7-Day Freeride Ski Package
About this package
Two extra days over the 5 day trip buys margin, and margin is what makes a freeride week work. Margin for a weather day. Margin for a bad snow morning your guide decides to sit out rather than force. Margin for the zones that only open up once your guide has watched you ski for a few days and knows what you can handle. This is lift accessed off piste in real avalanche terrain, built for skiers who are already confident on piste. A week is long enough that a single flat light day does not ruin the trip. The trip runs 8 days in total with arrival and departure.
Pricing is built around the equipment you already own. Please contact us to discuss your requirements and receive a quotation.
Day wise itinerary
Day 1: Arrival, fitting and avalanche briefing
Equipment fitting and a full avalanche safety and beacon search briefing before anyone leaves the base.
Day 2: Warm up runs and terrain assessment
Easier off piste lines while your guide reads the snowpack and assesses your skiing.
Day 3: Powder skiing off Phase 1
Steeper and deeper lines within the lower Gondola terrain, guided run by run.
Day 4: Phase 2 terrain
Higher terrain off Phase 2, with the guide setting the pace and the line.
Day 5: High alpine freeride routes
Longer routes toward the bowls around Apharwat Peak, snow and weather permitting.
Day 6: Weather margin day
Held loosely. If a storm rolls in, your guide uses lower terrain or calls a rest day. If the snow is good, this becomes another full day out.
Day 7: Best snow, guide's call
Your guide picks the day's zone from overnight snowfall and stability. The best skiing of the week often lands here.
Day 8: Departure
Breakfast and airport transfer.
What is included / What is not included
- Airport pick up and drop off
- Hotel accommodation (3 star or 4 star)
- Daily breakfast and dinner
- Free Wi-Fi and 24 hour hot water
- Complete freeride ski equipment
- Essential safety gear
- Avalanche safety equipment: beacon, shovel, probe and backpack
- Professional freeride ski guide
- Gulmarg Gondola Phase 1 and Phase 2 passes
- Chairlift passes
- Daily transport between hotel and slopes
- Emergency medical assistance
- Airfare to Srinagar
- Lunch
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses
- Avalanche airbag deployment charges, if triggered
- GST, where applicable
Frequently asked questions
Why choose seven days over five?
Weather. Five days can be unlucky. Seven days almost always contains at least two or three genuinely good ones, and it gives your guide the freedom to skip a poor day rather than ski it because the clock is running.
Does the extra time mean better terrain?
Usually yes. Guides open up more committing terrain once they have seen how a group skis in real conditions, and that takes a few days.
What is a weather margin day?
A day left deliberately flexible in the plan. It is not a rest day by default. It exists so your guide can move the good skiing to when the snow is good rather than to whichever day the brochure said.
Do I ski every day?
That is the plan, but conditions and fatigue both get a vote. Skiing powder for seven days straight is hard work and most guests are glad of one shorter day.
Can I bring my own skis?
Yes. Freeride ski equipment is included in the package, but if you prefer your own setup, tell us before booking so we can adjust the quotation around what you are bringing.
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