Welcome to the Lumi Experiences blog, where we share stories and tips related to our trips. It’s more than just a collection of stories though. Scroll through the posts for updates about upcoming trips, travel tips or just to check out the photos. Enjoy!
In a small town with only three hours of daylight on the shortest day of the year, the annual Fossavatn ski event every April brings the whole community together as it’s waking up to spring – for skiing, cake (lots of cake!), seafood and dancing. Check out this report from Lumi’s inaugural Iceland-Fossavatn trip.
Read MoreLumi guests on the Iceland-Fossavatn trip touched down in Iceland earlier this week for some urban exploration in Reykjavík before venturing north to the rugged Westfjords region. Here’s a quick update from the road. Did you hear that next spring's trip is almost full? Reach out soon if you want to ski in Iceland this time next year!
Read MoreOn Monday afternoon, while the corona of the total solar eclipse shined bright against a darkened sky, the last snow was melting and final dregs of sap were running from maple trees across northern Vermont. As a Vermont-based company, Lumi Experiences’s Communications & Operations Manager Lauren is based near Craftsbury, Vermont. Here’s a spring update from Lauren.
Read MoreWith so much attention focused on the sky as many places in North America prepare for the upcoming total solar eclipse, it seems like a great time to highlight another solar phenomenon. One of my favorite ways to extend the ski season is to travel north in the early spring, an ideal time to see the aurora borealis or northern lights. Learn how to increase your chances of seeing the northern lights and on which Lumi trips you’re most likely to see them inside!
Read MoreLumi Experiences trips for the 2025 cross-country ski season are filling quickly. Reach out by this Sunday, March 31 to receive the $300 per person early booking discount on any 2025 trip! The Dolomitenlauf & Marcialonga and Tartu & Finlandia trips are both waitlist-only and the second week of the Trondheim World Championships trip is almost full. There is still space available on other trips though, we hope to hear from you soon!
Read MoreThis is the last week to receive the $300 early booking discount on 2025 Lumi trips! It’s also the first week of spring, though it feels like there was never a winter in many places. One place that definitely had winter (and still does!) is Norway. Lumi skiers on the Norway-Birken trip savored their time on snow in Scandinavia this past week. Read on for more trip highlights!
Read MoreStill glowing a couple weeks after the World Cup races in Minneapolis, Lumi guest Neil from Massachusetts was inspired to write about his experience, which finally arrived four years after the 2020 Minneapolis World Cup was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read MoreThis time last year on the first day of the Seefeld & Engadin trip a photo of a guest swimming in Seefeld popped up on the group WhatsApp thread on my phone. I was trailside at the World Championships in Planica, Slovenia and was surprised to see a guest swimming in the pond in front of Seefeld’s iconic Seekirchl church…
Read MoreDid you know that “Lumi” is the Estonian and Finnish word for snow? I am thrilled to announce our new Tartu & Finlandia trip for February 2025! Experience the unique winter cultures in Estonia and Finland on Lumi’s special namesake trip. This is the last month to save $300 on all 2025 trips and several are already over half full!
Read MoreWhile Birkie skiers are starting to pack their bags for Hayward and before Julia takes off for the final leg of the World Cup in Scandinavia in early March, she prepared a video of what she packs when she travels to the World Cup. In this new video, see what she packs in her bags – both for ski training and her other favorite sport. What sport is that?
Read MoreLumi trip leaders Oumar Cherif, Holly Brooks and I are THRILLED to be just a day away from watching the world’s best cross-country skiers sprint around the 7 km of ski trails in Wirth Park. If you’re going to the World Cup, do you already have your fan bib? Keep an eye out for the Lumi group. We’d love to answer any questions you might have about 2025 Lumi trips.
Read MoreLumi guest Jeff from Boise, Idaho describes his experience traveling to Austria and Italy with his wife Peggy Jo on Lumi’s Dolomitenlauf & Marcialonga ski trip… a preview? “This Lumi tour was luminous.”
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