PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Alpine Skiing in Svalbard - Atomfjella 


Safety

Our guide are highly experienced and have sufficient knowledge about safety, archipelago and enviroment. Shooting training is one of the important study in order to ensure safety on the field. All participants are under guide responsibility and obliged to follow instructions made by guide during the entire trip.


We reserve the right to change the route of the trip due to weather or other conditions to avoid dangerous situations. This are not affect the price of the trip.


All participants are required to be in satisfactory physical and psychological health, as well as having the ability to adopt themselves to the circumstances, cooperate, be disciplined, not be under the influence of alcohol or drugs, bring as little personal equipment as possible and only what is strictly necessary, take personal medicines. Informing in advance about chirurgical operations, illnesses, allergies, poor blood circulation, accidents etc. is obliged.


White out, snowstorms and strong gale can occur every day, and the temperatures can drop down to -20 C in only a few hours. Participating on these trips requires good ability to cooperate with the other Breakfast and clearing the camp area. We will have a warm lunch outdoors and early afternoon the snowmobiles will arrive from Longyearbyen to pick us up. We dress up for driving, pack our things on the sledges and start the ride back to Longyearbyen. We will make on the way. Estimated arrival back in

Longyearbyen is 20.00. After unpacking the sledges we will bring you to your hotel in Longyearbyen.

participants. It is necessary to create a good and safe atmosphere under hard conditions. There can also be calm days with little or no wind but on the other hand, these days are often very cold.


The tour operator is responsible of the safety during the trip, but every participant needs to be prepared for these hard arctic conditions by knowing themselves and their own reactions to these conditions.


How to get to Svalbard

Our guide are highly experienced and have sufficient knowledge about safety, archipelago and enviroment. Shooting training is one of the important study in order to ensure safety on the field. All participants are under guide responsibility and obliged to follow instructions made by guide during the entire trip.


We reserve the right to change the route of the trip due to weather or other conditions to avoid dangerous situations. This are not affect the price of the trip.


What you need to bring

— Skis or splitboard

— Boots

— Climbing skins

— Poles

— Helmet

— Ski crampons

— Avalanche transceiver

— Snow shovel

— Avalanche Probe


— Waterproof jacket and pants (or overall)

— Wool or fleece mid layer - jacket and pants

— Insulating jacket (down or poly-fill)

— Wool base layer

— Woolen socks

— Insulating hat, balaclava or headband

— Gloves and mittens

— Light gloves



— First aid kit, blister band-aids

— Quick-dry towel

— Insulated sitting pad

— Sunscreen

— Lip Balm

— Goggles and sun glasses

— Water bottle

— Thermos


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