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2024/2025

Off Piste Freeride Backcountry Camp

Join us in the freeride paradise of Sestriere, Italy. Enjoy daily backcountry adventures on this professionally guided week long backcountry camp.

Sestriere

Milky Way Freeride Mecca
26th January 2025
6 Nights + 5 Full Days Guiding
4-Star Hotel Accommodation
2500€
Group 26

Intro


After the success of our Sestriere courses in 2023 & 2024, there has never been any doubt that we will keep returning to this awesome spot! MINT Snowboarding brings you 5 full days of professional backcountry snowboard guiding, hotel accommodation and amazing Italian food in the epic freeride paradise of Sestriere Italy.

During the week you will get out and explore the backcountry terrain of the extensive ‘Milky Way’ ski area, snowboarding a mix of terrain all easily accessed straight off the lifts, or with a short hike. As with all our courses, throughout the week our coaching will continue to develop your backcountry skills by advancing your off-piste technical riding and developing your knowledge of backcountry safety and avalanche search & rescue techniques. If conditions allow, you will also experience 1 day of splitboard touring to get you even deeper into the backcountry.

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Is it for me?


This backcountry course based in Italy is for advanced level riders with a good amount of previous off piste experience. This should include riding a variety of terrain and snow conditions, including tree runs and steeper slopes. You should have a good level of fitness to ensure that you get the most of the week as well as enjoy the splitboard day (cardio fitness is most important here). No previous splitboard experience is necessary. You are looking to explore challenging and exciting terrain at a fast pace with the safety and knowledge of a professional mountain guide to lead the way.

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What's Included

  • 5 full days guiding with guide Gigi & one of the MINT team
  • 6 nights 4-star half-board hotel accommodation
  • Backcountry skills coaching
  • Avalanche awareness, search & rescue training
  • Avalanche safety equipment
  • 1 day splitboard rental
  • Buffet breakfasts
  • 4 course evening meals everyday

Off Piste Freeride Backcountry Camp

26th January 2025
2500€
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Amazing first time splitboarding

My hubby and I had a wonderful first splitboarding adventure with MINT. SO. MUCH. FUN. Can't recommend enough!! ????

My hubby and I had a wonderful first splitboarding adventure with MINT. Amazing guide, super flexible around our schedule, great briefing and intro to this new (for us) style of trekking + riding. SO. MUCH. FUN. Can't recommend enough!! ???? Caitlin

Can it be better?

Fabulous terrain and great experience. As always with MINT on these type of trips.

I went to off-piste camp in Sestriere with MINT. MINT sourced a local freeride legend (literally) to be our guide and also provided another very experienced rider to be at tail of the group. Ratio was 6 guests and 2 MINT provided instructors. Fabulous terrain, and great experience. As always with MINT on these type of trips.

Fantastic week of epic ride

Spent a week in Backcountry with MINT in Sestriere. We had a fantastic guide, amazing conditions, and a great group.

Spent a week in Backcountry with MINT in Sestriere. We had a fantastic guide, amazing conditions, and a great group. Dave from MINT took such a great care of us all and his constant enthusiasm and availability contributed to make this week a perfect week. Allain
Oallain
Oallain

5 day Backcountry Course

Really safe but pushed everyone out of their comfort zone!

Had a great week, really well organised and got to stay in a refuge on the mountain for a night. Amazing guide, taught us a lot and very patient! Really safe but pushed everyone out of their comfort zone!
Josh
Josh
Group 55

The Accommodation

4-Star Hotel Accommodation

A 6 night stay is included in the Gran Hotel Sestriere, a majestic, 4-star hotel in the centre of Sestriere. The Grand Hotel Sestriere is a large, family-run hotel, offering high-quality comfort and its own spa & wellness centre. Included is afternoon tea for when you get off the slopes, followed by a buffet service meal including appetisers, first & second course and dessert.

Half board accommodation is provided in ensuite rooms, based on two sharing.

26th January 2025 - 1st February 2025
Group 207

Structure

Arrival day: Informal meeting in the evening.

Day 1: Introductory Freeride Day. Skills to include refinement and improvement of riding techniques. Equipment check & mountain safety skills. Lunch at Raggio di Sole in the Orsiera basin.

Day 2: Freeriding or Splitboarding. Dependent on snow & weather conditions in the Sestriere area and surrounding freeride areas. Max: 300m ascent if splitboarding. Lunch at QB.

Day 3: Lift Accessed Freeriding. Ascent to the San Giacomo Pass from Sestriere using the Cit Roc chairlift. Lunch at Chalet Da Casse.

Day 4: Off-Piste with Alpine Guide. Day with UIAGM Alpine Guide Filippo Colombo and Gigi Lozzi with backcountry itinerary chosen based on snow conditions. Use of mountaineering equipment, adventure in the Lendiniera valley in a high mountain environment. Maximum elevation gain: 600m. Lunch in a mountain hut.

Day 5: Discovering the French Alps. Day to discover the freeride areas of Mongenvre in the French Alps. Lunch in a mountain hut.

 

The exact itinerary of the week remains flexible to allow for variations with the weather and snow conditions. Each day we will check the weather and snow conditions before deciding where best to go, looking for the best off piste snowboarding for you.


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  • What equipment do I need for backcountry snowboarding?

    You’ll need avalanche safety gear (to include transceiver, probe and shovel) along with a backpack with straps for carrying a snowboard. We also recommend appropriate clothing to include waterproof jacket & pants which are ideally a thin shell under which you can fit plenty of layers. Consider packing extra layers in your backpack, such as a lightweight down vest & inner gloves, in case the weather changes unexpectedly.

  • Can I join a snowboard camp as a solo-traveller?

    All of our snowboard camps are designed with solo-travellers in mind or those travelling in a small group. They are a great way to spend a week progressing your snowboarding, with others of the same level… you are guaranteed to end the week with a bunch of new snowboard friends having had a ton of laughs along the way! The vast majority joining our snowboard camps are booking alone.

  • What is the age range on a snowboard camp?

    Anyone age 18 & up is welcome to join our adults snowboard camps. The participants on our camps are generally aged from early twenties to mid sixties! Our camps are always a complete mix of ages and nationalities which help make them so fun.

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