Worldwide Ski Mountaineering
Links to further pages on the ski mountaineering possibilities in some of the worlds more far-flung and unusual snowy countries.
We have now compiled a table with a complete list of countries where skiing is theoretically possible....see our World Snow and Glacier index
For information and pictures from ski tours some areas of the European Alps see our Alpine Ski Mountaineering index page
Africa |
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| Egypt | Could there be anything more bizarre than skiing on snow in Egypt? Click on the link, it is indeed possible!. |
| Morocco | The African country with the most reliable snow cover and best skiing. |
Americas |
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| Argentina | Some of the best ski-mountaineering in the Andes. |
| Bolivia | Bolivia has some good ski mountaineering possibilities, in the Cordillera Real and the western volcanoes. |
| Brazil | Believe it or not you can occasionally ski here too, and we're not talking water-skiing! Check it out..... |
| Canada | Both the Coast range near Vancouver and the Rockies near Calgary provide good skiing |
| Chile | Some of the best ski-mountaineering in the Andes |
| Colombia | A few isolated areas give some ski possibilities |
| Ecuador | Ecuador has some big volcanoes, but conditions and weather are not ideal..... |
| Mexico | Limited high altitude ski touring on two of Mexico's volcanoes |
| Peru | Peru has some good ski mountaineering possibilities, in the Cordillera Blanca and the remote southeast |
| United States | Reports and photos from some of the forgotten corners of the USA. |
Arctic |
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| Greenland | Coming Soon.... |
| North Pole | Coming Soon.... |
Asia |
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| Armenia | Volcanoes and easy alpine stuff in a really friendly country. |
| China | An ascent of Muztag Ata, at 7546m one of the world's highest truly skiable peaks. |
| Georgia | Some of the highest peaks in the Caucasus mountains. |
| Iran | Coming Soon.... |
| Kazakhstan | The beautiful Tien Shan mountains in this Central Asian republic. |
| Pakistan | The Karakoram and K2 are one of the worlds great mountain ranges. |
| Turkey | Ararat and Erciyes, two big extinct volcanoes that can be skied in this country between Asia and Europe |
Europe |
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| Austria | see our Alpine Ski Mountaineering pages. |
| France | see our Alpine Ski Mountaineering pages. |
| Italy | see our Alpine Ski Mountaineering pages. |
| Norway | Northern Europe's most expensive country, but great snow.... |
| Poland | Sharing a small part of the high Tatra mountians with Slovakia Poland has some good ski touring. |
| Pyrenees | Coming Soon.... |
| Russia | Skiing in the Russian Caucasus, including Elbrus, Europe's highest mountain. |
| Scotland | Well it's where I live, so I had to include it, even though the skiing is probably better in Brazil..... |
| Slovakia | The High Tatra mountains are a good ski-mountaineering destination, particularly if you like steep descents. |
| Slovenia | Reports, photos and info from ski-mountaineering trips in the smallest and least famous of the Alpine nations. Coming Soon.... |
| Spain | The Sierra Nevada and Mulhacen in the south of the country and the Pyrenees in the north provide good skiing. |
| Switzerland | see our Alpine Ski Mountaineering pages. |
Oceania |
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| Hawaii | Believe it or not you can ski here! |
| New Zealand | The Southern Alps, Egmont, Ngaurahoe and Mt Ruapehu |
Other Links
World Snow, Glacier and Resort Index
