Pure Lyngen
Where the sun never sets
Mountains meet sea. Winter meets spring. In the Lyng Alps, contrasts are the norm. The challenges are obvious, mountain guides are a must. Here are the steep peaks, the deep fjords and the long days with midnight sun. We have booked the entire cozy lodge and are filling it with skiers and mountain guides.
Pure Lyngen is an Events trip with first-class accommodation, a sauna for relaxation and a restaurant serving local produce. We also have a test center where skis and other equipment can be borrowed. Every day we offer ski touring tours with different degrees of difficulty. Our staff is always available at the lodge to offer the best possible service and we also have a Pure Store with selected products. In the evenings, interesting lectures are organized with invited lecturers, brands and partners.
Guides
Alpine Alps
When it comes to ski touring, few places in the world can compete with Lyngen Alps in northern Norway. The Lyngen Alps is a mountain range on the Lyngen Peninsula, around 60km west of Tromsø. The peninsula is around 90km long and the highest summit is at 1,833 m asl. Lyngseidet, the local village, is situated right on the shore of the Lyngen fjord. Typical of the region is that many of the peaks rise directly from the fjord itself up to more than 1,000m.
Skiers from all over the world are drawn to Lyngen due to the fact that you can ascend the peaks and ski untouched off-piste all the way down to the shore. That the mountains also are steep, airy and dramatic makes for an unforgettable experience.
We’re visiting towards the end of April, and spring is the best time here. Temperatures are pleasant, and there is an abundance of untouched snow and daylight. We have our own minibuses and we’ll drive between 5 and 45 minutes to reach our start points. We’ll have four days of ski touring, and we’ll ascend on average 1,100 vertical meters per day. The Lyngen Alps is a perfect region for both advanced and less experienced ski tourers.
Pure Ski Touring only hires IFMGA Mountain Guides
What is a Mountain Guide?
A Mountain Guide is a specially trained and highly experienced professional who is certified by authorities or mountain guide associations. They are considered experts at a high level and are hired to instruct or lead individuals and small groups in mountain environments that require this advanced expertise. The profession of mountain guide originated in the mid-19th century when alpine climbing became recognized as a sport.
IFMGA Certification
The title IFMGA Mountain Guide is reserved for individuals who have received full certification through their country’s national mountain guide association, whose curriculum and training are approved by the International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations (IFMGA). Certification is obtained through a rigorous examination process that includes rock climbing, alpine climbing and ski mountaineering. Certification usually takes between three and seven years to complete.
Swedish Mountain Guide Organisation
The Swedish Mountain Guide Organisation (SBO) is Sweden’s only professional organisation for mountain guides. SBO trains and examines guides and offers further training. The organisation promotes the interests of its members nationally and internationally and administers information, fees and meetings. The requirements for authorisation are high and include technical skills, teaching and leadership skills. SBO cooperates with other organisations and is a member of the International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations (IFMGA), which gives Swedish guides the right to work internationally according to the federation’s standards.
Our IFMGA Mountain Guides at Pure Lyngen are
Christian Edelstam
Oscar Wahlund
Fredrik Liberg
Josef Westerlund
Travel
Lyngen
Lyngen is a paradise for ski touring. An area on many skiers’ bucket lists, and rightfully so. Here, the mountains are numerous, high, alpine, beautiful, and much of the skiing is done with a sea view. Located in Troms county with approximately 2900 inhabitants, Lyngen municipality is named after the Lyngen fjord, and the name derives from the word “logn,” which means “quiet,” “still,” or “calm.” And it is a quiet and calm place. Peaceful, yet at the same time enticing and challenging for us ski tourers. The Lyngen peninsula is a scenic mountainous area where the highest peak, Jiehkkevárri, reaches 1833 meters.
Ski lodge
This year we have subscribed to the entire ski lodge and are filling it with skiers, mountain guides and brands. We are staying at the hospitable Magic Mountain Lodge, run by the couple Henrika and Patrik. There is a high quality of both service and hospitality and the food is widely known and appreciated. Local ingredients are a fact and a lot of fish, shellfish and lamb are served. Magic Mountain Lodge is located on the clearest side (east) of the majestic Lyngen Alps. There, the area benefits from the winds that pass through Kjosenfjord, which often gives clear days and sunshine from a blue sky. The lodge has a central and good location for ski touring where the distances are quite similar regardless of which direction on the map we choose to go towards.
Travel
You can choose to travel by train or by plane to our destination. If you choose to travel by train to and from, you will have the opportunity to go on a summit tour with a mountain guide in Abisko (on the day of arrival) if weather permits. You can also book your return trip on your own and we will meet at an agreed location (in which case we will of course deduct the cost of the trip from your package price).
Train
If you choose the train, your trip will begin in the evening at Stockholm Central Station (note that the train journey begins one day earlier). We will take the night train north and arrive in Abisko Östra in the morning. Before you get off the train, you will have changed to a summit tour. Your mountain guide will meet you at Abisko Östra train station and you will go on a summit tour at Nuolja (weather permitting). Food and drinks will be served in Abisko, followed by your own bus transfer to Lyngen and our accommodation Magic Mountain Lodge. The bus journey takes approximately 5.5 hours excluding breaks. We arrive in the afternoon, check in, go through equipment and the weekend’s peak tour days and then have dinner together in the restaurant. The journey home is the same way and we take the night train south from Kiruna at 18:30. We depart from Kiruna train station instead of Abisko on the return journey and gain an hour in the mountains that way. Arrive at Stockholm Central Station the following morning.
