The Raw Altai Frontier - A Guided Backcountry & Exploration Journey in the Kazakh Altai
Sun, 01 Mar
|Ridder
Forge your path into one of skiing's last great wildernesses. Here, you'll embark on six full days of true expedition-style ski touring, exploring complex, committing terrain where first descents are a tangible possibility.
Time & Location
01 Mar 2026, 8:00 am GMT+5 – 10 Mar 2026, 8:00 am GMT+5
Ridder, 070000 Ridder, Kazakhstan
About the event
This is a pioneering journey into one of Asia’s last great ski frontiers. Our base is Ridder, a historic mining town nestled in the foothills of the Kazakh Altai Mountains, a UNESCO World Heritage site known as the "Golden Mountains." This expedition is for those who define adventure by silence, scale, and discovery. We will access a seemingly endless expanse of complex ridgelines, vast bowls, and sheltered tree runs, where the concept of a ski track is reinvented daily. This is expedition-style ski touring at its purest: moving through a raw landscape via human power, supported by logistical expertise and a spirit of exploration, far beyond any resort boundary. The experience is anchored by hearty, post-Soviet frontier hospitality and the profound solitude of a region where wilderness truly begins at the edge of town.
Core Experience
The Last Frontier Terrain: The Kazakh Altai offers a unique blend of Siberian-style taiga…