The Pisgana and Pisganino are two wonderful options for a ski touring day in the Italian Alps, leaving from Ponte de Legno. Go with an IFMGA certified guide.
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Alps
1 Day
Feb, Mar, Apr
Occasional
Intermediate
I invite you to a full ski touring day in the stunning Italian Alps. We will be in the Park dell’Adamello. From the Tonale pass, we will go to two of the most famous ski touring destinations of the area: Pisgana and Pisganino.
Pisganino includes an ascent of 400m, with a wonderful descent of over 2500m. And Pisgana is another gem, with a 650m ascent and an impressive descent of 2750m.
There are different possible access points to the Pisgana glacier. Since this is a one day program, I chose the one that includes the shortest climb. Therefore, the starting point of this ascent is Pisgana pass. Besides a short ascent, this routes allows us to descend Pisganino if the conditions in Pisgana are not appropriate.
We will meet in Ponte di Legno, in the province of Brescia, and start the tour at Passo Tonale. There, we take the lifts up to Presena pass (2950m). Then we descend on the southern side down to the Mandrone hut (2500m). Using skins or snowshoes, we ascend to Pisgana pass (2933m). Once we are up there, we have the option to descend following the Pisganino itinerary. Or, if the conditions are apt and you are up for it, we go up an additional 250m, and from there descend the Pisgana.
Tempted to join me for this fantastic Italian ski touring day? Then please request to book this trip and I will make it happen! I will be waiting for you message. And you can also check out this 3-day off-piste skiing course in the Dolomites!
- Guiding fee
More info If the group is larger than 5 people a second guide will join us. Contact me for pricing information for larger groups. Level: You need to be a confident off-piste skier, used to skiing on black runs and on all snow types. You should be in good physical shape and be able to ski tour uphill for 2-3 hours. Equipment: ski touring skis, climbing skins, ski crampons, poles, avalanche transceiver, shovel, probe, backpack. |
IFMGA-mountain guide with extensive experience guiding mountain activities in the beautiful Dolomites, in northern Italy.
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