Haute Route ski tour from Chamonix to Zermatt

Group reception in Chamonix in the afternoon.

Revision of equipment and material. Ski day at Grands Monttets station. Practices with Arva and hostel night in Chamonix.

Taking the cable car in Argentiere. From Grands Monttets, descent to the glacier of Argentière and, by the Col de Passon and Col Sup of Tour, we’ll finally get to our next accommodation: the Trient Hut.

We’ll cross the Col des Ecandies and get off at Champex. From Champex we will follow the Verbier by a taxi-van. Ride on the cable cars, then ski down and finally we will arrive at the Mont Fort Hut, where we will spend the night. Afternoon free to ski or rest.

We’ll put our skins on to leave the station and ascend to the top of Rosablanche. From here we’ll have a short but elegant descent to the Prafleuri mountain hut.

From the Prafleuri refuge to the Dix hut, crossing the huge Dix reservoir.

From the Dix hut, we will ascend the Serpentine pass to the Pigne d ‘Arolla. It’s the highest summit of the tour. We will then arrive quickly in a memorable descent to the cabin of Vignettes.

A great day of skiing to Zermatt. First we will cross with skis the Col d’Evêque, then with crampons and the skis in the backpack, the Col du Mont Brulé. Finally, we’ll reach the Col de Valpelline.

From here, we will have the great descent of 2000m of vertical drop through the Stockli Glacier to Zermatt. Transfer to Chamonix by taxi and overnight stay at the hostel in the city.