Ski touring in Morocco

WHAT

Ski Touring

WHERE

Morocco

WHEN

17-25 March

TIME

9 days

PRICE

1470 euros

DIFFICULTY

medium-difficult

Porters and mules will assist us during this unforgettable experience, where you will get to discover the authentic Berber culture with a Mountain Guide.

I still don’t know why, but every time I go back to Imlil I feel at home. It could be because I get to see Lachen again, the companion of my first Moroccan adventures, or maybe because I can talk and laugh with my friend Omar while drinking a cup of Berber Whisky. Perhaps it’s because when I go hiking there’s always someone in the nearby fields who greets me or maybe because I know that as soon as I reach the mountain refuge Neltner at an elevation of 3200m I will find other mountain guides happy to see me again and who often ask me about specific climbing knots and techniques. I’m sure it’s a mix of all these things!

And whenever I leave Morocco, I can’t wait to go back!

It’s exactly there, where the sand leaves the pace to snow, that we will get to enjoy our ski touring holidays. We will be skiing among the highest Moroccan peaks like Akioud, Ras Ouanoukrim, Afella and Jabel Toubkal, the queen peak of the High Atlas with its elevation of 4167m.

We will visit two different areas: in the first half of our trip the overnight stay will be at around 2000m altitude, with daily trips on 3500m-high peaks.

In the second half of the trip, our accommodation will be mountain refuge Neltner, 3200m.

But there’s more than snow and mountains: at the end of our trip, we will get to visit the exotic souk in Marrakech, where it will be possible to taste the original delicious Moroccan cuisine.

Overview of the trip:

Meeting point with the Mountain Guide: Marrakesh.
Duration: 8 days;
Accommodation: mountain refuges, hotels and B&Bs.
Meals: restaurants, mountain refuges and packed lunch.
Height difference: around 1000m for daily excursions at high altitude; up to 1500m for acclimatization activities.
Difficulty level: Advanced Backcountry Skier 5-7 hours of ascent on peaks over 4000m.
Transfers: by taxi and minivan.