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Build on the basics with small-group coaching across quiet pistes.
Improver
Moderate
A Little Luxury
From
£2,600
(USD $4,082.00)
Improvers Ski Trip
You’ve skied a bit, and you’re ready to leave the nursery slopes behind. This improvers trip picks up where the basics left off, with small-group coaching that sharpens your turns and gets you linking runs with real control. You’ll ski quiet pistes each day, spend a full day on bigger terrain, try cross-country skiing through the forest, and ski under the floodlights one evening.
Gear, lift passes and transfers are taken care of. All you do is show up ready to ski, then let the sauna and a two-course dinner sort out your legs each night.
An Active Agenda
No Hidden Costs
Small-group coaching and guided afternoon sessions on the slopes
A full day exploring one of Scandinavia's largest ski areas, 20km down the valley
Explore snowy trails with a lesson and guided tour - a break from downhill skiing
We provide skis, boots, poles, helmets, and cross-country ski gear
Your 6-day lift pass sorted for the whole week
Traditional alpine lodge with crackling fires and proper mountain vibes
Breakfast buffet, hot lunches and 2-course dinners
Daily guiding from a ski instructor, plus a Gutsy Girls host to support you throughout
Pick-up and drop-off at Trondheim Airport
Activity Overview
This is coaching for skiers who’ve got the basics but want to take their skiing to the next level. In a small group with a dedicated instructor, you’ll work on the things that make your skiing easier: linking turns smoothly, carving, and holding your speed under control on steeper, faster runs.
Mornings focus on technique, such as parallel turns, edge control and reading the slope ahead. You’ll drill the skills that take you from scraping down a blue to skiing it well, then move from blues onto reds as your confidence builds.
Afternoons are for putting everything into practice. You’ll head out with your guide and to work on what you’ve learned so far, in your own time. No egos, no competition. Just you, a coach who pushes you at the right level, and the runs to put it all together.
Activity Overview
One day mid-week, swap the quiet slopes for one of the biggest ski areas in Scandinavia, around 20km down the road. There’s more lifts, more runs, more vertical, and a chance to test everything you’ve been working on across bigger, busier terrain.
Your guide will show you around and help you pick runs that stretch you without throwing you in at the deep end. It’s a brilliant marker of how far your skiing has come since Day 1.
Activity Overview
Downhill is only half the story in Sweden. One day you’ll swap alpine skis for cross-country gear and head out onto the trails that thread through Jämtland’s birch and pine forest.
It’s a completely different technique, using a full-body glide that works muscles downhill never touches, and is a real workout once you find your rhythm. You’ll start with a lesson at the hotel to get the hang of it on gentle ground, then ski the trails at a pace that lets you look up and take the forest in.
Activity Overview
One evening, the floodlights come on and you’ll head back up for a few runs under the night sky. Then it’s pizza at the slope-side restaurant to round the night off.
No lesson, no pressure. Just skiing for the fun of it before dinner.
Activity Overview
Climb into a snowmobile-drawn sledge for an evening ride through snow-covered mountains before heading back to a spot near the hotel for a warm drink and waffles.
It’s the perfect way to wind down after an active day, no effort required.
Activity Overview
Mid-week there’s a chance to stretch out your legs, hips and shoulders – all the areas that skiing quietly hammers all week. Nothing intense, just the kind of session that means you can get down the stairs the next morning without wincing.
Experience wild Jämtland
Your Adventure Starts Here
Land at Trondheim's Værnes airport, where your transfer is waiting. It's roughly a two-hour drive through the mountains to your base for the week.
Check in, collect your ski pass and room key, and settle in before your first group dinner.
Head up the slopes to get fitted for your skis and boots, then shake off the dust with your first ski session.
Enjoy lunch, then head onto the slopes again for an afternoon on the snow, re-finding your feet and working of the basics before skiing back down to the hotel at the end of the day.
Thaw out in the sauna, then sit down to dinner at the hotel.
Lift up to the slopes for a lesson with an instructor.
Lunch at a slopeside restaurant, then back out onto the mountain for the afternoon session.
Sauna and dinner, then head out after dark on a snowmobile-drawn sleigh ride, with a stop for waffles along the way.
Today swap downhill for cross-country skiing. Spend the morning with a cross-country lesson, followed by fika - the Swedish coffee break.
Lunch then back down for more time on the quiet forest trails.
A yoga session to stretch out any aches from the day, then dinner together at the hotel.
Jump in the mini bus to the biggest ski area in the region for a change of scene and a full day of the slopes.
Lunch, then more time on the slopes, before heading back to the hotel in late afternoon.
Sauna to ease the legs, then dinner back at the hotel.
Get the lift up to the slopes for lessons with your instructor.
Lunch at the hut, then ski for the rest of the afternoon.
