Norway · Narvik > Tromsø · ski cruise
Narvik skiing by boat: eight days from Narvik to Tromsø aboard a comfortable trawler reserved for your group. Each morning the tender lands you at the foot of a mountain, you skin up to the summit, then ski all the way down to the sea. You set out in March or April, guided by a BEES-qualified ski instructor specialising in off-piste, and/or a UIAGM mountain guide.
Priceon requestflights not included
Ski cruise from Narvik to Tromsøprice on request
March – April · dates on request
You’ll enjoy
Eight days, seven nights on board, five to six days of skiing: we take you from Narvik to Tromsø aboard a comfortable trawler, reserved for your group of ten skiers at most, in two groups of five. Every day of Narvik ski touring starts from the boat, and each run brings you back down to the sea.
Dates on request · March and April
On requestper person, excluding flights
The season runs from March to April. Tell us your dates and how many of you are coming, and we’ll reply within 24 hours with a quote for your group.
Further north, we also take you into the Lyngen Alps by sailing boat; the March 2027 trip is full, and bookings for March 2028 are open. Further south, you can ski and sail in Norway’s Bodø Alps.
Narvik stretches along the Ofotfjord, well north of the Arctic Circle, with the Narvikfjellet ski area just above the town. From there to Tromsø the coast breaks into fjords and large islands, Hinnøya and Senja among them, and the mountains run straight down into the sea.
For most visitors, skiing in Narvik means Narvikfjellet and its lifts. This week takes you further along the coast: the boat carries you to the foot of the peaks, you climb on skins with your guide setting the track, and the run brings you back down towards the sea.
For the week, the boat is your home: a 28-metre trawler with six cabins, two of them suites with their own bathroom, and a crew of three, including a cook who prepares every meal. You are on full board from the first evening to the last morning.
When you come back aboard after the day’s skiing, the sauna is waiting. Two rigid inflatable tenders are ready to take you ashore again the next morning.
Your ski days
After the morning briefing, the tender lands you at the foot of the mountain. Skins on, and the skin track leads you up for three to six hours to the summit. Then the best part: the run down, all the way to the sea, before the tender takes you back aboard.
Each morning your guide chooses the route to suit the snow, the weather and what you feel like skiing, and turns back when it matters. That is the pleasure of ski touring by boat: a new mountain every day, and dinner afloat in the evening.
Late in the day or overnight, the boat moves on to the next day’s anchorage, so each morning opens on a new mountain. Over the week you travel north along the coast, between fjords and islands, and reach Tromsø on the last morning.
In March the light returns quickly after the long winter, and the nights are still dark enough for the northern lights to appear above the fjord on clear evenings; they depend on the weather and on solar activity. By April the days have grown long, and there is time to enjoy each tour at your own pace.
If you like to follow the forecasts, MET Norway publishes them on yr.no.
The programme
Flight to Harstad/Narvik airport at Evenes, then boarding in Narvik in the late afternoon. You settle into your cabin, a briefing follows, and the boat casts off.
An early start by tender to the foot of the mountain, skinning up, then skiing all the way down to the sea. Back on board, dinner from the galley while the boat moves on to the next day’s anchorage, from fjord to fjord between Narvik and Tromsø. Five to six days of skiing, on routes chosen each day for the snow, the weather and the ice.
A last morning on board, disembarkation in Tromsø during the morning, then flights home.
The programme may change: each day is adjusted to the weather and the snow, for everyone’s safety and enjoyment. Depending on your connections, a night in Oslo the evening before may be needed.
Payment: the booking is confirmed with a deposit, the amount of which is shown on your quote; the services are set out in full in the contract. PowderWeGo designs and guides this trip; our partner agency, Aéreau Voyages, organises and sells it. Full details are in our terms and conditions.
The fjords of northern Norway, from the deck of the boat to the summits.
