6 Snow Trekking Trips Worldwide to Build a Trip Around

1.Lapland Ski Trekking Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 224 reviews · 4 hours · from $128Our pick

Spend four hours skiing through Lapland's Taiga forest, frozen lakes, and deep snow with a small group of up to eight. Your English-speaking guide, such as Atanas, Aina, Maca, or Amy, teaches beginners the basics, adjusts the route to the group, and serves hot drinks with a Finnish campfire snack.

“MAX is a very considerate, warm-hearted, very good service. The guide is great. I hope to meet him again when I travel here next time. I hope his life will be better in the future. It's a happy Christmas. To meet such a beautiful person.”

See dates and prices →Read the full review

2.Ski Trekking Safari in Lapland

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $131Top rated

From Rovaniemi, your guide takes you into the Taiga forest on backcountry skis, away from groomed trails and crowds. Warm clothing, boots, skis, transport, hot drinks, and a Finnish campfire snack are included. Expect about 1 to 1.5 hours on skis, with the full outing lasting roughly 3 to 4 hours.

“This was a fantastic experience, the guide was brilliant, the scenery was breathtaking and I would highly recommend it!”

See dates and prices →Read the full review

3.Ski Trek to the Wilderness – Extra Small group

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · 5 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $119

Leave Rovaniemi for a remote Lapland setting and learn easy trekking-ski techniques before crossing snowy forests, frozen lakes, and swamps. A certified wilderness guide adjusts the pace for beginners, then serves a grilled snack and warm drinks in a private kota. Transfers, skis, poles, winter boots, and a thermal overall are included.

“What a brilliant experience, our tour guide was so helpful and friendly. The experience took us skiing through the wild and the views were beautiful. The food our guide provided on the barbecue was brilliant. This was the best activity we did on our holiday and would recommend it to everyone. So much more personal than any other experience provided by the bigger tour companies.”

See dates and prices →Read the full review

4.Evening Ski Trek to the Wilderness – Extra Small group

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $118Best value

Join guide Giacomo for a five-hour evening from Rovaniemi into the remote Perunkajärvi forest. Learn basic trek-skiing, cross snowy woods and frozen swamps, then rest in a traditional kota with a fire, grilled food, reindeer skins, and time to watch for stars or the northern lights.

“If you come to Rovaniemi/Lappland I can only recommend you this tour !! It was such a great experience and so much fun. Giacomo is a very nice and kind guide. We walked through the forest at night and I felt completely safe with him. During the walk through the woods we took short breaks and he explained about the things we saw around us. The food we got was also excellent (the vegetarian as well as the traditional Finnish sausages) and sitting in the tent by the fire was also a beautiful experience. We were provided with proper boots, headlamps and the skis. We would’ve gotten overalls but we…”

See dates and prices →Read the full review

5.Ski Trekking under the Northern Lights

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $141

Leave Rovaniemi with a small group of up to eight for a guided backcountry ski outing in Lapland. Guides such as Linnea, Jo, and Guille have helped first-time skiers learn the basics, find quiet viewpoints, and finish with coffee, hot chocolate, sausages, flatbread, and Finnish mustard by a fire.

See dates and prices →Read the full review

6.Ski Trekking under the Northern Lights

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 3 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $140

Leave Rovaniemi for 90 to 120 minutes of easy backcountry skiing in snowy Lapland. Your English-speaking guide provides skis, poles, winter clothing, hot drinks, and a campfire snack, with a good chance of Northern Lights away from city lights. Groups are limited to eight, and Guille has led this experience.

“We hadden de tour met onze gids Guille. Het was een fantastische ervaring. Hij nam ons mee naar een magische plek, diep in de bossen van de stad vandaan. Echt winter wonderland met witte besneeuwde bomen en geen geluid van de stad. 90 minuten totaal geskied en halverwege leerde hij ons om zelf vuur te maken met spullen uit de natuur. Heerlijk genoten van wat te eten en drinken. Ondanks dat we niet het noorderlicht hebben kunnen zien vanwege de bewolking was het een geweldige excursie en zou ik zeker iedereen aanraden!! We hebben enorm genoten van de mooie natuur en de gezelligheid met de gids(en) en het naar beneden…”

See dates and prices →Read the full review