Self-Guided Hiking, Guided Mountaineering & Backcountry Skiing in Canada & Europe

OnTop is a small tour operator and mountain guide service specializing in courses and trips in mountaineering, via ferrata, rock & ice climbing, trekking and backcountry skiing in the mountains of Europe and Western Canada.

Our mountain guides are certified at the highest level (UIAGM / IFMGA) | Our groups are small | Our service is highly personalized.

FEATURED TRIPS

Our trips consist of a wide selection of scheduled programs/courses as well as private guiding and customized trips, and range from non-technical treks to extreme mountaineering and climbing adventures, from introductory backcountry skiing trips and avalanche courses to technical ski descents and heli-skiing.

Ski Touring – Day Trips

Dolomites – Italian Alps

Calling all adventure-seeking skiers and boarders! Escape the big crowds on piste and explore the endless possibilities for backcountry skiing in the Dolomites.

The Dolomites, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is home to the largest ski area in the world, Dolomiti Superski. This network of 12 ski resorts provides lift access to some of the best off-piste skiing in the Alps, getting you higher, faster. You’ll spend more time on long descents set against the stunning backdrop of the jagged limestone, pinnacles, and steep slopes unique only to the Dolomites.

Canadian Rockies, Banff & Yoho National Parks

Bow-Yoho Ski Traverse

This 6-day Bow-Yoho Ski Traverse will take us deep into the spectacular backcountry of Banff and Yoho National Parks. The Bow-Yoho Ski Traverse crosses and then runs parallel to the world-famous Wapta Ski Traverse. It is a bit tougher and more serious than the Wapta, but no less rewarding. The addition of the Guy Hut in 2015 made this traverse much more accessible, and it is now one of the most popular hut-to-hut ski traverses in North America.

Dolomites Via Ferrata Hut Treks

Dolomites – Italian Alps

Choose from 3 multi-day via ferrata hut treks for different levels of experience. The popular Cortina Dolomites trek is 7 nights/ 6 days of via ferrata and hiking – ideal for beginners and intermediates. Our 7 nights/ 6-days Rosengarten Dolomites trek is a natural progression from the Cortina trek – offering more challenging via ferrata and stunning huts! For the via ferrata experts, we offer a 6 night/5 day Brenta Dolomites Bocchette Trail trek featuring expert routes and more time spent on via ferrata. Not exactly what you’re looking for? Send us an email to request a custom itinerary!

Multi-day Hut-Based Trekking, Canadian Rockies

This 3-day glacier trek will take you to some of the most scenic glaciated mountain terrain that Western Canada has to offer. Perfect introduction to mountaineering – also suited for families with children 12 years and older. Up to eight hours per day backpacking on basic trails, snow and glacier ice