Gran Paradiso 6-day ski touring trip
Do you want to discover the beautiful Gran Paradiso massif while enjoying great ski touring from hut to hut? Sébastien, IFMGA guide, can take you there!
Not specified
Alps
6 Days
Mar, Apr
Description
Join me in this ski touring traverse around the beautiful Gran Paradiso massif, in the Italian Alps.
During this trip, we will reach some summits as Punta Rossa (3630 m), Grand Serra (3552 m) and the mythical Gran Paradiso (4061 m). To get there, we will cross beautiful glaciers and passes, and then enjoy long off-piste descents. Besides, we will sleep in mythical refuges, as Chabod and Vicot Emmanuel II.
During this trip we will see how to:
– Progress ski touring in a glacial environment;
– Assess and manage the risks associated to this practice;
– Use the AVD, shovel and probe.
Departures 2017: April 17th and April 24th. If you want to go on different dates in March and April, it's also possible.
Did you find this proposed trip interesting? Then please contact me so we can start planning your next adventure! Another place where I love taking my clients ski touring is around the Silvretta Massif, check it out!
Price includes
- Guiding fee
Itinerary
Day 1: VIttorio Sella refuge
We meet either at Cogne (11:15AM) or at Chamonix (8:30AM) and transfer to Cogne. We check the equipment, then ascend ski touring from Cogne to the Vittorio Sella refuge (2584 m).
Duration: 4hs
D +1030m
Day 2: Vittorio Sella - Rossa refuge - Vittorio Sella
We ascend the Punta Rossa (3630 m) ski touring by the Noire pass from where we overlook the Trajoz glacier. We descend skiing off-piste to the Vittorio Sella refuge.
Duration: 6-7hs
D +/-1046m
Day 3: Chabod refuge - Serra (3552 m) - Chabod refuge
We ascend the Grand Serra (3552 m) ski touring by the Lauson glacier and the Grand Val glacier. There is a short technical passage where we have to use a rope. Then we cross to the Grand Neyron pass and descend to the Chabod refuge (2750 m).
Duration: 8-10hs
D +1000/-800m
Day 4: Chabod refuge - Paradis (4061 m) - Victor Emmanuel II refuge
We ascend the Gran Paradiso (4061 m) ski touring, technically not difficult, by the Avaciau glacier. We descend skiing off-piste by the Gran Paradiso glacier to the Victor Emmanuel II refuge (2752 m). A superb high mountain day in the heart of the Alps.
Duration: 6-8hs
D +1311/-1329m
Day 5: VIctor Emmanuel II refuge - Gran Paradiso pass (3345 m) - Becchi pass (2990 m) - Pontese refuge
We cross ski touring the south face of the massif to the Pontese refuge (2200 m), by the Gran Paradiso pass (3345 m) and the Becchi pass (2990 m). A glacial itinerary.
Duration: 5-7hs
D +1043/-1575m
Day 6: Pontese refuge - Di Teleccio pass (3304 m) - Cogne
We ascend ski touring the Di Teleccio pass (3304 m) by rather steep slopes. In some passages we have to carry the skis. It is a south face and the snow is always hard, making us wear crampons. We will go by the the foot of Bec de Valsorey, a superb granite needle. The arrival to the Di Teleccio pass is beautiful, at the foot of the Torre del Grand San Pietro. Then follows a superb descent skiing off-piste by the Di Taleccio glacier, then through the Valeille valley.
Duration: 7hs
D +1100/-1700m
Details
Accommodation In mountain huts. |
More info Group size: 4 to 5 people. I will loan you a harness and a transceiver. |
Meeting point In Cogne or Chamonix. |
About the guide
IFMGA / UIAGM Mountain Guide -
Sébastien is originally from Toulon. Before he dedicated his time fully to his passion, mountaineering, he has completed a degree in Alpine Geography.
His thirst for adventure took him from countries such as Turkey and Peru to the high mountains of Pakistan .
Since 2000, he work as a Mountain Guide in Chamonix, La Clusaz and all over the world.
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