Finnmark ski touring holiday in Norway
Typically you will be sharing your experiences with between 4-20 like minded travellers (depending on the trip, operator and how many others are booked on the trip) and you'll have a group leader with you. Whether you are travelling alone or with friends its good value, and a great way to meet new people! While itineraries are pre-planned there is some flexibility and you'll have plenty of privacy. This trip will appeal to travellers of all ages who enjoy meeting new people as well as seeing new places.
How Finnmark ski touring holiday in Norway makes a difference
Environment
The owner of our accommodation in Karasjok, Mr Sven Engholm, is a very experienced outdoors man and he has a genuine and heartfelt relationship to the environment. His lodge is built up and decorated by Sven, entirely with natural materials, creating a unique atmosphere. You will find wood burners in all cabins and a wood heated sauna. All the foods served at the lodge are purchased locally.
Maximum group size on this holiday is 8 people. A small group like this leaves a smaller footprint in nature and a larger footprint in your heart. During the trip you will be shown how to travel in a sustainable way in the arctic and how to minimize your impact on the fragile environment.
In total this expedition produces very little carbon emissions, however to compensate for the emissions produced, we purchase UN approved climate certificates. To get to Finnmark there are few other alternatives then to fly. However, to reduce the total footprint of our activities we would like to encourage our guests to use public transportation where ever this is possible and to offset their carbon emissions produced by traveling to Finnmark.
The Finnmark Plateau is a very tidy and clean environment and we will leave no litter behind during this trip, leaving the Plateau in the same condition as it was when we arrived. You will be advised about how to handle litter on the trip and we will sort our waste into the categories paper and cardboard, glass and metal, organic waste, plastic, special waste and residue waste. We will dispose what we can In Alta and bring the rest with us to Karasjok where it will be recycled accordingly.
We practice a precautionary policy to avoid accidental damage to threatened organisms that we do not have detailed knowledge about.
Community
Alta is a modern town on the North West coast of Finnmark. In Alta, rather than a large hotel, we use a small locally driven guest house. The dogs we use on this trip come from local dog sledders in Alta and karasjok who show great care for their animals. Karasjok is the Norwegian capitol of the Sami people. In Karasjok you can visit the Sami Parliament and get a guided tour. You can also visit the Sami museum, buy traditional Sami art and handcraft products or visit the local knife smith
Much of the foods we use are produced locally and all purchases are also done locally.
On this skiing holiday we will be travelling through areas that are important winter habitats for reindeers. Therefore we have established good communication with local reindeer herders and the route can be slightly changed to avoid disturbing reindeer herds.
We donate 2% of the total turnover coming from this holiday to our Environment fund. The purpose of the fund is to contribute to conservation of local environment and historical cultural values (and traditions), primarily in the areas affected by our activities. The purpose is also to contribute to increased knowledge about Norwegian nature and about Norwegian and Sami culture and history. The fund will also contribute to other good local environmental projects. The fund also accepts financial donations.
Finnmark ski touring holiday in Norway
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