chamonix Experience office on Sunday evening for a chat and to discuss plans for the upcoming week. At this point we can check that you have everything you need and answer any questions you might have. This is simply an example of a typical ski touring course – your week will very likely differ from what is listed below depending on weather and snow conditions. Your mountain guide will plan your course to give you the best possible experience of ski touring in Chamonix.
- Day 1: Les Grands MontetsYou will start the day with a couple of warm-up runs to check everyone’s skiing ability and run through the basics of mountain safety and avalanche awareness at the famous ski area of Les Grands Montets. From the top of the lift station you will have your first introduction to skiing on glaciated terrain. Your mountain guide will assess the ability of everyone in the group and teach you all the correct techniques for using the ski touring equipment. A possible Grands Montets ski touring route is to put your skins on at the Argentière glacier and skin up the Glacier des Améthystes to the Col du Tour Noir.
- Day 2: Vallee Blanche Ski TourAn exploration of the Chamonix Valley has to include a visit to the Aiguille du Midi and a ski tour of some of the most famous off-piste terrain in the world. You will cross the Vallée Blanche into Italy to reach Pointe Helbronner on the Italian side of Mont Blanc. Here your mountain guide will teach you some more glacier travel techniques before the fantastic off-piste descent down the Vallée Blanche back to Chamonix.
- Day 3: Aiguilles Rouges Ski TourToday you will discover one of Europe’s best ski touring areas, the Aiguilles Rouges. It offers so many ski touring possibilities, allowing your mountain guide to choose an excellent itinerary taking the snow conditions and ability of the group into account. Easily accessible from Flegere ski area, you will be in the Chamonix backcountry in no time. If this is your first experience of ski touring then you’ve already ticked off one of the dream routes by ski touring in the Aiguilles Rouges!
- Day 4: Overnight Ski TourThis is where ski touring really comes into its own – skinning up to a remote refuge and spending the night in the mountains, then getting up bright and early the next day to ski off-piste before the rest of the world wakes up. Your mountain guide will choose the best mountain hut in Chamonix or nearby based on the weather, the snow conditions and the ability of the group. There may be a short drive to the start of the ski tour, depending on which route we take.
- Day 5: Full Day Ski Tour & Return to ChamonixAfter waking up to breakfast in a mountain refuge, today brings an early start and a full day’s ski touring – an excellent introduction to multi-day ski touring. By this point you should be feeling confident both in your ski touring skills and your mountain experience. This last day will be a fantastic adventure far from the crowds found in lift-served areas. The course ends with a debriefing in the Chamonix Experience office on Friday evening.
From the trip description by Chamonix Experience
Where you stay
- 1 night in a mountain hut with breakfast and dinner included.
- Accommodation in Chamonix is not included in the price but we would be happy to advise or organise it on request.
Getting There
The price does not include flights, airport transfers or any other travel to/from Chamonix. However, we can organise airport transfers for you on request, please contact us for details.
From the trip description by Chamonix Experience
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Dates and prices
| Dates | Season | Duration | From | Availability | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4 – Jan 8, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 4 January 2027 – Friday 8 January 2027", space: Available. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,190 EURFrom 1190 € — Price per person for a group of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Jan 11 – Jan 15, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 11 January 2027 – Friday 15 January 2027", space: Guaranteed. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,190 EURFrom 1190 € — Price per person for a group of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Jan 18 – Jan 22, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 18 January 2027 – Friday 22 January 2027", space: Available. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,190 EURFrom 1190 € — Price per person for a group of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Jan 25 – Jan 29, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 25 January 2027 – Friday 29 January 2027", space: Two more to guarantee. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,190 EURFrom 1190 € — Price per person for a group of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Feb 1 – Feb 5, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 1 February 2027 – Friday 5 February 2027", space: Available. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,190 EURFrom 1190 € — Price per person for a group of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Feb 8 – Feb 12, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 8 February 2027 – Friday 12 February 2027", space: Two more to guarantee. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,190 EURFrom 1190 € — Price per person for a group of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Feb 15 – Feb 19, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 15 February 2027 – Friday 19 February 2027", space: Available. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,190 EURFrom 1190 € — Price per person for a group of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Feb 22 – Feb 26, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 22 February 2027 – Friday 26 February 2027", space: Guaranteed. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,190 EURFrom 1190 € — Price per person for a group of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Mar 1 – Mar 5, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 1 March 2027 – Friday 5 March 2027", space: Available. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,190 EURFrom 1190 € — Price per person for a group of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Mar 8 – Mar 12, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 8 March 2027 – Friday 12 March 2027", space: Guaranteed. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,190 EURFrom 1190 € — Price per person for a group of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Mar 15 – Mar 19, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 15 March 2027 – Friday 19 March 2027", space: Available. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,190 EURFrom 1190 € — Price per person for a group of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Mar 22 – Mar 26, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 22 March 2027 – Friday 26 March 2027", space: Guaranteed. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,190 EURFrom 1190 € — Price per person for a group of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Mar 29 – Apr 2, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 29 March 2027 – Friday 2 April 2027", space: Available. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,190 EURFrom 1190 € — Price per person for a group of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Apr 5 – Apr 9, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 5 April 2027 – Friday 9 April 2027", space: Two more to guarantee. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,190 EURFrom 1190 € — Price per person for a group of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Apr 12 – Apr 16, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 12 April 2027 – Friday 16 April 2027", space: Available. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,190 EURFrom 1190 € — Price per person for a group of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Apr 19 – Apr 23, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 19 April 2027 – Friday 23 April 2027", space: Available. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,190 EURFrom 1190 € — Price per person for a group of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Apr 26 – Apr 30, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 26 April 2027 – Friday 30 April 2027", space: Available. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,190 EURFrom 1190 € — Price per person for a group of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
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Price per person for a group of minimum 4 skiers.
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