Snowshoeing & Winter Walking Holidays

Snowshoeing 

Make your own tracks through deep unbroken snow, climb a snowy peak for unspoilt winter views, or for the sheer joy of just playing around in the snow. Walking through snow with the aid of snowshoes is an excellent way to travel through the winter landscape without needing the technical skills of a skier. Modern snowshoes are lightweight and it takes just a few minutes to become comfortable. Snowshoes and ski poles are provided on all our holidays.

Snowshoe grades
All our snowshoe holidays are graded for difficulty and level of fitness required. We have easy trips for those who like a gentle walk through rolling terrain, and demanding trips, more akin to mountain trekking that take us high into the snowy peaks.

Winter Walking
Welcome back to Winter Walking! Former Waymark clients will have noticed that we dropped winter walking from last year's brochure. However, by popular demand, we have brought it back. Waymark old-timers will know and love the small Tyrolean village of Trins; also Asiago is a great new area of high plateau and undulating trails. Both these holidays have cross-country trips running alongside the Winter Walking weeks, so it's possible for a couple to book on either trip and share a room.
 
Winter Walking is ideal for those who want an active week in magnificent winter scenery, but are not tempted by snowshoeing or cross-country skiing. The emphasis is on relatively gentle walking at a relaxed pace, with plenty of time to admire the scenery. We walk mostly on paths and forest tracks. Many are cleared or rolled after new snowfall. While there may be some walking on unprepared snow, winter walking weeks do not use snowshoes.

Find out more about the history of snowshoes

Comparing summer and winter walking grades
Our grading system works the same in the summer as the winter. So if you are a
B-grade summer walker, choose a B-grade snowshoeing trip. This is because a winter walk may only cover 60% of the distance and height gain as a summer walk of the same grade. See our Walking Grades page for more information.