Ski Touring in the Accursed Mountains
This unique tour was tested in winter 2024 with two IFMGA guides, media, and clients. The trail is alternatively called Peaks of the Balkans in Winter or Ski Touring in the Peaks of the Balkans.
The terrain was carefully selected to offer many possibilities for visitors: open terrain, places with trees in case of bad weather, and a rich variety of accommodations and local attractions. The itinerary is of medium difficulty with a maximum ascent of 1000 meters per day. The guest houses, though remote, are characterized by basic yet charming conditions. Despite their remoteness, the mountains are easily accessible, just two to three hours’ flight from most EU capitals. Access is available through three airports: Prishtina in Kosovo, Podgorica in Montenegro, Skopje in North Macedonia, and Tirana in Albania.
The tour is organized for groups, with only one date available for individuals to join in. The group will be guided by local guides who are familiar with the terrain and have completed the trails numerous times.
Join the group starting Saturday 8th of March – contact us through chat console.
Instagram reel of the Austrain IFMGA guide Tom Rabl from Pure Mountain
Read the story from the trip from Katy Darford
For groups, please contact us.
Skiing in the powder after a skinning the snow in Maja e Trekufinit.
Airport pickup, drive to Pejë (day activities dependent on the flight schedule. Possible activities include Via Ferrata, cultural city tour, small hikes, or walks).
Transfer to Liqenat, a 30-minute drive from Pejë. Start ski touring at 1400 meters, continuing through Liqenat Lake and Lugu i Shkodrës, one of the best locations for snow conditions. On this day you will come back the way you have climbed to sleep in one of the local guesthouses in the mountain or boutique hotels in the city. This day includes a peak climb to Jelenk peak at 2435 meters, about 5 km from the starting point in Liqenat.
After one hour transfer you will climb to Gacaferi mountain, in the Deçani gorge. As your loggage will be carried, you will ski tour to the guesthouse at 1800 meters. After a lunch in the Guesthouse you will ski tour in the reagion, climbing crest up to 2300 meters.
Gacaferi guest house is a sole guest house in the region, offers good basic conditions, including warm water, internet and locally cooked food.
On this day you will climb the three border peak where the borders from Montenegro, Albajia and Kosovo meet. From there you will have a view in Doberdol and Bjeshka e Belegut in Kosovo. The peak is at 2366 meters. From there you will continue west toward montengro to reach a sumer katun where your transfer will be arranged to get to the Hrid Guest House in Babino Polje.
From Babino Polje, a short transfer to the start of the trail. Depending on ski conditions, the tour to the Peak of Dog (Maja e Qenit) may change, and another peak may be selected. Enjoy skiing back, use the playground for skiing, and return to Guest House Hrid. Maja Qenit peak is at 2284 meters of altitude. To reach it, the distance from the starting point is 6.1 km, with an ascent of 760 meters.
Transfer from Babino Polje to the trail’s start for touring to Doberdol. The trail will go in a similar way when going to Montenegro, hoiwever there are variations and ifferent peaks in distance about 1 to 2 k from Thrtee Border Peak like Kershi Ujkut.
This is a very big range of the mountain and different options are avaliable. The decision of the direction of the trail can be taken in cooperation with the guide, in the day of the tour. This is the wildest part of the Accursed Mountains that is used in winter.
From Doberdol, initialy you will climb, Kërshi i Kocit from there you will ski down to the base to start ascending toward Kosovo. YOu will climb the peak of Ali Peja, in order to ski down through the valley next to Gacaferi. From there you will ski down to the point where the snow permits, in order to taje the transfer to Peja.
(Day activities dependent on the flight schedule. Possible activities include Via Ferrata, cultural city tour, small hikes, or walks.)
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Price: €1450 per person for the open group.
For groups selforganized groups please do contact us.