Ski Touring on Senja – Between Fjords and Sea
Senja, Norway
The island of Senja lies south of Tromsø, between the Lyngen Alps and the Lofoten Islands. Along its rugged west coast, striking mountains rise directly from the sea. Narrow fjords, steep rock faces and vast, untracked ski slopes come together within a remarkably compact area. During the ascent, the dark waters of the fjords remain far below you, while higher up the views open out across the ocean and snow-covered mountain ridges.
Senja is an excellent choice if you have already joined me for ski touring in Lyngen or are simply looking for a quieter and exceptionally varied ski touring destination.
As a certified mountain and ski guide, I guide you and your private group exclusively on request. We agree on the dates, number of guided days and vertical metres individually. Each day, I adapt the choice of tour and safety management to your experience, fitness level and the current conditions.
Please note that this is a guiding-only service. You book professional mountain and ski guiding, including tour planning, directly with me, while your group arranges accommodation, travel and meals independently.
At a Glance
- Dates: individually arranged on request and subject to availability
- Duration: number of guided days by arrangement
- Group: private groups; group size by arrangement
- Guide: Thomas Lippitsch, certified mountain and ski guide, IVBV/IFMGA
- Guiding fee: individual quotation on request
- Accommodation, meals and travel: arranged and booked independently
Guiding and Tour Planning
As a certified mountain guide, I take care of the complete professional preparation and guiding of your ski touring days. Beforehand, we discuss the type and difficulty of tours you are looking for, as well as the size of your group.
On Senja, I reassess the weather, snowpack and avalanche conditions each day and adapt the route, pace and length of the tour accordingly. A wide variety of terrain and aspects can be found within a relatively small area, giving us considerable flexibility when choosing each day’s objective—although the natural conditions ultimately determine what is possible.
Guiding Fee on Request
I will prepare an individual guiding proposal for your group. The guiding fee depends on the requested dates, the number of guided days, the group size and the scope of the guiding service.
The proposal will clearly set out both the guiding fee and the arrangements for my own travel and accommodation expenses. This means you will know exactly which costs are associated with my services before booking.
Please send me your preferred dates, the number of participants and some information about your previous ski touring experience. I will check my availability and get back to you with a suitable proposal.
- Individual dates on request!
My favourite
Hamn i Senja – my accommodation recommendation
Hamn i Senja, on the island’s west coast, has been my preferred base for ski touring on Senja for many years. I particularly appreciate its waterfront location and the views across the harbour, sea and surrounding mountains.
It is one possible choice for your stay, but it is not a requirement of the guiding service. You are also welcome to choose another accommodation. Its location will be taken into account when arranging our touring days and meeting points.
You book your accommodation, length of stay, room category and meals directly with the respective provider. Accommodation is not included in my guiding service.
My favourite
Hamn i Senja – my accommodation recommendation
Inquiry
A confident parallel turn in a variety of snow conditions, the ability to ski comfortably in off-piste terrain up to around 35 degrees, and solid experience using ski touring equipment—including climbing skins, ski crampons and avalanche safety gear (transceiver, shovel and probe)—are essential.
Most ski tours on Senja involve between 900 and 1,100 metres of ascent. We keep a relaxed pace throughout the day and take plenty of breaks to enjoy the island's spectacular Arctic scenery.
For private bookings and custom groups, I'm happy to tailor the choice of tours, difficulty, pace and group size to match your experience, fitness level and personal preferences
