An 11-day ski touring expedition across northern Kyrgyzstan, with eight days on skis in four different areas. You start in the wide, snow-sure Suusamyr valley, sleep with a family in Kyzyl-Oi, ski the Turgen mountains below the Chon-Ashuu pass and spend three days in Jyrgalan, the country’s best-known touring base. The finale is two nights in a winter yurt camp in the remote Tup valley, reached by snowmobile, with tours straight from the door and a sauna tent in the evening. Dry continental powder, 800–1,200 m of climbing a day and mountains you have almost to yourselves.
The price is calculated individually: it depends on group size, dates and accommodation level. Send a request and we will prepare an offer for your group.
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Snow and safety
Ski touring in Kyrgyzstan is still young: there is no avalanche bulletin and no mountain rescue on the slopes. Your guide assesses the snowpack every day and chooses zone and line by conditions and the group’s level; the plan can change at short notice. Before the trip you sign a participation agreement and confirm your insurance.
What to bring (mandatory)
Touring skis with tech bindings, touring boots, skins, adjustable poles, helmet, 30–40 l backpack; avalanche transceiver (3 antennas), metal shovel and probe (min. 240 cm) – and you must know how to use them. Layers for −5 to −20 °C, waterproof shell, warm and light gloves, goggles and sunglasses, high-SPF sunscreen, headlamp, small thermos and personal medicine.
Intermediate to advanced: you ski confidently off-piste in powder and on long descents, have done several ski tours and can skin for 4–6 hours with around 1,000 m of ascent.
An experienced local ski touring guide with avalanche training who knows these valleys well. On request we book an IFMGA-certified mountain guide – there are only a few in Kyrgyzstan, so please ask up to a year ahead.
No. Ski touring in Kyrgyzstan is still developing and there is no reliable rental. Please bring your complete equipment, including transceiver, shovel and probe.
Most comfortable with 2–12 skiers: up to 5 guests travel in one minibus, 6–12 in two, always with space for skis and gear. Larger groups up to 20 are possible on request.
The price depends on group size, dates and the guide you choose, so we quote on request. Send us your dates and group size; we confirm the program and send an invoice. For a shorter trip see our 8-day ski touring week.
Your guide switches to safer terrain, such as forest runs and lower slopes, or changes the order of the areas. With four different regions on this trip there is usually somewhere good to ski. Safety always comes before the plan.
Tell us your dates and group size. You get a personal offer within 24 hours, no commitment.
