Join us on this beginner friendly, women only snowshoeing expedition!

Glide over pristine snow-covered landscapes

This thrilling outdoor activity allows for year-round biking adventures on diverse terrains.

Stay in a wilderness cabin and log cabins!

Visit a reindeer farm and learn all about these fascinating animals

End each day with a traditional Finnish Sauna

An amazing chance to see the Northern Lights!

Trek through Finnish winter landscape where snowshoes let you float across deep powder. Love hiking? Snowshoeing is the winter version. Simply strap snowshoes onto your usual boots; the wide frame distributes your weight so you stay on top of the snow, rather than sinking into it.

Never tried winter sports? This needs zero technical skills - just your usual hiking fitness. You'll be moving through snowy forests without complicated techniques to master first.

What’s Included:

Snowshoes 

Winter Boots

Trekking Poles

After mastering snowshoeing, step up to cross-country skiing where you'll glide across rolling terrain instead of just walking on it.

Cross-country skiing takes you over flatter, rolling (sometimes downhill) terrain. It has a much faster learning curve than downhill skiing; you'll make progress over just a couple of days (plus it's friendlier on the knees).

You need some balance and don't mind sliding around - expect to lose control a bit, that's part of the fun. 

What’s Included:

Skis & Boots

Ski Poles

Experienced Instructors

Hike deep into the wilderness and spend the night in an off-grid cabin. The remote location means no electricity - you'll keep warm with the log burning stove, eat by candlelight and enjoy the quiet (plus laughter every time someone has to bundle up for the outdoor bathroom).

There may not be running water, but there's a traditional wood-fired sauna. Fire it up after your active day, then plunge straight into the frozen lake if you're feeling brave. 

What’s Included:

Sleeping bags and liners

Luggage transport to cabin

Cycle through snowy forest on fat bikes that grip everything and let you cover serious ground fast.

No need to be a serious cyclist - just know how to ride a bike and stay balanced. You'll cruise forest trails while fat tires crunch through snow, picking up speed as you weave between trees.

What's included:

Fat bikes

Helmets

Local guides

Visit a local reindeer farm and get up close with these Arctic animals. Learn how they survive Finnish winters and feed them yourself.

Seven nights in remote Finnish wilderness gives you multiple shots at spotting the aurora. Clear skies and zero light pollution create good conditions for sightings.

No guarantees - nature doesn't work on schedule - but you'll be checking the sky each evening hoping for that green glow to appear.

Finns take saunas seriously - there are more saunas than cars in this country. Wood-fired saunas every evening to ease worked muscles after winter activities.

Take the frozen lake plunge - freeze your bits or keep them warm, either way you'll be entertained watching your fellow Gutsy Girls discover how quickly they can sprint back to the sauna while trying to maintain dignity.

Afternoon: Arrive at the airport and transfer to our base camp in Hossa. Drop your bags and get settled.

Evening: Meet the group over dinner. Your Finnish winter adventure starts now!

Morning: Strap on snowshoes and trek to Colour Rock — home to 4,000-year-old rock paintings that'll make you rethink your sense of history.

Afternoon: Picnic lunch by the prehistoric art around a crackling open fire. The perfect way to warm up in freezing air.

Evening: Back to the cabin for a sauna and dinner. You've earned both.

Morning: Learn to cross-country ski. It’s Finland's obsession and for good reason. Basic instruction, then onto easy tracks through pine forests and across frozen lakes.

Afternoon: Another loop to practice. Feel yourself getting better with every push.

Evening: Warm up at the cabin. Hit the sauna if your muscles are calling for it.

Morning: Fat bikes today;  oversized tyres that grip snowy terrain like nothing else. Easier than you'd think, more fun than you'd expect.

Afternoon: Stop at a wilderness hut for lunch, then ride across frozen lakes, through forests, along snowy trails that feel endless.

Evening: Sauna to restore tired legs, or go full Finnish and dip in the ice lake first. Your call.

Morning: Back on cross-country skis, now with some skill behind you.

Afternoon: Explore new tracks, tackle longer routes, throw in some gentle hills. Push yourself further.

Evening: Debrief the day over dinner. The sauna's waiting if you need it.

Morning: Leave base camp behind and snowshoe deep into the wilderness. Tonight, we're sleeping off-grid.

Afternoon: Trek along a ridge between two frozen lakes, through snow-heavy pine, spruce, and birch forests. Proper backcountry stuff.

Evening: Settle into a remote cabin with no WiFi, no signal, no distractions. Just you, the group, and possibly the northern lights (if we get lucky!)

Morning: Final snowshoe back to base camp through stunning winter landscapes.

Afternoon: Visit a local reindeer farm. Learn how these animals survive Arctic winters and how they’ve adapted to the harsh climate.

Evening: Last sauna session, then farewell dinner to toast the week you've just had.

Morning: Transfer to the airport. Head home with memories that'll last and new mates who get it.