Summit-to-Sea Heli-Skiing on the Troll Peninsula

Arrive at Akureyri by domestic flight or private charter, then the road transfer of about two hours to the lodge in the Fljót Valley. The afternoon goes to settling in, a first float in an i-sopod tank, and a fireside chat with the guides about the week and the snow. Dinner is chef-prepared at the communal table, Arctic char to start the week.

The first mountain day. Fly from the helipads at the lodge onto remote summits and ski couloirs and open faces towards the sea, first tracks most of the day, the helicopter repositioning between runs. Back at the lodge, the geothermal pool and the swim-up bar take the afternoon, then dinner from the kitchen.

A second helicopter day, shaped by the weather. If the light and the sky give it, the guides hold a run back for the evening, a summit-to-sea descent in the long evening light. A late dinner in the wine room to follow.

A day at sea level. A guided boat runs the fjords for whales, with sea kayaking for those who want it, then a long afternoon between the spa, the flotation tanks and the sauna.

A morning of ski touring or a helicopter window if the weather gives one, then snowmobiles across the frozen Lake Stífluvatn to the Lake House outpost for a fireside lunch. The ride back leaves the afternoon for the hot tubs and a last dinner at Gardar's table.

A final mountain window early in the morning if the weather allows, or a quiet morning in the spa and the pool. Then the road transfer back to Akureyri for the flight south, with something from the kitchen for the road.

Arrive at Akureyri by domestic flight or private charter, then the road transfer of about two hours to the lodge in the Fljót Valley. The afternoon goes to settling in, a first float in an i-sopod tank, and a fireside chat with the guides about the week and the snow. Dinner is chef-prepared at the communal table, Arctic char to start the week.

The first mountain day. Fly from the helipads at the lodge onto remote summits and ski couloirs and open faces towards the sea, first tracks most of the day, the helicopter repositioning between runs. Back at the lodge, the geothermal pool and the swim-up bar take the afternoon, then dinner from the kitchen.

A second helicopter day, shaped by the weather. If the light and the sky give it, the guides hold a run back for the evening, a summit-to-sea descent in the long evening light. A late dinner in the wine room to follow.

A day at sea level. A guided boat runs the fjords for whales, with sea kayaking for those who want it, then a long afternoon between the spa, the flotation tanks and the sauna.

A morning of ski touring or a helicopter window if the weather gives one, then snowmobiles across the frozen Lake Stífluvatn to the Lake House outpost for a fireside lunch. The ride back leaves the afternoon for the hot tubs and a last dinner at Gardar's table.

A final mountain window early in the morning if the weather allows, or a quiet morning in the spa and the pool. Then the road transfer back to Akureyri for the flight south, with something from the kitchen for the road.

Arrive at Akureyri by domestic flight or private charter, then the road transfer of about two hours to the lodge in the Fljót Valley. The afternoon goes to settling in, a first float in an i-sopod tank, and a fireside chat with the guides about the week and the snow. Dinner is chef-prepared at the communal table, Arctic char to start the week.

The first mountain day. Fly from the helipads at the lodge onto remote summits and ski couloirs and open faces towards the sea, first tracks most of the day, the helicopter repositioning between runs. Back at the lodge, the geothermal pool and the swim-up bar take the afternoon, then dinner from the kitchen.

A second helicopter day, shaped by the weather. If the light and the sky give it, the guides hold a run back for the evening, a summit-to-sea descent in the long evening light. A late dinner in the wine room to follow.

A day at sea level. A guided boat runs the fjords for whales, with sea kayaking for those who want it, then a long afternoon between the spa, the flotation tanks and the sauna.

A morning of ski touring or a helicopter window if the weather gives one, then snowmobiles across the frozen Lake Stífluvatn to the Lake House outpost for a fireside lunch. The ride back leaves the afternoon for the hot tubs and a last dinner at Gardar's table.

A final mountain window early in the morning if the weather allows, or a quiet morning in the spa and the pool. Then the road transfer back to Akureyri for the flight south, with something from the kitchen for the road.

Arrive at Akureyri by domestic flight or private charter, then the road transfer of about two hours to the lodge in the Fljót Valley. The afternoon goes to settling in, a first float in an i-sopod tank, and a fireside chat with the guides about the week and the snow. Dinner is chef-prepared at the communal table, Arctic char to start the week.

The first mountain day. Fly from the helipads at the lodge onto remote summits and ski couloirs and open faces towards the sea, first tracks most of the day, the helicopter repositioning between runs. Back at the lodge, the geothermal pool and the swim-up bar take the afternoon, then dinner from the kitchen.

A second helicopter day, shaped by the weather. If the light and the sky give it, the guides hold a run back for the evening, a summit-to-sea descent in the long evening light. A late dinner in the wine room to follow.

A day at sea level. A guided boat runs the fjords for whales, with sea kayaking for those who want it, then a long afternoon between the spa, the flotation tanks and the sauna.

A morning of ski touring or a helicopter window if the weather gives one, then snowmobiles across the frozen Lake Stífluvatn to the Lake House outpost for a fireside lunch. The ride back leaves the afternoon for the hot tubs and a last dinner at Gardar's table.

A final mountain window early in the morning if the weather allows, or a quiet morning in the spa and the pool. Then the road transfer back to Akureyri for the flight south, with something from the kitchen for the road.

Arrive at Akureyri by domestic flight or private charter, then the road transfer of about two hours to the lodge in the Fljót Valley. The afternoon goes to settling in, a first float in an i-sopod tank, and a fireside chat with the guides about the week and the snow. Dinner is chef-prepared at the communal table, Arctic char to start the week.

The first mountain day. Fly from the helipads at the lodge onto remote summits and ski couloirs and open faces towards the sea, first tracks most of the day, the helicopter repositioning between runs. Back at the lodge, the geothermal pool and the swim-up bar take the afternoon, then dinner from the kitchen.

A second helicopter day, shaped by the weather. If the light and the sky give it, the guides hold a run back for the evening, a summit-to-sea descent in the long evening light. A late dinner in the wine room to follow.

A day at sea level. A guided boat runs the fjords for whales, with sea kayaking for those who want it, then a long afternoon between the spa, the flotation tanks and the sauna.

A morning of ski touring or a helicopter window if the weather gives one, then snowmobiles across the frozen Lake Stífluvatn to the Lake House outpost for a fireside lunch. The ride back leaves the afternoon for the hot tubs and a last dinner at Gardar's table.

A final mountain window early in the morning if the weather allows, or a quiet morning in the spa and the pool. Then the road transfer back to Akureyri for the flight south, with something from the kitchen for the road.