From Narvik, the boat becomes your home for the week, and your group has it to itself. Each morning the tender lands you at the foot of a new mountain; you skin to the summit, then ski all the way down to the sea, and in the evening the sauna is waiting. Day by day the coast carries you north to Tromsø. Come if you are at ease off-piste and happy with three to six hours on skins a day.
Boris Malesset, founder of PowderWeGo, holder of the French BEES ski instructor diploma, the Swiss level 3 ski instructor patent and the Austrian Schiführer diploma
« En atterrissant nous avons chaussé les skis pour assister au coucher du soleil. … chaque jour sur un massif différent, montées 4 à 5 heures pour des descentes magiques. »
Translated from French: As soon as we landed we put our skis on to watch the sunset. … every day on a different massif, climbs of 4 to 5 hours for magical descents.
« Une fantastique semaine de ski de randonnée aux îles Lofoten ! Paysages magnifiques, ambiance idéale, super ski, dépaysement total ! »
Translated from French: A fantastic week of ski touring in the Lofoten Islands! Magnificent scenery, ideal atmosphere, great skiing, a complete change of scene!
« les itinéraires bien travaillés, les restos sympas et très bons, les guides aux petits soins, un parfait combo securite-prévenance-sport-ski! »
Translated from French: well-planned routes, friendly and very good restaurants, guides who look after you, a perfect combination of safety, care, sport and skiing!
You ski with one guide for every five skiers, a briefing each morning, the decision to turn back when it matters, and avalanche airbag pack, transceiver, shovel and probe provided. We plan every one of our ski touring holidays from Val d’Isère, we have been taking clients skiing off-piste since 2001, and we’ll reply within 24 hours.
Yes: the mountains around Narvik and along the coast to Tromsø run straight down into the fjords, and our ski cruise takes you to them by boat. Above the town, Narvikfjellet is the lift-served ski area; on this week you skin up from the shore with your guide, then ski all the way back down to the sea.
March and April. In March the light returns and the nights are still dark enough for the northern lights; in April the days are long. Departure dates are on request: tell us which month suits you.
Fly to Harstad/Narvik airport at Evenes, for boarding in Narvik in the late afternoon of day 1; the trip ends in Tromsø on the morning of day 8, with flights home from Tromsø. Depending on your connections, a night in Oslo the evening before may be needed. Both airports are run by Avinor, which publishes timetables and practical information.
A strong off-piste skier, at ease in all snow conditions, with some ski touring experience: technical level 3/5, with three to six hours of skinning a day. To check where you stand: your off-piste skiing level and your ski touring fitness level.
You sleep aboard a comfortable 28-metre trawler reserved for your group, in one of six cabins, two of them suites with a private bathroom. A crew of three looks after you, including a cook, and the trip is full board. Two rigid inflatable tenders take you ashore at the foot of the peaks; in the evening the sauna is waiting.
The price, on request, covers the trawler reserved for your group, seven nights on board with full board, guiding with one guide for every five skiers, tender transfers, transfers in Narvik and Tromsø, and the safety kit: avalanche airbag pack, transceiver, shovel and probe. Flights, drinks, meals ashore, insurance and your own ski kit and clothing are extra.
Both are eight-day ski cruises in Arctic Norway. On the Lyngen Alps trip you ski from a sailing boat, out of Tromsø; it is full for March 2027, and bookings for March 2028 are open. Narvik > Tromsø runs aboard a comfortable trawler, on dates on request in March and April.
Write to us by email or on WhatsApp with your dates and the number of skiers, and we’ll reply within 24 hours with a quote. The booking is confirmed with a deposit, the amount of which is shown on your quote.
Useful before you go: Visit Norway, Narvik · Varsom, the Norwegian avalanche forecast · Avinor, Norway’s airports.
Narvik > Tromsø is one of our trips for ski touring in Norway, alongside Lofoten, the Lyngen Alps, Bodø and Finnmark.
Tell us when you’re coming and how many of you there are, and we’ll reply within 24 hours.
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