Enjoy a sauna session first, then head back up under the floodlights for a few evening runs followed by a pizza night.
Make the most of your last morning of lessons, pulling the week's skills together.
Lunch and a final afternoon on the slopes to put everything you've learned into practice.
One more sauna and then dinner together to celebrate your amazing week.
After breakfast there's time for a few last runs before you return your kit and check out.
Lunch, then get the bus back to the airport with tired legs that have done you proud.
Rest & Refuel
Stay in a traditional alpine lodge on a quiet ski resort, with twin and private ensuite rooms, crackling fires, a bar and a sauna for tired legs. Once a 1930s writer’s retreat, it’s the kind of cosy place that you won’t want to leave.
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All meals are included, from dinner on arrival to lunch on departure. Expect a breakfast buffet, hot lunches at a slopeside café and two-course dinners with local ingredients, plus pizza after night skiing.
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The Essentials
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A Little Luxury A traditional alpine lodge with a cosy, welcoming atmosphere.
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| Food and Drink |
All meals are included, from dinner on arrival day to lunch before your journey home. Expect a breakfast buffet, hot lunches at a slopeside cafe and two-course dinners. If you have a severe food allergy, please get in touch before you book.
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Moderate Full days on the pistes are already physical and at improver level you’ll ski more, and ski harder than your first week on snow. You’ll be on your feet for six to seven hours, legs working every run to hold your line and keep your speed in check, with a day on the bigger terrain thrown in mid-week. If you do cardio two or three times a week, running, cycling, the gym, with a bit of leg strength on top, and back-to-back active days don’t faze you, you’ll handle this well. You'll Need to Be
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| Skill Level |
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Improver This trip is for skiers who’ve got the basics down and want coaching to ski with more control and take on steeper runs. It’s not for complete beginners and you need to be able to snowplough, link turns and get down a green or gentle blue. If you’ve never skied before, start with our Beginner Ski Holiday in Sweden first. Not sure what level you are? Our Trip Rating Guide explains how we score fitness and skill. |
| Packing List |
Below is an indication of the specialist items you will need, and might have to invest in before your adventure. For a full list of what you’ll need to bring, check out the trip guide. We Provide
You'll Need
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| Travel |
The meeting point for this trip is Trondheim Airport. For alternative routes and travel information, please see our trip guide. |
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This is an improvers trip so you should have the basics down: snowploughing, linking turns, and getting down a green or gentle blue run. You don’t need to be polished, that’s what the coaching is for, but this isn’t for anyone new to skiing. If you’ve never skied before, our Beginner Ski Holiday in Sweden is the place to start.
This trip is rated moderate. You’ll be skiing six to seven hours a day across six consecutive days, and your legs do all the work on the way down. You’ll need to have reasonable fitness and do regular cardio (running, cycling, the gym, two to three times a week), not just be able to manage the weekend dog walks. Strength training also helps.
Small-group lessons each morning with a qualified instructor, focused on technique – parallel turns, carving, edge control and skiing steeper terrain with confidence. Afternoons are guided sessions where you can put it all into practice, with tips on hand.
We provide all the technical kit: downhill skis, boots, poles and a helmet, plus cross-country ski gear for the day on the trails. You’ll need your own goggles and warm, waterproof ski clothing. We can point you to places to rent clothing if you’d rather not buy.
Beyond the downhill coaching, you’ll spend a day cross-country skiing through the forest, a full day on the bigger slopes at Åre, an evening skiing under the floodlights with pizza after, and a mid-week yoga session. The sauna is there whenever you want it.
You fly to Trondheim Airport in Norway, then take our included group transfer (2-hour drive) to our hotel. There’s one transfer each way at fixed times and your flight must match the timing or you’ll need to make your own arrangements to meet the group.
We will collect you from Trondheim Airport (Norway) on arrival day and drop you back on the last day of the trip. You are responsible for getting yourself to Trondheim.
The transfer takes two hours to our ski resort and mountain hotel.
Transfer times:
The group transfer is included in your trip package. There is no discount if you choose not to use it.
You can take a train to Undersåker station and the hotel will collect you from there, just let the Bookings Team know. We’ll help with local information, but missed transfers can be tricky to sort in a remote area, so travel insurance is essential.
December to March temperatures range from -10°C to -3°C during the day, dropping lower at night. January is usually coldest, then March warms slightly to -6°C to 1°C. By April you’re into spring skiing, with daytime temperatures around freezing to +5°C and snow that softens in the afternoon sun. The cold is more dry than the damp UK winter so can feel less harsh. However, the wind makes it feel colder and higher elevations on the slopes are chillier than in the village.
The other big change across the season is daylight. In December you’re skiing in a few hours of low winter light, while by April the days stretch to around fifteen hours and the evenings stay bright.
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