Guided Skiing Experience on the Tasman Glacier
Explore the Tasman Glacier with Mount Cook's longest-established mountain guiding company. Our professional mountain guides have been skiing the Tasman Glacier since the early 1970s and know the glacier better than anyone else. Enjoy the breathtaking views while they safely guide you down the only glacier accessible to intermediate skiers and backcountry novices in New Zealand.
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Guided Skiing Experience on the Tasman Glacier
What's included in Guided Skiing Experience on the Tasman Glacier
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Skiing on the Tasman Glacier is a classic Kiwi snow adventure guided by professional alpine guides. Explore New Zealand's largest glacier, its blue ice caves, and incredible ice formations while you link turns down our longest ski runs. We use aircraft to access NZ's two longest ski runs, each with over a thousand metres of vertical descent. The runs are easy to moderate (green to blue grade), perfect for intermediate skiers. The pace is relaxed, with time to soak up the incredible grandeur of New Zealand’s highest mountains. The trip includes 3 scenic helicopter runs, 2 ski runs (8-10 km long), a generous picnic lunch on the snow, safety equipment and professional ski guides by your side.
Inclusions
- Avalanche safety equipment
- All Fees and Taxes
- Lunch
- 3 scenic flights
- Professional mountain guide
- Personal ski gear
- ski gear $48 USD per person.
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Dietary restrictions. We can cater to vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, etc. However, we cannot guarantee no cross contamination as all meals are prepared in the same kitchen
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Guests check in and meet their guides inside the Alpine Guides office located in the Upper Mt Cook Village at 9:00 AM
