Ski Touring to Trollsteinen

© Chris König, Nanna Borgen, Mirko Chiappini

Difficulty: 4/5
Group Size: Minimum 2, maximum 6 participants
Season: February to May
Duration: Approx. 6 hours
Distance: 4-5 km to the summit
Elevation: Approx. 650 meters
Minimum Age: 16 years

Who is this for?
The trip is demanding. Participants must have experience skiing off-piste and, ideally, prior ski touring experience. While we aim for a rewarding day in the mountains, safety is our top priority. Avalanche equipment is mandatory.

Included in the Price

• Transport to and from your accommodation
• Hot food and drinks
• Headlamp in the dark season
• Experienced ski guide with necessary safety equipment

Mandatory Avalanche Equipment (Available for rental: NOK 450)

• Avlanche probe
• Shovel
• Avalanche beacon

What to Bring

• Skiing equipment (skis, boots, poles, skins, and helmet) *
• Warm, breathable clothing
• Cold drink (in a thermos to prevent freezing)
• Camera
• Daypack

*Ski equipment rental available for NOK 1,100 (including boots).

This is an excellent choice if you have some experience and want to explore ski touring in what is arguably Norway's most exotic ski touring destination. Contact us for more details or to secure your spot.

Equipment and clothing: Arctica

Set out on one of our most popular ski touring adventures to Trollsteinen, an iconic peak standing 850 meters above sea level. This tour offers the perfect mix of a scenic climb, untouched mountainsides, and the reward of panoramic views stretching across Longyearbyen, the Larsbreen glacier, and the surrounding wilderness.

Your day begins with a pickup from your accommodation. After arriving at our base, your guide will conduct a safety briefing and share the day’s plan, ensuring everyone is ready for the day ahead. If you’re renting equipment, your gear will be prepared and you can come 30 minutes early, so you can step straight into the adventure. Starting from Nybyen,  you and the group will quickly disappear into a rugged moraine landscape shaped by the glacier. Surrounded by 500-meter-high plateaus, you also enter the realms of Arctic silence at this point. This area is free from snowmobile traffic, leaving you with only the sounds of the wind coming down the glacier, the distant call of an Arctic fox, or maybe just your group chatting and enjoying the journey together.

As you climb higher, the route opens into a picturesque traverse across the Larsbreen glacier, revealing stunning vistas wherever you turn. The final stretch brings you to the summit, where Trollsteinen’s unique rock formation stands tall, marking the pinnacle of the adventure. At the top, take in boundless panoramas while you enjoy a warm expedition lunch, with views stretching all the way to Hiorthfjellet and beyond. The descent offers its own adventure. If we’re lucky, we’ll cruise through soft powder — but as nature decides, we might also find wind-packed or icy stretches. But that's no news to you, you’re a skier as well. 

Back in Nybyen, you pause and look back, but Trollsteinen has already disappeared, hidden behind the mountain plateau. The only trace left is your ski tracks in the snow. What a day!