Giancarlo, an IFMGA-certified mountain guide, takes you on this great 5-day hut-to-hut ski tour around Bessanese, a wild an isolated area in the Piedmont region in Italy.
Alps
5 Days
Mar, Apr
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Advanced
Join me on a spectacular 5-day ski tour around Bessanese, in Italy. This wild and isolated area, located between the Italy and France border, is ideal for ski mountainering.
Bessanese (3594m) is a beautiful mountain of the Graian Alps, near the towns of Balme, in the Piedmont region in Italy, and Bessans, France. Most famous on its Italian side, the mountain lies about 30 km north of Turin, and it is one of the highest point of the Valli di Lanzo.
We will meet in the small comune of Balme, about 45 kilometres northwest of the city of Turin. During the following days, we will climb peaks like Punta Adami (3168m), Punta Maria (3336m), **Rossa Peak (**2910m) and Collerin Pass (3200m), enjoying amazing descents. Please note this is a tour for skiers of advanced level, physically fit.
We will be staying in different mountain huts every day, like the Città di Ciriè Hut, the Gastaldi and the Averole Hut. You can check the day-by-day itinerary below.
So if you want to join me on this great ski touring adventure, just send me a request and we will start planning together this unique trip in Bessanese.
If you are looking for other options, you could check out my 3-day ski mountaineering tour around Matterhorn or the Gran Paradiso 5-day ski mountaineering tour
↑ 1591m ↓ 1171m / Total time: 6h
↑ 1318m ↓509m / Total time: 5h
↑ 700m ↓1126m / Total time: 6h
↑ 1000m ↓1350m / Total time: 6h
↑ 1100m ↓1480m / Total time: 5h
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Equipment: Complete ski mountaineering equipment with Artva, shovel and probe. It is possible to rent it on site.
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Mountain Guide
I have been working as a mountain guide for more than ten years, and I still love my job very much! The great mountains of the Alps are my favorite playground: Mont Blanc, Matterhorn, Monte Rosa and Gran Paradiso are my favorite destinations.
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