| The Haute Route : Verbier
- Zermatt |
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| Duration |
5 days |
| Dates of the trip in 2009 |
March 15th to 20th - March 29th to April 3rd - April 26th to May 1st |
| Guide to client ratio |
1 : 6 |
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| Cost |
1000 Euros |
See our payment conditions |
| Technical level required |
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10% discount for groups of 4-6 booking together |
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| Cost includes : professional UIAGM mountain guide, local
transportation (trams, trains, buses), community gear,
night, dinner and breakfast in the huts |
| Cost does not include : meals and hotels in towns (Verbier,
Zermatt or others) lunches, flights and transportation
to Verbier and/or Geneva, return trip to Vderbier and
any extra expenses due to a change in our program |
| Your are responsible for : your own equipment, expenses
in case of rescue |
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Chamonix Zermatt has always been the reference in ski touring. This amazing itinerary joins the greatest towns in the alpine history, crossing a beautiful alpine country made of an endless succession of peaks and glaciers.
If you do not want to spend 8 days in the mountain, you can choose the shorter version and skip the first two days (Argentière to Champex). Your trip will start in Verbier, where you can spend a couple of days before the trip practicing skiing and getting used to the altitude.
Our mini Haute Route from Verbier follows the same itinerary as the big sister that joins Chamonix to Zermatt. You will cover a lot of beautiful terrain, the traverse of Pigne d'Arolla and the famous last run to Zermatt.
Some other trips may offer better skiing opportunities with longer or steeper runs but Chamonix Zermatt is by far the best for its views and atmosphere, every day brings its share of emotion and respect for this beautiful terrain. A real journey across the Alps…
This is an intermediate tour and requires a good level of fitness. Participants must be good skiers able to perform parallel turns while carrying a pack in variable conditions: powder, hard spring snow, crud and everything in between. Basic mountaineering skills are helpful. Your guide will be happy to review these skills during the tour. |
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| Day 1 |
Meeting in our hotel in Verbier. Equipment
check and team meeting in the evening. |
| Day 2 |
By cable car to the Mont Fort (10800ft). Via the Rosablanche (10944ft) we will reach the Prafleuri hut (8733ft). |
| Day 3 |
Along the lake des Dix, traverse and climb to the Dix hut (9606ft). If we get there in time, we can leave our packs in the hut and take advantage of an easy afternoon trip on the Luette (11640 ft), some good skiing but also a beautiful view point. |
| Day 4 |
The traverse to the Vignettes hut (9500 ft) by the Serpentine and the Pigne d’Arolla (12434 ft) is a great moment of this spectacular trip. Beautiful glacier travelling and some enjoyable skiing through crevasses and seracs. |
| Day 5 |
From les Vignettes, most people would take a day to reach Zermatt. We prefer to split this long traverse in two and enjoy the stop over in the Bertol hut (10860 ft) for a better final day. |
| Day 6 |
Easy traverse to Tête Blanche (12162 ft). Our stop in Bertol is a guarantee for better conditions for our final run to our destination, Zermatt. Beautiful skiing surrounded by the massive faces of Matterhon, Dent Blanche and the imperial crown of Zermatt. |
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How to get to Argentière |
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Where to stay in Argenitère |
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