Backcountry Ski Touring Wanaka
Treble Cone – Cardrona – Remarks – Ohau
Back Country Ski Touring in Wanaka and Ski Mountaineering in New Zealand Alps. Come and enjoy out amazing backcountry ski touring terrain.
We run guided back-country ski touring & split-boarding trips throughout winter and spring. This is an amazing town that gives you the ability to access some of the best ski touring in New Zealand.
The terrain we have access to is 2nd to none for variety, accessability and the ability to choose locations easily based on weather and conditions. We can choose from the Remarkables, Cardrona, Treble Cone and Ohau Backcountry.
A Back country Ski Touring day in Wanaka – New Zealand is not to be missed.
TREBLE CONE / CARDRONA
CLOSE TO HOME
An easy 30 min drive from Wanaka gets us to a number of different options at Treble Cone and Cardona. Cold shady slopes or warm spring corn.
REMARKABLES / OHAU
A BIT FURTHER A FIELD
From Wanaka it will take roughly 1.5 hrs to the Remarkables or 2.5 hrs to Ohau. Both have excellent terrain and aspects choose from.
PROGRAM OUTLINE
Departure: Meet in Wanaka at 8 am to do a quick check of gear and equipment and then travel to venue
Trip duration: Approximately 8 hours.
Bad weather : If the weather doesn’t allow us to go ski touring on the day you have booked we will go on the next available good weather day, guide availability permitting
8.00am
Meet your guide in Wanaka for coffee. After an introduction we will depart for a venue for the day. The trip will be customised to suit your experience, goals, and fitness.
Before we head into the back country we will take you through the use of your ski touring equipment and avalanche safety equipment.
The day is your own to enjoy – if you want to ski lots we will end up doing more uphill to gain our down hill – if you wold like to find a nice place to rest and chill we can do that as well. Feel free to talk to you your guide about what you want to do as you start to explore the back country.
4.00pm
We will return to the ski field carpark by 4 pm at the latest to journey back down into town after an amazing day out. If at Ohau or Remarks we can leave earlier.
WHAT YOU NEED
Ski touring equipment (or split boards etc)
Avalanche becon / Shovel / Probe (hire available)
Pack / Water / Lunch / personal first aid for blisters
Ski field Passes (Backcountry pass purchased on day if needed)
Treble Cone and Ohau
Equipment and clothing for alpine environment – including snow googles and sunglasses
GALLERY
Back country Ski Touring in Wanaka – New Zealand
COST
1:1 $900 NZD per person
1:2 $475 NZD per person
1:3 $330 NZD per person
1:4 $275 NZD per person
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Ski Mountaineering Glacier Touring
Courses and Trips
Aoraki Mt Cook / West Coast / Glaciers
MT COOK / WESTLAND NATIONAL PARKS
Ski Mountaineering Courses – Ski Mountaineering Trips
Glacier Ski Touring – Cass Valley Ski Touring
5 DAY – 7 DAY TRIPS / COURSES
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
PROGRAM OUTLINE
Ski Mountaineering New Zealand
Meeting Location : Wanaka or Unwin Hut, Mt Cook Village
Meeting time : Either the evening before or 8 am the morning to carry out gear check and discuss locations and weather.
Day 1
Drive: Mt Cook or Fox Glacier
Fly : Load the heli and fly in to our high alopine huts on the West Coast Glacierr Mt Cook National Park or the Cass Valley
Day 2 – 4 (or 6)
Ski Touring / Mountaineering : daily ski tours or short alopine ascent to access epic ski lines
Day 5 (or 7)
Early morning Tour : either a short jaunt from the hut or travel down the glacier to a lower hut for heli extraction
Fly Out / Drive Home : Drive back to Wanaka or say goodbye in Mt Cook depending on what your travel plans are after the trip
WHAT YOU NEED
You will need a full alpine set of equipment
Ski touring equipment + ski crampons
Crampons to fit your boots
Harness + helmet
Mountaineering pack
Ice axe
Personal items
Head Torch, sleeping bag etc
A full equipment list will be sent you at confirmation of booking or on request.
GALLERY
COST
What is included
Food
Hut fees
Guides fees
Technical group equipment.
Inreach Messaging if needed
Cooking and Gas equipment.
What is Not Included
Heli Access and Exit
Car Transport (if needed)
We pay the Heli or Ski Plane direct to be able to pass on savings if we can share flights with a back load out.
5 DAY TRIP
1:1 $6500 NZD
1:2 $3300 NZD / Person
1:3 $2200 NZD / Person
1:4 $1650 NZD / Person
7 DAY TRIP
1: 1 $8000 NZD
1:2 $4200 NZD / Person
1:3 $2800 NZD / Person
1:4 $2100 NZD / Person
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EMAIL : info@verticalresources.org
Whatsapp : +64 21 1142 776