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Ski touring is a form of backcountry skiing (off-piste skiing) involving traveling over the winter landscape on skis under human power rather than through the use of ski lifts or snow vehicles. Ski mountaineering is a sport that combines the techniques of skiing (often ski touring) with those of mountaineering. The goal of the ski mountaineer may be to climb a beautiful mountain by a worthy route and then ski the mountain down an elegant line, preferably from the summit.

But ski mountaineering is really distinguished from ski touring by a willingness and desire to travel over any part of the mountain, not just those areas with sheltered powder snow fields or other nice descending conditions. This may include significant rock, ice or broken glacier sections, as well as traverses and enchainements rather than just single peak ascents.

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North Pole: ski the Last degree. (111km ski expedition).

Regions: Arctica
Objects: North Pole
Activities: Expeditions, Skiing tours
Service: Full service
Program's difficulty: 4, mid easy ( technical 4 + altitudinal 0 )
Price: 27 990 EUR;   Days 14 / Nights 13
March 31 - April 13;
The North Pole is the northernmost point on Earth, lying diametrically opposite the South Pole. It defines geodetic latitude 90° North, as well as the direction of True North. At the North Pole all directions point south; all lines of longitude converge there, so its longitude can be defined as any degree value. While the South Pole lies on a continental land mass, the North Pole is located in the middle of the Arctic Ocean amidst waters that are almost permanently covered with constantly shifting sea ice. This makes it impractical to construct a permanent station at the North Pole (unlike the South Pole). In recent years, journeys to the North Pole by air (landing by helicopter or on a runway prepared on the ice) or by icebreaker have become relatively common event, and are available to small groups of tourists through adventure holiday companies. The most exciting way is to reach the Pole by ski crossing last degree (111 km).

Snow Adventure (ski-mountaineering), 10 days

Projects: "7 Volcanoes", "7 Summits + 2 Poles"
Regions: Russia
Objects: Mt. Elbrus (5642m)
Activities: Mountaineering School, Skiing tours, Mountaineering
Service: Full service
Program's difficulty: 3.5, relatively easy ( technical 1 + altitudinal 2.5 )
Price: 1 290 EUR;   Days 10 / Nights 9
April 21 - 30;
Two fine alpine peaks are climbed by easy ascent routes with skiing descents not excessively steep. The second part of the trip is an Elbrus climb by the classic route. Skiing on this mountain depends a lot on snow conditions (which are not always favourable!) and demand a good physical shape, rather than high techniques.

Skiing the last degree (111km) to South Pole

Projects: "7 Summits + 2 Poles"
Regions: Antarctica
Objects: South Pole
Activities: Expeditions, Skiing tours
Service: Full service
Program's difficulty: 4, mid easy ( technical 4 + altitudinal 0 )
Price: 55 690 USD;   Days 18 / Nights 17
December 02 - 19;   December 14 - 31;   January 01 - 18;
In this magnificent land of wide open landscapes, majestic beauty and rugged tales of exploration, we introduces the challenging expedition-style program, Ski Last Degree. Ski Last Degree captures the essence of polar exploration in a 2-3 week trip. It is ideal for those who want the serious challenge of a polar expedition
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