Ski touring taster weekend in a hotel with mountain guide | Gemmi
We take you into the world of ski touring. We'll give you a taster and you can look over our shoulders. We will accompany you on your first ski touring experiences.

We'll go on our first ski tours together and take the time to learn the basics and have great experiences on our first ski tours. We want to show you ski touring the way we love and enjoy it ourselves. Short, pleasant ascents at a leisurely pace followed by beautiful, less steep descents in powder snow. Together we will look at how to ascend on skis and give tips for descents in deep snow.
During the two days, we have time to cater to your needs and take more breaks than usual. We spend the night in a lovely hotel and can go on great tours on the doorstep.
Benefit from joint hire equipment at "Ski Rental Zueri" or "Sport Trend Shop Hinwil".
Venue & meeting point
- Area: Gemmi, Kandersteg
- The Berghotel Schwarenbach is easily accessible in winter by cable car and from there on skis.
- Meeting point: 09.00 am in Kandersteg, Sunnbüel valley station
- Conclusion: 15:00 in Kandersteg
Hotel
We spend the night at the Hotel Schwarenbach above Kandersteg. Accommodation and half board are included in the price. We stay in double rooms.
Requirements
- No previous ski touring experience required.
- Experience in skiing on the slopes.
- Condition for short ski tours with around 800 m ascent at a comfortable pace (~250 m/h).
Group size
- Takes place with 5 - 8 guests per mountain guide.
Price and services
- Including planning and realisation with mountain guide and his travel expenses.
- Including hotel accommodation and half board
- Excluding travel expenses, possible train tickets, personal consumption.
- We also offer great deals on ski tour hire equipment:
- Ski Rental Zueri
- Complete equipment, i.e. skis, boots, safety set, rucksack and poles
Flat rate for CHF 100. - You can add this to your shopping basket and collect it from Ski Rental.
- Complete equipment, i.e. skis, boots, safety set, rucksack and poles
- Sport Trend Shop Hinwil
- Touring ski package (touring skis incl. skins and crampons, touring boots, touring poles)
CHF 60 for one-day courses and CHF 80 for two-day courses - Package Safety (avalanche transceiver, avalanche shovel and probe):
CHF 20 for one-day courses and CHF 25 for two-day courses - You can collect this from the Sport Trend Shop with our booking confirmation and pay there. Please contact STS in advance to reserve the equipment. Collection on Friday and return by Tuesday.
- Touring ski package (touring skis incl. skins and crampons, touring boots, touring poles)
- Ski Rental Zueri
Material and equipment
- We have for you a detailed packing list with packing tips compiled.
- For this tour you need the following material from this PDF. We carry our equipment with us all the time. Pack only what is necessary.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us, preferably via the Contact form.
That's what our guests say:
Doris Kyburz
Impressions: Taster ski tours Gemmi
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