Macedonia
Jan 17–24, 2027 · 7 days
Jan 17–24, 2027
7 days
Up to 12 participants
Skiing
The challenge
The snowcat hums in the cold morning air. You climb in, beeper checked, gear packed, breath fogging the windows. It carries you up. Then you point your skis down into untouched snow, and the whole mountain opens up below you.
This is catskiing in Macedonia, deep in the mountains near Skopje. You will join a team led by Filip Flisar, the Slovenian ski cross star and 2015 World Champion. He races with charm and big energy, and he knows how to read snow and terrain. Going with him means skiing alongside one of the best known names in the sport.
The days find a steady rhythm. Breakfast at half seven. Gear up, snowcat check, first run at nine. Then a full day of riding up and skiing down on wild backcountry terrain. Deep powder, wide open faces, and runs through the trees. Lunch comes on the mountain. You finish around four, then rest in the SPA, play ping pong, or sit by the bar before dinner.
This is hard work. The terrain is real, the days are long, and the guides pick each run by snow, slope, and avalanche risk. No two days look the same. You stay at Hotel Scardus & SPA, sleep well, and do it all again. On the last night, you taste five local Macedonian wines together.
Some of you head home after five days. Some stay on for two more, with the mountain almost to yourselves.
Quiet snow. Fresh tracks. The cat waiting to take you back up.
The hard bit
It's meant to be hard.
This isn't a holiday. You'll be cold, tired, and a long way past your comfort zone. That's the deal, not the warning. The hard bit is the whole reason the rest of it means anything.
The team
You don't do it alone.
You go with a small group who signed up for the same mad idea. You meet them before you leave. You suffer with them out there. You come home with them as friends.
Filip Flisar
You're with Filip, properly.
Not a meet-and-greet. Not a photo at the finish. Filip is on the trip with you, every single day. Same trail, same camp, same fire. You get to know the person, not the name.
Who leads
Filip Flisar
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Here's what actually happens.
You apply. Not everyone gets a spot, so tell us why you want to come. We read every word.
If you're in, you're on the team. That's the bit people don't expect. This isn't a tour where you turn up on day one with a clipboard and a coach full of strangers. Weeks before we go, you meet everyone. We get the whole team on a call. You see the faces, learn the names, hear why each person signed up. By the time you land, these aren't strangers. They're your team.
Then you go and do something hard, together. Filipleads. You climb, you carry, you keep going. Some of it hurts. That's the point. Shared adversity is the fastest way to know people properly, and you come home with a group of friends you'd never have found any other way.
You don't need to be a pro. You just need to be up for it.
Apply for a place
You apply for a place; you don't buy one. We read every form. The wrong person on a mountain ruins it for everyone.
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