Private expedition lodge / SvalbardPolar night season · November—February

Polaris

86 days of blue nightWinter opening / 07 suites

At the edge of inhabited earth, a lodge held between glacial architecture and the moving sky.

Above 78° north

The far north, privately held.

POLARIS is a seven-suite expedition lodge built into a sheltered ice shelf, reached only by a carefully timed winter crossing.

Days are shaped by weather, light and curiosity—not a fixed resort schedule. Expert polar guides read the landscape; the lodge restores quiet, warmth and perspective.

07Private suites facing the aurora field
12Guests at full lodge occupancy
1:4Guide ratio on every winter crossing

Interactive field route

The journey is part of the place.

Select each stage to read the crossing. Distances remain modest; conditions make every movement deliberate.

Stage 01 / Gateway78.223°N

Longyearbyen

Private arrival, equipment fitting and a weather briefing inside the old harbour observatory.

0 kmFrom origin
On footField mode
Chart PLR·78 / Winter line
Not for navigation

Atmosphere instrument

Read the polar night.

Move through tonight’s forecast. Our field team combines local observation with satellite weather to choose each departure window.

22:00Deep night / aurora rising
Field forecast / tonight / artistic model
−18°Air temperature
9 km/hRidge wind
5 / 7Aurora field

Architecture of shelter

Ice outside. Stillness within.

Basalt, wool, glass and harvested warmth form a precise threshold between expedition and restoration.

Basalt-and-wool arrival gallery viewed from an oblique doorway toward the polar horizon.
The Glacial GalleryArrival / shared horizon room
01
Glass-roof observation chamber with blue-ice walls beneath the aurora.
Sky ChamberPrivate observation suite
02
Blue-ice and basalt thermal passage lit by a warm floor-level guide light.
Thermal PassageBasalt / warmed ice
03

Five nights / one field rhythm

A winter sequence

A sample rhythm, rewritten daily by the conditions outside and the interests around the table.

Night 01Crossing the blue hour

Arrival by tracked field cabin, first horizon supper and acclimatisation walk.

10 km / low exposure
Day 02Sea-ice morphology

Private traverse with a glaciologist through pressure ridges and frozen leads.

6 hours / guided
Night 02Aurora field camp

A movable shelter placed beneath the clearest portion of the night sky.

Kp 4+ preferred
Day 03Nord Pass silence

A slow ski route into the high valley, returning by the light of the moon.

14 km / active
Night 05Last light ritual

Sauna, ice immersion and a private farewell menu built around preserved Arctic harvests.

Lodge / restorative
“Luxury here is not excess. It is uninterrupted attention.”
POLARIS field principle / 01