Skitouring around Liverpoolland, Greenland Arctic skitour with dogsledge support

Tour Itinerary

DAY 1Arrival Constable Point, start skitour

DAY 2Skitouring Hurry Fiord

DAY 3Skitouring to Sodalen

DAY 4Skitouring to Kalkdalen

DAY 5Skitouring to Kalkdalen

DAY 6Skitouring to Kap Hope

DAY 7Skitouring to Ittoqqortoormiit

DAY 8Transfer to Constable Point and flight back home

• Climate
• Ok, but variable
• Comfort
• Difficulty
• Easy
• Group
• International
• Physical
• Medium

East Greenland is one of the greatest wilderness areas in the world with endless numbers of fjords, mountains, glaciers, valleys and lakes. This eight days ski-touring expedition in Liverpoolland offers a great experience, beautiful arctic nature and sunlight 24 hours per day.

Liverpool Land offers a whole world of Ski-touring expeditions in east and northeast Greenland. Beautiful views of the sea ice, icebergs and the ice filled Denmark Straits. The mountainous Liverpool Land peninsula extends from Uunartoq in the south to Kap Gladstone in the north. Learn to know the local Inuit culture by visiting the remote Inuit settlement of Scoresbysund. Ice , snow , dogs and a fantastic story of exploration is something to enjoy of in the Ittoqqortoormiit region.

The route leads us through Hurry Fjord which offers an incredible scenery and good views of Jameson Land and the wild Volquart Bones coast. In April and May seals can frequently be spotted as they are relaxing on the ice and every year we have seen fresh polar bear tracks and it is not unusual to see the king of the arctic. The skitour can be done by anyone with a normal physical conditions and good health. The average hours per day on skies pulling an expeditionsledge would be around 6 hours. We will be accompanied by a Inuit hunter with his dogsledge.

The weather in Ittoqqortoormiit region is characterized by prolonged periods of high-pressure conditions, but as anywhere in the Arctic, these periods are frequently interrupted by strong winds, low clouds and precipitation. The average temperature in April is -11Cº and in May -3Cº, at nigh the temperature might drop below -15ºC.