Guides
Off-piste mecca
Kittelfjäll is a winter sport area in the municipality of Vilhelmina. Here you’ll find one of Sweden’s toughest off-piste areas with 42 slopes, 37 of which are unpisted, in a varied environment of forests and colouirs. Next door we have the summits of Marsfjället (1589 m) ant Kittelfjället, reaching 1,225 m asl.
Stefan “Crossen” Lundin
Not many people will be as familiar with Kittelfjäll as Stefan. During his career, he’s gained experience and respect for skiing in demanding terrain and conditions. Stefan is a certified mountain leader (as mandated by Fjällsäkerhetsrådet, the Swedish Mountain Safety Council), and a certified avalanche expert (Canadian Avalanche Association ITP Level 2), certified AvSAR PSA (Avalanche Search and Rescue Advanced Skills) and a qualified SVELAV avalanche instructor.
Stefan is a part of the mountain rescue team, and works as the area representative for the Southern Lappland Mountains for Naturvårdsverket’s avalanche forecast agency. He also works as a ski guide and conducts avalanche courses for the public and organisations. Stefan has guided Kittelfjäll for more than 20 years (ski touring) and way back he competed in snowboard freeriding, racking up a gold in the national championships from the early 2000s. Today he’s based in Kittelfjäll (Henriksfjäll).
Travel
Accommodation
We’re staying at Kittelfjälls Värdhus. Shared showers and toilets, and access to sauna. Also good drying cabinets and surfaces for equipment storage. All meals are served in Kittelfjälls Värdshus’ restaurant next door.
Travel
If you book a price package including travel, it will be SJ Snabbtåg from Stockholm C up to Umeå C in 1st class and including breakfast. From there we drive our own minibus to Kittelfjäll, about 4.5 hours trip (offered food & drink during the trip). The journey home goes the same way to Umeå C, from there night train to Stockholm C (bed in sleeping car compartment included). See itinerary below.
Itinerary
Feb 16th Sthlm C – Umeå C 06:21-13:27 SJ Express
Feb 20th Umeå C – Sthlm C 21:14-06:27 VY night train
About the location
Kittelfjäll is a winter sport area in the municipality of Vilhelmina. Here you’ll find one of Sweden’s toughest off-piste areas with 42 slopes, 37 of which are unpisted, in a varied environment of forests and colouirs. Next door we have the summits of Marsfjället (1589 m) ant Kittelfjället, reaching 1,225 m asl.
Equipment
Experience
- Component D – Off-piste skiing, Level One
- You can ski five moguls in control
- You can link turns in control on a black piste with full ski touring equipment and avibag
- Can execute narrow turns like a gated slalom run
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Mandatory equipment.
- Skis with touring bindings
- Climbing skins, contour-cut to your skis
- Ski boots
- Ski poles with baskets of a diameter of at least 6cm
- Avalanche transceiver (not analog), shovel, probe. Check batteries.
- Helmet
- Avalanche backpack with inflatable airbag, 30-45l capacity
- Shell jacket and trousers. Wind-, and waterproof.
- Mid-layer in wool or fleece
- Insulated jacket. Synthetic or down. Alternatively an extra fleece.
- Base layer, top and long-johns. Wool or synthetic
- Ski socks, wool
- Underwear, wool or synthetic
- Gloves or mittens, one pair of thick, one pair of thin
- Hat and balaclava or Buff to cover your face
- Sunglasses and goggles
- Sun cream
- Water bottle
- Head torch
- Passport and money
- Travel insurance
- Hand sanitiser
- Personal snacks (chocolate, nuts etc) for touring
Reserve
Itinerary
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Package
- Part in double room exkl. resa
- 1050 £
- Part in double room inkl. resa
- 1200 £
- Single room addition
- + 160 £
Included for those booking travel:
- Two personal ski days in the lift system (Thu & Fri)
- Two days’ off-piste guiding (Sat-Sun)
- Ski pass, 4 days (Thu-Sun)
- Accommodation, Kittelfjälls Värdshus, 4 nights
- Breakfast, 4 days (from Thu, inclusive)
- Packed lunches, 4 days
- Dinner, 4 evenings (from Wed, inclusive)
- Bedding and towels
- SJ express train, Stockholm C – Umeå C (1st class, including breakfast)
- VY sleeper, Umeå C – Stockholm C, bed in sleeper compartment
- Mini bus transfers, Umeå C – Kittelfjäll, return
- Luggage, 2×20kg for the journey (return)
- Pure Academy Badge
- Digital welcome meeting (2 weeks before travel)
Book Academy D + Academy I
If you wish to book both off-piste guiding components, D and I , contact us on info@pureskitouring.se, and we’ll be happy to send you a quote.
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Wednesday, Feb 8th
- 06:21 Departure from Stockholm C with SJ Express
- 13:27 Arrival Umeå C
- 13:45 Departure with own minibus to Kittelfjäll, offered a sandwich & drink along the way
- 18:30 Arrival and check-in at Kittelfjälls Värdshus
- 19:00 Dinner is served in the restaurant
- 20:30 Information and preparations for upcoming off-piste days
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Thursday, Feb 9th
- 08:00 Breakfast served at Kittelfjälls Värdshus, and we’re given lunch packs
- 09:30 34 / 5000 Översättningsresultat Own off-piste skiing in the system today
- 17:00 Time for shower and sauna before dinner
- 18:30 Dinner served in the restaurant at Kittelfjälls Värdshus
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Friday, Feb 10th
- 08:00 Breakfast served at Kittelfjälls Värdshus, and we’re given lunch packs
- 09:30 Own off-piste skiing in the system today
- 13:00 Lunch served in the restaurant at Kittelfjälls Värdshus
- 17:00 After-ski, shower and sauna before dinner
- 19:00 Dinner is served in the restaurant at Kittelfjälls Värdshus
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Saturday, Feb 11th
- 08:00 Breakfast served at Kittelfjälls Värdshus, and we’re given lunch packs
- 08:30 We assemble for off-piste guiding, Level Two
- We have lunch on the hill
- 17:00 Shower and sauna before dinner
- 18:30 Dinner is served in the restaurant at Kittelfjälls Värdshus
- 18:30 Middag serveras i restaurangen på Kittelfjälls Värdshus
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Sunday, Feb 12th
- 08:00 Breakfast served at Kittelfjälls Värdshus, and we’re given lunch packs
- 08:30 We assemble for off-piste guiding, Level Two
- We have lunch on the hill
- Shower and sauna before check-out
- 16:00 Departure from Kittelfjäll with our mini bus
- 21:14 Departure from Umeå C with night train
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Monday, Feb 13th
- 06:27 Arrival Stockholm C
