Our tour begins with a scenic hike through the snowy terrain where our experienced guide will teach you about the different types of snow and how they are formed. You’ll get a chance to examine the snow up close, learn about the composition of snow, including its density, temperature, and crystal structure. We will talk about the factors that contribute to avalanche risk and how to stay safe when exploring snowy terrain. You will also get a chance to make a snowball or two!

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After a thorough safety brief, we skin up, over a small glacier and up to the so-called Smile (you will understand when you see it!). Then we carve our turns down an amazing slope that leads us to a bubbling hot spring area. 

After some exploration, we skin back up to the Smile and swoosh back down to where we started.

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Our secret: We have discovered a genius method to create a steam bath. Are you ready to try it? We have also experimented with steam cooking over hot springs and will definitely be continuing our research on this hike. Can we boil eggs? Hot dogs? Join us and find out.

On our hike back we will for sure try to liberate mom’s toes, scramble up all the rocks we find along the way, talk about the scary meaning of Kerling in the Kerlingarfjöll mountains, examine every spider web, seek every snowfield and view from a safe distance the mountain of Thor, the god of thunder.

Maybe we will go all the way up Mænir mountain, which literally means the rooftop! Maybe not. But make no mistake, it will be absolutely necessary to sit down and do some serious snow sliding during our descent

Our mantra: If our clothes are still clean after the tour, we haven’t mucked around enough!

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We will be heading east with Hofsjökull Glacier on our left and Kerlingarfjöll mountain range on our right. In front of us the tower of Lodmundur grows bigger by each step on our trusted skis. 

We will set up camp below Lodmundur and enjoy our lunch with the robust appetite that only outdoor activities bring. After lunch break we head back along a different and a bit more challenging route towards the Highland Base, skiing along Asgardsfjall, the mountain of the gods.  

This tour adapts to the current snow and ice situation.

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Learn the basics from the best. Our elite ski guides teach skiing at all levels and will also cover the main subjects of safe backcountry etiquette and avalanche awareness. 

We will start by going over the basics of backcountry skiing, before heading up the slopes for a fun ride down. After a couple of runs we will return to Highland base for a hearty lunch break before heading out again to show those slopes what we are made of.

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On this relatively easy hike our expert guide will fill you in on all the incredible details of this story and show you the amazing natural amphitheater believed to be the hiding place of the most sought after relic in all of human history. Maybe you will be the one to find it? Bring a hat and a whip: It has always worked for Indiana Jones

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Nordic skis are similar to Cross Country skis, only slightly broader and thus better suited for venturing into the wild. In this course you will learn from our expert guides the basics of the time-honored tradition of nordic skiing and enjoy exploring the magnificent highland landscape of Kerlingarfjöll mountains. 

This course adapts to the current snow and ice situation.

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