Lofoten Backcountry Trip with OSI Friluft & Alpenverein Innsbruck (Erasmus+)

Lofoten Backcountry Trip with OSI Friluft & Alpenverein Innsbruck (Erasmus+)
📅 Dates: 11th April 2025 – 19th April 2025 

📍 Destination: Lofoten, Norway
🛠 Organizer: OSI Friluft & Alpenverein Innsbruck 

OSI Friluft and Alpenverein Innsbruck welcome you to an Erasmus+ exchange trip to Lofoten, where we will combine exciting backcountry skiing, learning, and cultural exchange. This trip will offer participants the opportunity to develop skills in avalanche safety, trip planning, and winter outdoor life, while exchanging experience and culture with the participants from Innsbruck. We will be staying in three different locations in Lofoten, with a program including ski touring, workshops, and social activities.

Registration & Payment Requirements

To join the trip, ensure you have:

✅ Registered as a member of OSI Friluft. 
Register here: friluft.osi.no/next/membership/register
✅ Paid the membership fees for Oslo Students' Sports Club (120kr) and OSI Friluft (238kr for students) for Spring 2025. View your unpaid fees here: friluft.osi.no/next/account/payments/fees/unpaid/abf8cf36-92d0-4383-af84-9f83459552f2. Non-students pay a slightly higher fee.
✅ Paid the participation fee of 3000kr by purchasing a "ticket" for this event.

✅ Read the accept the responsibility waver

⏳ Important: Please complete payments as soon as possible, so we can book travel arrangements for everyone!

Participants

We are 18 people going to Lofoten together, 9 from OSI Friluft and 9 from Innsbruck Alpenverein. 

Organizers of the trip:

OSI Friluft: Bjørge, Jørge, Mikas and Synne

Alpenverein Innsbruck: Jef and Theresa

Communication with Participants & Trip Leaders

All communication will be via WhatsApp. Once registered and paid, you’ll receive a link to join the community channels and chats for the trip.

Packing List for Backcountry Skiing in Lofoten

Apparel:

• 2 sets of wool underwear (top & bottom)
• Fleece/mid-layer
• Windproof & waterproof shell jacket and trousers
• Down jacket or synthetic insulation jacket
• Warm hat, buff, and gloves/mittens (2 sets)
• Wool socks (minimum 3 pairs)
• Sunglasses and ski goggles

Equipment:

• Touring skis/splitboard with skins
• Ski boots/snowboard boots
• Telescopic poles
• Avalanche transceiver, shovel, and probe (mandatory)
• Helmet
• Backpack (30-40L) with ski/snowboard attachments
• Water bottle (min. 1L)
• Snacks & packed lunch for day trips
• Headlamp
• First aid kit
• (Ski crampons and ice axe is not necessary)

Toiletries & Miscellaneous:

• Toiletries & towel
• Mobile charger
• Earplugs
• Slippers

Travel Documents:

• Travel insurance (For alpine skiing & avalanche incidents)
• European Health Insurance Card (Exchange students)

Timetable & Itinerary

Transport

• 4 personer kjører i ein 7 seter bil med takboks fra Oslo og tilbake til Oslo
• 5 personer flyr fra Oslo til Bodø og leier bil der for videre transport

Locations we are staying:

• Henningsvær– 3 nights (April 12–16)
• Kabelvåg  – 3 nights (April 16–19)

For the latest updates, see: Participant Information for Lofoten April 2025 Lofoten April25 - Participant info - Google Sheets (Will be updated continuously)

If you have any questions, reach out to the organizers well in advance of departure.

We look forward to an amazing adventure together! ⛷😊

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