Monte
Rosa Ski Tour
2019 
Altitude ski tour, that is snow sure, which
offers several ski summits
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This
is one of the most famous ski tours in the
Alps, as the Monte Rosa massif has the highest
land area in the Alps over 4000m. The high
altitude means this ski tour can keep good
snow for longer and so run later in the season
than others ski tours. |
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For
those with a mountaineering focus, this
tour will give you the ability to summit
several summits over 4000m in a week, as
well as some fantastic long ski descents.
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Good
ski ability and stamina will make the week
more enjoyable and mean you achieve more summits.
Due to the altitude, descents over spring
snow powder is guaranteed! |
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Your
expert IFMGA Mountain & Ski Guide will
help to develop your technical skills in crevasse
rescue, Alpine ropework and avalanche tranceiver
searches, as well as route planning for ski
touring in terms of your avalanche awareness. |
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The
mountain huts in the area are all comfortable
with great quality cooked meals and stunning
mountain views. The week includes skiing all
the way up to the Margherita hut at 4556m.
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Please
note that due to the altitude and snow conditions,
this ski tour has to be more flexible than
most, so read the itinerary as an outline
of what you could do, but it is not set in
stone! |
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The
Italians affectionately call this the 'Spaghetti
Tour' due to the wriggly ridge crests, and
the pasta in the mountain rifugios. It is
normally one of our popular Italian guide
team leading these trips. |
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Dates:
these
are listed in the column on the right, and
they show the live availability from our secure
online booking system. When you book online,
you receive immediate confirmation, your Alpine
Information Booklet, course specific kit list
and invoice. |
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Brief
course itinerary options
The
Monte Rosa massif offers so many options for ski touring,
that the itinerary can be flexed to allow for any changes
in conditions, and cable car openings in the late season.
This itinerary flexibility allows us to offer this trip
all the way through until late April each year, so really
appeals to skiers who want the longest winter season possible.
This trip is normally guided by one of the Italian guides
from our core guiding team.
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Option
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Option
2
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Travel
to Chamonix to arrive for the 17:00 check-in followed
by and course safety and itinerary briefings. There
is time for kit checks or rental of equipment. Briefings
are over by 19:00 and the Guide usually accompanies
the group to
pre-dinner drinks.
Night in Chamonix. |
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Day
1: Drive to Breuil-Cervinia and catch the cable
car to Plateau Rosa 3480m (ticket costs c.20€pp).
From here you skin across the plateau and ascend
to the summit of Breithorn 4168m, and ski down
to reach the Rifugio Guide del Cervino at 3480m,
where you spend the night.
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Day
1: Drive from Chamonix to Gressoney, then catch
the cable car and skin up to the Gnifetti hut. This
will start your acclimatisation, and you will have
the opportunity for some transceiver training, as
well as ski touring techniques skills. Night in
the Gnifetti mountain hut. |
| Tue |
Day
2: An Alpine start for good conditions to skin to
the summit of Castor 4228m and / or Pollux 4092m,
before the long and exciting ski descent all the
way down to Champoluc 1800m, where you stay the
night in a great local Italian hotel on a half board
basis for the night. |
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2: Early start to ski tour all the way up to the
highest hut in the Alps, the Margherita hut or to
the summit of Zumstein, and then ski down all the
way back to the Gnifetti hutt. Although you are
skiing to high altitude today, you are sleeping
lower, to avoid altitude sickness. |
| Wed |
Day
3: From the village you catch the cable car (ticket
costs c.40€pp) and spend the day ski touring,
and enjoying great freeride aound the Monterosa
ski area, before heading up skinning to reach the
Rifugio Gnifetti 3647m, where you spend the night. |
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3: Another early start to ski up to the summit of
Piramide Vincent, your second 4000m peak of the
week, and then ski all the way down to the valley
in Gressoney. The night is spent in a hotel in the
village on a half board basis. |
| Thu |
Day
4: Today is the highest point of the ski tour with
an ascent of Signalkuppe 4554m, where the Margherita
hut is perched, and possibly take in several other
4000m peaks such as Pyramide Vincent, Punta Parrot
etc, before skiing back down to reach the Gnifetti
hut for the night. |
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4: Drive around to Cervinia, and take the cable
car up to Plateau Rosa. From the hut, you set of
to skin up and ski down the Breithorn, your third
4000m peak of the week. You ski back to the Guide
del Cervino hut, where you spend the night, again
on a half board basis. |
| Fri |
Day
5: An early start to ascend the top of Punta Giordani
4046m, then it's time to enjoy the long ski descent
all the way down to Gressoney, your third valley
of the Monte Rosa massif. There's a short taxi transfer
back to Cervinia, and then the return to Chamonix
for a celebratory meal in the evening. |
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5: An early start again, to ski to the summit
of Pollux or Castor, your fourth 4000m peak of
the week, and ski back down to Cervinia. From
here you drive back to Chamonix. You stay there
on a B&B basis, and most groups opt to go
out for a celebratory meal in the evening.
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| Sat |
Breakfast
then the accommodation check out is by 10:00. Most
arrange their airport transfers to leave around
this time, to catch a flight from about midday.
Depart for home. |
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| ITINERARY
NOTES: Where possible we follow itineraries. Mountain
adventures are weather and conditions dependant, so occasionaly
we are forced to alter the plans. If this is the case,
suitable alternatives are offered. Please use this outline
itinerary as a guide to the types of route / activity
that you will attempt. |
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| Course
Prices |
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Standard
course
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5
full days IFMGA guiding, 1:6 max ratio
7 days holiday in total, Sunday-Saturday |
£1249 |
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Live
availability
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Click
on the planner logo to the right to
see the real time live course availability
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Secure
online booking system |
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Course Inclusions: 1)
IFMGA Mountain Guides for five days, 2) Alpine course
hosts for logistics & briefings, 3) Pre course
information booklet, 4) Equipment discount voucher
for UK shops, 5) Two nights B&B accommodation
in Chamonix (inc. bedding & towels), 6) Four
nights half board accommodation in mountain huts
/ hotel including three course cooked evening meals.
8)
Free 36 page technical Course Instruction Booklet,
9) Road transport in Aosta valley to and from Cervinia. |
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| Exclusions:
1) Travel to and from Chamonix, 2) Cable Cars (budget
on approx. £50), 3) Equipment hire, 4) Personal
laundry, telephone calls, lunches, & any purchases
in mountain huts / hotels / restaurants, 5) Sunday
pre-dinner drinks & Friday celebratory meal
& drinks, 6) Taxi from Gressoney to Cervinia
(c.20€pp), 7 Activities insurance, & excess
baggage charges. |
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| Group
sizes: 3 - 6 people per
IFMGA mountain guide. For group sizes of over 6
people, there are multiple guides, and the teams
travel independently of each other. |
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| Upgrade
options |
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Avalanche
Skills Training
£75
(throughout the season) |
To
learn avalanche prediction, reutschblocks
and use of avalanche tranceivers. Course is
available on any dates, either scheduled or
private,
details. |
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