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What a wonderful way to travel ! locals love the backcountry skiers, telemarkers, and boarders
 
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"A good intro for people new to backcountry skiing. Beautiful area with lots of different routes. Learnt the basic skills to pick routes and we covered the safety aspects. Would feel confident to do very simple trips by myself, and also to attend a more intermediate level course for further experience" Stephanie Monks, UK

Pisa Range 3 day tour

Join us for a three day introduction to the backcountry, with the security of your guide. 

Choose from either skis, telemarks, snowboard or snowshoes, and venture out for a tour of the Pisa range close to Wanaka and Queenstown. 

This is the easy way to cruise over rolling hills and experience what the backcountry touring buzz is about. This may even be your chance to experience your first turns down a virgin snow slope. Ooooh !

We don’t need any technical gear such as axes and crampons, but we do need to carry our personal clothes and a sleeping bag to the hut. We will aim to tour with a light day pack each day.

You will come away with:

  • an exhilarating backcountry touring experience
  • an introduction to avalanche transceivers
  • practice using avalanche transceivers
  • techniques using updated touring gear
  • improved transition time - downhill to uphill

Aspiring Guides provide a relaxed way to learn the basics of snowboard, telemark, alpine or nordic touring. Tourers preferring to use only snowshoes and poles are most welcome. 

Kirtle Burn hut is a DoC hut and has 7 bunks. We spend two nights here in the Pisa Range Conservation Area. Awake high in the mountains ready for more. 


Logistics

Duration   3 days plus 1 day weather contingency
Price  

NZ$950 per person ex-Wanaka (2 or 3 pax)

NZ$650 per person ex-Wanaka (4 or more pax)

Access   Tour-in, tour-out

Guide Ratio  

1 guide : 6 clients maximum (minimum 2)

Prerequisites   Good fitness, no previous experience
Weather contingency   A great bonus. This one day could apply to the START of your course (day one could be delayed by a day)
Accommodation   Kirtle Burn hut
Bonus  

One day weather contingency in case the weather is unfavourable at the start of the trip

More information  
    * Price includes NZMGA qualified guide, all meals and energy foods, hut.
 

Code

2010 tour dates**
PR#1 Jul 17-18-19
PR#2 Jul 24-25-26
PR#3 Aug 7-8-9
PR#4 Aug 13-14-15
PR#5 Aug 20-21-22
PR#6 Aug 24-25-26
PR#7 Sep 4-5-6
PR#8 Sep 22-23-24

**or book a group of up to 6 for your private tour  for any of the above dates 

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