North Macedonia Ski Touring Trip
Winter is a great time with skis to explore the most beautiful mountain ranges in Macedonia. Macedonian mountains are not as high, or steep as the Alps, but they are just perfect for a great ski-touring holiday, for all kinds of ski-touring levels from beginners as well as experienced skiers. Ski holiday in untouched and pristine nature, fresh lines on all possible varieties of the snow surface. Every day we will discover new routes with vertical descends of 800 up to 1200m. and you will be able to leave your signature on some untouched slopes of the highest mountains in Macedonia. Besides enjoying wonderful views of the mountains, on this trip we will visit different cities like Skopje, Ohrid, and Bitola to discover Macedonian culture, and tradition and taste Macedonian food and vine. On this eight-day ski tour, we will enjoy six days of ski touring and skiing on the best slopes of the mountains in four national parks and ski touring on the borderline with Macedonia and Albania.
First day- Arrive at any time. Depending on your arrival time we will be able to visit the city of Skopje. Later drive to Popova Shapka ski center where we will spend the first two nights.
Day Two and Day Three- Are for ski touring on Shar Mountain we start ski touring from our hotel at 1700m. We will choose the best options depending on snow conditions. There is a couple of options Kazani peak is 2567m. Blue peak 2550m. The duration of the tours is from 5-7 hours with 700 to 1000m ascent. At the end of the third day, we go to a hotel in the Mavrovo National Park.
Day Four- Is for Korab mountain and ski touring in pristine nature far from any infrastructure to the peak Kepi bard 2638m. with 1300m. Descent. After the descent, we drive toward Ohrid the UNESCO-protected cultural and natural heritage site.
Day Five and Six- We will stay in Ohrid city and ski touring in National Park Galicica. Ski from Magaro peak 2255m.and descent ski 700m.From the peak, there is a beautiful view of the two biggest lakes in Macedonia Prespa and Ohridsko Lake. And next is the Jablanica mountain ski tour on the borderline with Macedonia and Albania.
Day Seven- The last ski tour day of this trip is at Pelister National Park and climbing Pelister peak 2601m. with 1240meters descent. After Pelister we drive to Skopje city where we spend the last night of this ski touring trip.
Day Eight- Transport to the airport.
It's good to know.
This is a short version of the itinerary. Mountain weather is unpredictable in all seasons and is a constant factor that shapes the decisions we make before and during the program.The tour can be adapted to your specifications like: difficulty, duration of the tour in days, and rest days if needed.
Contact us for more details and prices, join the group or request a offer for a private group and tailored experience.
Available dates 2024 from 20.02 - 27.02 / 02.03 - 09.03 / 25.03 - 01.04
Group size: Suited for max 10 People.
Best time is: From February to beginning of April for best conditions.
Duration: 8 days total / 6 days ski-touring.
Expirience: Participants skiers or snowboarders, must be with at least one season off-piste/ski touring experience.
Physical Fitness: Participants must be in good physical condition, and comfortable for day ski touring.
Gear: You nedd be prepared with essential touring and avalanche safety gear. We will distribute a mandatory gear list closer to the trip start date.