🇬🇧 To say I am obsessed about skiing is an understatement. I started my life obsession aged 6 when my parents moved back to Scotland and my Father took me to the Scottish ski hills to see if his love of the mountains would rub off on me. We were poor and my first skis were wooden Fishers from the 1960s with wire bindings. Fortunately I soon broke the tail on one ski and that forced my Dad to get me some modern skis and bindings and I caught the bug of sliding down mountains on a pair of 2x4s. The Scottish mountains and their harsh environment honed my skills to ski a variety of poor snow types in near zero visibility and put up with hostile weather. By my teens I was hiking up remoter hills like Lochnagar and skiing couloirs, inspired by the exploits of Iain Peters, Martin Burrows Smith and Blizzard of Ahhs. College saw me mixing ski racing and ski mountaineering which suited my endurance fitness from being a sponsored mountain bike racer. After college I moved to Chamonix and set about skiing the biggest lines in the Alps and never left. Eventually I relented and gave up my under the radar status and signed for Black Crows Skis. I have skied in France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Norway, Finland, Scotland, England, Alaska, Chile, Argentina, Baffin, New Zealand and Japan and made over 30 first descents along the way.

Whatever you dream of skiing, I can help you achieve them but selecting the day when the snow is good, avalanche risk acceptable and the weather suitable. It may be you have a long term goal that needs you to develop certain skills and experience along the way.

Check out some of the options listed below and remember bespoke guiding options are available if you have something else in mind. I can also provide training in avalanche awareness and transceiver usage, crevasse rescue, introduction to ski touring, and performance coaching.

Day rates for ski guiding 2025/26

Prices starting from 650 Euros/day for group of 1 person.

350 Euros per person for a group of 2

250 Euros per person for a group of 3

200 Euros per person of a group of 4

170 Euros per person for a group of 5

150 Euros per person for a group of 6

Specific mountain objectives and 4000 m peaks/tours are priced per the Swiss Association of Mountain Guides recommendations for pricing. More info can be found here:

Any guide expenses related to the guiding day (transportation/road/parking/lift tickets/lunch/accommodation etc) are covered by the group. 

For guided days outside the valley, transportation is an example where fuel/tunnel/road tolls are additional to the day rate. We will let you know in advance.

 

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Dire que je suis obsĂ©dĂ© par le ski est un euphĂ©misme. J’ai commencĂ© le ski Ă  l’âge de 6 ans lorsque mes parents sont retournĂ©s en Écosse. Mon père m’a emmenĂ© sur les pistes de ski locales pour me transmettre son amour des montagnes. Nous Ă©tions pauvres et mes premiers skis Ă©taient des Fishers en bois des annĂ©es 60 avec des fixations mĂ©talliques. Heureusement, j’ai rapidement cassĂ© le talon d’un ski et cela a forcĂ© mon père Ă  m’acheter des skis avec des fixations modernes. Et voilĂ , c’est ainsi que j’ai attrapĂ© le virus de la glissade, dans les montagnes, sur une paire de 2Ă—4.

Apprendre la montagne en Ecosse, dans un environnement plutĂ´t… hostile : visibilitĂ© proche de zĂ©ro conditions mĂ©tĂ©orologiques difficiles (vent, neige, pluie) .. comporte des avantages certains… cela m’a permis d’acquĂ©rir des compĂ©tences pour skier sur tout types de neige mĂ©diocres sans y voir Ă  1m…

Adolescent, j’ai entrepris des ascensions dans des lieux reculĂ©s comme Lochnagar et des folles descentes de couloirs Ă  ski, dans les traces des exploits mes hĂ©ros de l’Ă©poque: Iain Peters, Martin Burrows Smith et Blizzard of Ahhs.

Une fois Ă  l’universitĂ© j’ai mĂ©langĂ© le ski de compĂ©tition au ski de montagne. Comme j’Ă©tais Ă  l’Ă©poque un athlĂ©te sponsorisĂ© en vĂ©lo enduro cela convenait Ă  merveille avec la condition physique et Ă  l’endurance acquises au travers de ces pratiques.

Une fois les Ă©tudes finies et les diplĂ´mes en poche, j’ai dĂ©mĂ©nagĂ© Ă  Chamonix oĂą je me suis implantĂ© pour toujours, afin de skier les plus grandes lignes des Alpes. De fil en aiguille, j’ai abandonnĂ© mon statut d’amateur en devenant in athlĂ©te de l’Ă©quipe Black Crows Skis. Le rĂŞve est devenu rĂ©alitĂ©, j’ai skiĂ© Ă  l’international: France, Italie, Suisse, Autriche, Norvège, Finlande, Écosse, Angleterre, Alaska, Chili, Argentine, Terres de Baffin, Nouvelle-ZĂ©lande et au Japon. Au cours de ce pĂ©riple j’ai effectuĂ© plus de 30 premières descentes.

Et vous, quels sont vos rĂŞves? Quels qu’ils soient, nous pouvons les rĂ©aliser ensemble! Inspirez-vous des options Ă©numĂ©rĂ©es ci-dessous ou faites place Ă  votre crĂ©ativitĂ© en guidage sur mesure.

Je dispense également une formation à la sensibilisation aux avalanches et à l’utilisation d’un DVA, au sauvetage en crevasse, ainsi que des stages à d’initiation au ski de randonnée ou du coaching de performance.

Email your enquiries to rosshewittguiding@yahoo.com

Ross Hewitt Guiding chamonix freeride 4

Chamonix Freeride & Off Piste

IFMGA Ski guiding in Chamonix, Verbier, Zinal, Grimentz, Zermatt, Skyway, Courmayeur, Gressoney, Alagna, Contamines, St Gervais