Spitsbergen North – South. 30 days
For the spring of 2027 we will offer: "The biggest ski expedition you can do in Svalbard", The full length of Spitsbergen island from South to North.
We anticipate the program to be 30 days.
- Route will be app 600km.
- Route will be covering glaciers, sea ice, montain passes and big valleys.
- Snowmobile transport to start and from end point.
- A trip only for those with prior Turgleder expedition experience(or similar).
- If you wish to join this trip but need more experience, we will offer a serious discount on Finnmark trip in 2026, more info on request.
For 2027 we are planning for a North-South expedition on Spitsbergen, please get in touch if this is of interest.
This is a big undertaking for everyone involved, therefore are we releasing our intentions this early, more information will be released during 2025.
If interested or if you have questions, please get in touch.
Day 1 Arrival in Longyearbyen, supper and briefing. Lodging at guesthouse/hotel.
Day 2 Packing the equipment. Last minute shopping. Lodging at guesthouse/hotel.
Day 4 Snowmobile transport to starting point 4-6h.
Day 5-28 Expedition days.
Day 29 Pick up at our finish point and snowmobile transport to Longyearbyen 8-12h. Dinner and lodging at guesthouse/hotel.
Day 30 Breakfast and journey home.
Please be aware that du to the unpredictable nature of an expedition like this, we encurage everyone to have some flexibility in their homebound travel plans.
The weather can vary during the day, and with respect to the safety of our guests, we reserve the right to make any necessary changes to our trip. We always recommend to accommodate for weather delays when booking flights.
| Wind proof jacket (and preferably also waterproof e.g. GoreTex, BreTex or similar membrane fabric) | 1 |
| Windproof pants (Like the jacket) | 1 |
| Thick insulated jacket to put over your wind proof jacket during breaks | 1 |
| Thick woollen sweater or fleece jacket | 1 |
| T-shirts, thin woollen shirts or other technical underwear | 2 |
| Warm underwear (longjons and top with full length arms). Preferably wool or woollen terry | 2 sets (minimum) |
| Warm and wind proof hat that also protects your ears in the wind | 1 |
| Warm and wind proof mittens. Preferably wool or down mittens with wind proof over mittens + Thin gloves | 1 pair + 1 pair |
| Thin hiking socks (2 pair) + Thick woollen socks (2 pair) | 2 pair + 2 pair |
| Scarf and/or balaclava | 1 |
| Climbing harness | 1* (NOK 200) |
| Gaiters/leggings (not needed if you rent ski/skiboots from us) | 1 pair |
| Ski boots, skis, skins and ski poles | 1 sett* (NOK 2700) |
Water prof duffel bag / waterprof bags for your equipment | 1-2 |
| Sleeping system (Expedition level sleeping bag+mat) | 1* (NOK 1200) |
| Liner for sleepping bag or thin sleepingbag | 1 |
| Ski-gogles | 1 |
| Sun glasses | 1 |
| Thermos botle 1L + "Nalgene" drinking botle 1L (Thermos is for water only to use for lunch, bring one extra thermos or termo cup if you like one for hot drink during the day.) | 1 + 1 |
| Compass (optional) | 1 |
| Rucksack 20-40L (Optional) | |
| Toilet articles, private first aid kit, towel, sun cream and other private equipment |
- Items marked with * can be provided by Turgleder on request for free or at an additional cost. Any additional cost is given in parenthesis. Information about equipment you need must be conveyed to Turgleder minimum 1 month before the trip.
- Please note that this is the minimum required clothing and equipment for this holiday. You are of course welcome to bring other clothes and equipment in addition to this.
- You should pack your clothing in waterproof bags to avoid equipment from becoming wet during the tour.
- If you choose to bring your own sleeping bag, this needs to be a warm winter sleeping bag with minimum comfort temperature >/=-20Celsius.
- If you choose to bring your own sleeping mat, it must be suitable for camping on snow. A foam mat (roll mat) should be thick /insulated enough for use on snow (≈14mm). If you also have a inflatable mat you can bring that and combine it with the roll mat, that you can hire from us (this combination ensures extra comfort).
- You are of course welcome to bring your own skis on this trip. The skis must, however, be mountain/expedition skis (back country skis) or touring skis. Racing skis or other narrow and/or short skis will not do the job. The skis are vital on this trip and anything other than mountain/expedition skis or touring skis are not considered safe to use on this trip.
- Turgleder can provide a modern expedition ski package;
The package contains modern light weight expedition skis (Åsnes Amundsen / Nansen) and poles (Åsnes Ingstad), skins and boots (Alfa Polar A/P/S or Alfa Quest A/P/S / Outback). The price for hiring the ski package is NOK 2700 for the whole trip.
-Please do not forget your camera with extra batteries and memory card(s)
Turgleder will provide:
- All group equipment like, tents, stoves, cutlery and cooking equipment, pulks (sledges for equipment transport).
also all neede safety/communication equipment as weapons, flare gun, emergency beacon, first aid kit, InReach and sattelite telephone etc.
Equipment that you do not need on the expedition can be stored in Longyearbyen.
Dates for 2027
- Medio March - Medio April
Min. 6 and max 8 guests + 2 guides
The price includes:
Guide, all meals from dinner on day 1 to breakfast on day 30 (except lunch and dinner day 2), some equipment (specified in equipment list), 3 nights lodging in Longyearbyen, all nights in tent, search and rescue insurance.
Lodging:
Single rooms are available for an additional NOK 900 per day, total NOK 2700 for 3 nights.
The nights in tents, teams of 2 to 3 persons will share one tent.
The price does not include:
· Travel to/from Longyearbyen
· Extra activities in Longyearbyen
· Lunch and dinner day 2
· Personal equipment (please check the equipment list)
· Snacks to eat between the meals (we recommend sweets, dried fruit, nuts, chocolate, cheese, dried meet etc)
· Travel insurance
· Any unforeseen expenses due to delays due to weather or safety considerations.
We would like to encourage you to stay a few extra days in Longyearbyen to explore the town and the surroundings. We recommend that you stay one or more days after the trip also as a security for weather related delay coming back to Longyearbyen from the skiing trip.
If you need more information about this adventure before you make your reservation/booking, please feel free to contact us via mail@turgleder.com or call us on +47 90855556 (Liv).
When you are ready to book, please go to “booking” under the «general information» tab and fill in and submit the booking/registration form. When we receive your booking/registration form we will reserve a place for you and send you a booking confirmation also including some questions if necessary and a waiver/disclaimer of responsability. When all details regarding your participation are in place, we will send you an invoice. Your reservation is valid for 7 days after the invoice is sent. The waiver/discalimer of responsability must be signed to be accepted as a member on this expedition.
For more information, please see our booking terms and condition under the “general information” tab.
Note: If you do not receive a reply right away, please be patient with us. We might be out on other adventures without any internet connections. However, if you have not received a response within 3 days, let us know.