Trip Levels

Sight-skiing Trips - Levels 1-3

For skiers of all levels who want beautiful skiing, delicious cuisine and cultural experiences during their vacation, but no ski racing, please! These small group trips are all led by local, expert trip leaders who would love to share their home trails in Norway, Slovenia, Italy and Austria with you.

These trips are designed for those with basic levels of fitness who would like more cultural enrichment and ‘down time’ opportunities. Skiers that are comfortable with longer distances will also find these trips the be engaging, as there a multitude of trails to explore at each location if you’d like to extend your day’s outing further.

World Cup Trips - Levels 1-2

Travel with Lumi Founder & former Olympian Garrott Kuzzy to international Nordic World Cup and World Championship events for unique access, opportunities and insights. Plus all the cultural experiences, cross-country skiing and top-notch hospitality you’d expect on other Lumi trips!

These trips are for those with moderate levels of fitness who enjoy watching ski racing and then skiing those trails themselves. There are plenty of cultural enrichment opportunities, many of which are focused around skiing. These trips balance spectating, cultural activities and exploring the trails at each destination.

Worldloppet Trips - Levels 2-3

As an official tour operator of the Worldloppet, an international series of cross-country skiing marathons, Lumi Experiences offers guided trips to many Worldloppet events. Each event runs annually for skiers of all ages and abilities. Led by expert, local trip leaders, Lumi’s group trips take the stress out of your vacation so you can enjoy the trails, races and culture to the fullest. In addition to handling all race logistics, Lumi’s trip include race waxing, transportation, lodging and meals throughout your trip.

These trips are designed for those with moderate to high levels of fitness who enjoy active adventures. There are still opportunities for cultural activities and ‘down time,’ not to mention skiing some of Europe’s best trails when you’re not on the race course.

Self-Guided Trips - Levels 1-3

We get it, you’re independent and want a bit more flexibility with the program or simply prefer to travel with the companions you choose. We’ve designed and set up everything for you including a selection of routes, maps, hotels, luggage transfers and a point person to get you ready to glide.

These trips are rated at all levels because it will depend on how easy or difficult you would like to make it.

Non-Skier - Level 0

Although Lumi’s trips focus on exploring Europe’s top nordic ski trails, you don’t have to cross-country ski to enjoy a trip. Many non-skiers have traveled with Lumi and enjoyed the frequent cultural activities, sight-seeing, regional cuisine and unique alpine villages our groups visit. Winter walking paths are common at many destinations, making it easy to explore the same scenery and trailside huts that other travelers do.

Preparation

We welcome both skiers and non-skiers on Lumi trips. As Lumi trips are not “learn to ski” trips, we recommend that skiers should feel comfortable going downhill and be able to use the basic snowplow form to stop.

If you are new to skiing, we recommend taking lessons closer to home before arriving on your trip. Most guests bring their own skis on Lumi trips, though it is also possible to rent skis on-site on several trips.

Ski days are flexible and allow you to go at your own pace. There are also options for various distances and terrain on all trips.