Ski Peru - Cordillera Blanca

The Cordillera Blanca in the Peruvian Andes is one of my favourite places in the world for high altitude ski mountaineering.

One of my favourite things about skiing here is the approaches. You can load up the donkeys with all your gear, then casually stroll along to base camp with running shoes and a daypack. In our camps, we will have a cook to take care of all the meals, so you can relax and focus on acclimatizing/relaxing and skiing.

Skiing high altitude peaks requires time to acclimatize. At 3,050m elevation, the town of Huaraz provides the perfect base, with scenic acclimatization hikes, sport climbing in town, and a rich local culture including Ceviche and Pisco Sours. Once acclimatized, it is possible to climb and ski peaks in quick succession, sometimes even from the same basecamp!!

Prerequisites - Peru

• Previous ski mountaineering experience, including the use of ski crampons, boot crampons and an ice axe.
• Ability to safely descend steep and exposed slopes up to 40 degrees in less than ideal conditions.
• Good fitness to be able to manage long days at high altitude.
• Able to perform uphill and downhill kick-turns.