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5 days ski touring /8 Days Total.
Max.6 people per one guide.
Experience: Participants must be skiers or snowboarders, with at least 1 year ski touring experience.
Physical Fitness: Participants must be in good physical condition, and comfortable for 5 to 7 hours in day off ski touring.
Explore the most beautiful mountains in Macedonia with ski touring trip. 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 touring in untouched and pristine nature, fresh ski lines on all possible varieties of the snow surface. On this ski tour, we transfer to different location and every day we will discover new mountains and routes with vertical descends of up to 1000m. 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 our four national parks and ski touring on the borderline with Macedonia and Albania.
Pick up from Skopje airport. 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.
First two days, we are based in a hotel at Popova Shapka ski mountain resort at 1750m. The choice of the route will depend on the weather and snow conditions. There are a couple of options Kazani peak is 2567m. Blue peak 2550m. The duration of the tours is around 5 to 6 hours going up and down the slope with an ascent of 1000m and skiing down 1000m. At the end of day 3, we transfer to a hotel in Mavrovo National Park.
After the early breakfast, we will be picked up by 4X4 vehicles and transported to the starting point of our ski tour, at about 1450 meters of altitude. Depending on the snow conditions the starting point can be lower. In the beginning.Plan is to rich Kepi Bard or the White Hat. Kepi Bard is positioned right before Korab, the highest peak in Macedonia. When we are rich to the base of Kepi Bard peak, we will see our descent line. We ski down and with a small traverse in the end we are able to ski down to our starting point. After skiing we transfer to Ohrid city, the UNESCO-protected cultural and natural heritage site. We will settle in a hotel in the city.Total ascent for the day: 1300 meters Ski down: 1300 meters. Duration from 6 to 7 hours.
Today we will enjoy a fine rest day in the city of Ohrid and the surroundings. Guided city tour followed with a coffee by the lake. Ohrid is a UNESCO-protected cultural heritage city, that is the home of a number of historical sites, such as a medieval fortress, Early Christian basilicas, museums, and lovely architecture. Free afternoon
Amazing scenery contrasting a snowy white mountain overlooking the surface of the blue color of Ohrid Lake. We have a 40min.transfer from the hotel to the point where we will start with the ski tour The tour starts at about 1650m. This road is not cleaned regularly so the ski tour might start 100m. lower in conditions of heavy snow on the road. After we exit the forest where usually in good weather conditions we can start having a nice view of Ohrid Lake. From the Magaro 2255m.we have beautiful views of the Ohrid and Prespa Lake from the other side. Skiing down we chose depend on weather and snow conditions. After skiing, we transfer to the hotel in Bitola city 1.30h.drive. Total ascent for the day: 700 meters Ski down: 700 meters. Duration 5 to 6 hours.
Today first we check out from the hotel we have 20min. drive to the start point of today’s ski tour.Info center of the national park Pelister is at 1360m. The ski tour duration for today is 6 hours. We are ski touring to the Pelister peak at 2601m. From the peak, we start skiing down there are a couple of routes of descent to ski back down we will choose the best depending on the weather and snow conditions. The ski ends at the parking at the info center where we start. We prepare for transfer to the city of Skopje 2,30h. drive where we spend the last night for this ski touring trip. Total ascent for the day (1240 meters Ski down: 1240 meters. Duration 6 to 7 hours).
Guest will need to arrive in Skopje or Ohrid airport on or before the Start date. We will return to Skopje or Ohrid by late afternoon/evening on one day before departures on the airport.
All Transport during the tour, Accommodation half board based on double or single occupancy (unless otherwise noted) in 3-star hotels, All meals as per program dinner.( beverages excluded), Local English-speaking guide, Entrance fees at National parks.
Airfare and baggage fees, Medical/evacuation insurance, Drinks, Tips for guides.
All prices subject to change due to season currency fluctuation,fuel prices and or unforeseen economic circumstances or errors.
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