22 april från Stockholm Centralstation kl. 18:11 – framme Abisko Östra 24 april kl. 10.34
27 april från Kiruna tågstation kl. 18:28 framme Stockholm Centralstation 29 april kl. 09:25
Flight
If you choose the flight, your journey begins at Arlanda in Stockholm. We fly out in the morning to Tromsö via Oslo. From there, we will have our own bus transfer to Lyngen and our accommodation. The bus journey west takes about 1.5-2 hours including the ferry. The journey home is the same way and we fly in the afternoon from Tromsö, via Oslo, to Stockholm. Arrive at Arlanda airport late evening. We can also arrange flights from Gothenburg or Malmö, contact us at info@pureskitouring.se
Flight:
23 april Arlanda – Tromsö 12:15 – 16:35 (via Oslo)
27 april Tromsö – Arlanda 19:00-23:05 (via Oslo)
Equipment
We’ll ascend between 800 and 1,200 meters per day at a moderate pace. Ratio: 6-8 guests per guide.
- Good fitness is required, capable of sustaining an ascent rate of 350m/h
- Off-piste skiing in all conditions, on slopes up to 35 degrees
- Experience with ski touring technique and equipment, how to walk and kick-turn with climbing skins
- Age limit 18 years old (16 years old if accompanied by legal guardian)
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, 25-40l 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
Lyngen specific
- Ski crampons (Harscheisen)
Good to have Lyngen
- Thin windproof/soft shell jacket
- Soft shell trousers
- Extra base layers
- Extra underwear (wool/synthetics)
- Extra ski socks (wool)
- Day wear/civvies (to be left in the bus)
- Normal shoes (to be left in the bus)
- Thermos
- Camera
- Mobile phone and charger
- Toiletries bag
- Ear plugs
- Blister tape
Always aim to minimise weight when packing.
If you’re missing some of the equipment listed above, we’ll be happy to help arrange equipment hire or purchase. Contact us on info@pureskitouring.se for details.
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Reserve
Itinerary
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Package, excluding travel
– we can help you book your flight from any destination. It is booked separately –
- Bed in multi-occupancy room
- 17 500 SEK
- Estimated 1550€
- Part in twin room
- 19 000 SEK
- Estimated 1650€
- Single room
- 21 500 SEK
- Estimated 1900€
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Package, including train travel
– to and from Stockholm Centralstation –
- Bed in multi-occupancy room
- 20 500 SEK
- Estimated 1800€
- Part in twin room
- 22 000 SEK
- Estimated 1900€
- Single room
- 24 500 SEK
- Estimated2150€
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Package, including air travel
– to and from Stockholm, Arlanda –
- Bed in multi-occupancy room
- 21 500 SEK
- Estimated 1900€
- Part in twin room
- 23 000 SEK
- Estimated 2000€
- Single room
- 26 000 SEK
- Estimated 2250€
Included:
- 4 days’ ski touring with certified IFMGA mountain guide
- Avalanche safety training with certified IFMGA mountain guide
- Ski touring technique skills with certified IFMGA mountain guide
- Equipment orientation with certified IFMGA mountain guide
- Test products from Norrøna, Dynafit and Black Diamond
- Clinics with Norrøna, Dynafit and Black Diamond
- Guest lecture
- Personal account access to Pure Ski Touring’s website
- Pure Ski Touring’s goodie bag
- Accommodation, Magic Mountain Lodge, 4 nights
- Breakfast, lunch and evening meal, 4 days
- Bedding, towel and exit clean
- Sandwich and beverage (takeaway) for departure day
- Rail travel, Stockholm C – Abisko Östra, return
- Transfer, Abisko Östra – Lyngen, return
- Lunch and beverage during transfer
- Alternatively air travel, Stockholm Arlanda – Tromsø, return
- Checked luggage, 23kg and carry-on 8kg
- Sport equipment luggage, 23kg (skis, poles and boots)
- Transfer, Tromsø – Lyngen, return
- Ferry crossing during transfer, return
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Wednesday, Apr 22
- 09:25 Departure, Stockholm Arlanda (air)
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Thursday, Apr 23
- 07:00 Breakfast served in the restaurant, and we make up our own lunch packs
- 08:30 We assemble for today’s ski tour. Each guided group has their own minibus.
- 19:00 Today’s dinner is MML’s renowned all-you-can-eat prawn feast
- 16:35 Ankomst Tromsö flygplats (via Oslo)
- Arrangör & bergsguider möter upp på Tromsö (flygresenärer)
- Vi kör egen transfer från Tromsö till vår lodge i Lyngseidet (flygresenärer)
- Möjlighet att köpa mat/snacks på vägen mot Lyngen (flygresenärer)
- Vid ankomst blir det incheckning och därefter ombyte för genomgång av lavinsäkerhet
- 19:30 Tid för dusch, bastu och ombyte innan middagen
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Friday, Apr 24
- 07:00 Breakfast served in the restaurant, and we make up our own lunch packs
- 08:30 We assemble for today’s ski tour, heading for the north side
- 18:00 Cold beers served up on the lodge sun deck for those that wish once we return.
- 19:00 Shower, sauna change and time to chill before dinner.
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Saturday, Apr 25
- 07:00 Breakfast served in the restaurant, and we make up our own lunch packs
- 08:30 Ski touring, and we head for the Lyngen Alps with endless sea views
- 18:00 After ski on the sun deck when we come back to the lodge
- 19:00 Today’s dinner is the lodge’s plant-based special – a firm favourite for many
- 19:00 Dessert and coffee served downstairs
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Sunday, Apr 26
- 06:00 Breakfast served in the restaurant, and we make up our own lunch packs
- 06:45 Early start today to fit in as much skiing as we can on our departure day
- 18:00 Check-out on return
- 19:00 We’ll provide a packed lunch and beverage on the transfer to train station or airport.
