A serious ski-touring week in the Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta backcountry. Days start early, ascents are long and the descents are earned. You are led by an IFMGA guide with intimate knowledge of the local snowpack — expect avalanche training on day one, then a mix of hut-to-hut and villa-based tours through the week.
- ◆Punta Rossa, Val Chisone — a classic warm-up ascent, 1,200m of climb and a 30° descent through open larch
- ◆Colle della Rho, Bardonecchia — a ridge tour with French-border views and a short, exposed final ascent
- ◆Testa Grigia traverse — big-mountain skinning from Gressoney into the Ayas valley, 1,400m of ascent
- ◆A full avalanche safety day: transceiver, probe, shovel, burial scenarios and companion rescue
- ◆IFMGA guide at a maximum 1:6 ratio
- ◆Touring skis, skins, boots and poles on request
- ◆Transceiver, probe, shovel and ABS airbag pack supplied
Your week, day by day.
Transfers, touring set-up and skin fitting, snowpack briefing with the guide, dinner by the fire.
A full day on transceiver, probe and shovel — burial scenarios and companion rescue drills before the mountain days.
The warm-up ascent: 1,200m of skinning in Val Chisone and a gentle 30° descent through open larch.
A ridge tour above Bardonecchia with panoramic French-border views and a short, exposed final ascent.
The big objective — a cable-car assisted start, 1,400m of skinning from Gressoney into the Ayas valley.
Slow breakfast, kit return and transfers to Turin or Milan Malpensa.
