Join IFMGA mountain guide Paolo on this off-piste snowboarding program which can be adapted to your wishes, expectations and technical skills. Explore Monte Rosa in a safe and fun way!
Alps
+1 Day
Jan - Apr, Dec
High
Advanced
If you’re a splitboarder or snowboarder looking for good freeride descents in Monte Rosa, you should join me on this one or more days program.
Monte Rosa massif is a very famous area, mainly due to its many off-piste spots that can be easily reached by ski lifts. It is in fact, the only site in Europe that has more than 2000-meter-long vertical runs to enjoy with your snowboard.
What I am proposing today is a custom and flexible program that will depend on multiple factors: technical level of the group, available time in the area and weather/snow conditions.
So, I will plan a personalized off piste snowboarding adventure, just for you and your group. We’ll take the first lift at 8:30 am to Punta Indren (3270 m) and from there I’ll take care of taking you to the best powder runs, that can be found in any of the following places:
Balma: one of the most renown itineraries due to its different lines to descend. In addition its access is easy from Punta Indren;
Salza: another classic route in Monte Rosa that goes through a wide valley with exciting descents of 1750 meters long (even suitable for beginners);
Malfatta: a 2000 meters of descent that requires a 40 m rappel via a steep couloir. Malfatta leads to a valley where powder remains for a long time;
Valle Perduta: 45 min walking with splitboards will take us to the steep couloir. Once there, we will enjoy 1850 meters of runs through a glacier;
Zube Valley: after 30 min splitboarding, 1750 meters of descent waits for us to snowboard down the stunning valley.
If you want to be part of this program take into account that you should have good techniques of snowboarding/splitboarding and a good physical condition.
Monte Rosa awaits! Send your request now and make your reservation! It’ll be my pleasure to guide you there.
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Mountain Guide
Strange to say, I began my climbing career after I left behind my valley and my own mountains.
When I finished high school I moved to Turin, in order to get a mechanical engineer degree.
There I started to climb on a little indoor wall at the University Sport Centre and, very soon, I found myself dreaming on the greatest alps walls. I lived adventures made of fun, fatigue and satisfaction, I shared them with many friends who became climbing partners as well.
In Turin I got my degree and I worked for some years as a mechanical engineer consultant but, more than that, I discovered a new way to live and look at the mountains: sometimes they became playgrounds with attractions for everyone, sometimes a shelter, where to find myself again.
Meanwhile, an idea started to grow inside me and became a dream; a dream I would never give up: working in an office as big as the alps!
Making the long story short, I applied for the mountain guide training, had a huge professional development and became a UIAGM mountain guide.
Now I’m working full-time as a mountain guide, sharing my passion with a lot of different people on the Alps, since I'm based in the Monte Rosa area, but also around the world.
Languages
Italian | English | Spanish
Matsvei
Amazing guide, amazing location!
Jay
Paolo was truly an excellent guide. Phenomenal knowledge of the backcountry, excellent pacing on the climbs and downhills. Paolo was able to find some good snow in a year where there has not been much snow.
I just wanted to thank you very much for all the help in the difficult snow conditions. The primary aim of teaching Digby and reminding me of avalanche protocols and about skinning have been fully achieved. You made it all fund, clear and precise. Too bad we had poor conditions, but we still found some reasonable snow and mashed an awesome couloir, so we did really well considering. So thank you very much and only sorry that we could not make full use of you for the full five days.
Frans
Our Guide Massimo was very professional. We were heading to the Margharita hut at 4,559 meters but unfortunately one of us got mountain sickness at 4,100 at Piramide Vincent. Furthermore the weather was getting worse...lots of wind and snow starting. Our guide was very firm and 'advised' to go back to the Mantova hut. We were extremely lucky because a few hours later the storm was very bad and as people may have heart, 2 Italian ladies died at Primade Vincent from the cold . So Massimo thanks for your perseverance!
elyasaf
Paolo is an amazing guide, very nice and very professional. I would like to go on more trips with him, and I recommend others do too!
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