Ski Touring and Cross Country Skiing

Trip reports from our range of ski touring and cross country skiing tours and general articles on these activities.

Top 10 Arctic Explorer Selfies

Arctic Explorer Selfies. Photo: Tomas Kralik.

Over the years, our guests have sent us many wonderful photos from their adventures – some amazingly artistic, some stunningly beautiful, and some just downright hilarious! Here we’ve collected some of our favourite “Arctic Explorer Selfies”, showcasing frosty visages of guests who have travelled on our range of winter experiences from dog sledding to ski Top 10 Arctic Explorer Selfies

Why Ski Touring is the New Hiking

Why Ski Touring Is The New Hiking. Photo: Catherine Kelham.

Bob from the Nature Travels team discusses why hiking enthusiasts should be taking to their skis in winter. Are you a keen hiker? Do you love exploring wild and beautiful areas under your own power, feeling the sun on your face, the wind in your hair, and the freedom and joy of outdoor life in Why Ski Touring is the New Hiking

To Ski Or Not To Ski – that is the question

To Ski Or Not To Ski. Photo: Maurice Strubel.

Why ski touring and cross country skiing offer a more environmentally-friendly alternative to downhilll skiing for your next winter holiday. Climate change is reducing the snowfall in many previously snow-safe resorts, and rising temperatures are leading to dramatic changes in snowfall patterns. “Alpine areas below 1,600m are now receiving 20 per cent less snow,” says To Ski Or Not To Ski – that is the question

Additional articles published before 2018 can be found at our previous blog location at naturetravels.wordpress.com