Gressoney 6-day freeride skiing tour
6 days of freeride skiing in Gressoney and Alagna in the breathtaking Monte Rosa mountain range together with a certified mountain guide from the Azimut Montagne team.
Group
Alps
6 Days
Jan - Mar
High
Intermediate
Highlights
- Enjoy fantastic runs in varied surroundings.
- Stay at a comfortable accommodation.
- Have fun skiing on the Monte Rosa glaciers.
Description
A freeride ski trip to Gressoney offers the ultimate snow experience for any freeride skier. In this beautiful ski resort, located on the southern side of Monte Rosa, the possibilities are endless. I propose to you here a 6-day trip to enjoy the best snow. You wonât get tired of the varied scenery: glaciers and wide valleys are a feast for the eyes. Discover one of the best skiing spots in Italy, combined with its warm welcomes, and delicious high quality food. In addition, in the evenings rest in a comfortable chalet hotel.
You need to have off-piste / backcountry skiing experience, but it is not necessary to have skinned before. The climbs on skins will be short. We will gain access to remote wild routes far from the crowds.
These are some of the highlights of this 6-day freeride skiing trip in Gressoney and Alagna:
Epic runs in diverse and vast surroundings
Confortable accommodation with attentive service
Delicious Italian food
Ski on the Monte Rosa glaciers
Convenient access via TGV and shuttle
Transportation on a minibus to each spot
Below, you can check put the proposed itinerary. Keep in mind that this is only a guide of a ski touring program in Gressoney, Monte Rosa. Bear in mind that I may change it depending on the weather, snow conditions and the level of the participants. The goal is always to enjoy to the fullest in all safety.
This freeride ski trip is for competent skiers in all snow conditions. You have to be able to ski all day at a good pace, the terrain can include some steep parts. However, you donât need to have experience in ski touring, since the climbs will be short (max 45 min per day). Of course you need to be in good physical shape. You will have a snow/avalanche safety training.
Please contact me if you are interested in skiing on some of the best powder snow in the Alps. It will be my pleasure to guide you there. And if Iâm not available on your chosen dates, another guide from the team will join you.
Price includes
- Accommodation included
- Guiding fee
- Breakfast
- Dinner
- Transport during the trip
- Harness
- Avalanche equipment
Price details
- Not included:
- Transportation to/from the meeting point
- Ski lift fees (approx ⏠200)
- Gear rental
- Personal insurance
- Lunches and all drinks (including those with meals at the hotel) and personal extras
- Any other expenses not mentioned
Itinerary
Day 1: Warming up
We can either meet at Oulx at 7:30AM or directly at Gressoney at 9AM, where we have a briefing and transfer to your accommodation. At Gressoney, we do some freeride warming up. We will also have a security briefing related to off-piste skiing.
Meals included: Dinner.
Accommodation: Hotel.
Day 2: Gressoney off-piste
We use the cable car to reach different routes around Gressoney. From here we actually have great views of the slopes that we will explore the next days.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Accommodation: Hotel.
Day 3: Up to Passo Zube and down to Alagna
We take the cable car and then some short climbs on our skins (30min / +150m) take us to Passo Zube (2950m). Then we descend to Alagna, small picturesque village in the valley. We also enjoy other runs on great slopes today.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Accommodation: Hotel.
Day 4: Passo Bettolina down to Staffal
We take the cable car and then some short climbs on our skins (20min / +100m) take us to Passo Bettolina (2905m). From here, we descend to Staffal. Another climb followed by a long descent to the Salza valley.
Meals included: Breakfast and Dinner.
Accommodation: Hotel.
Day 5: Balma freeriding
A traverse to the Indren cable car. Then we take the Balma route and reach the Pastore mountain hut and enjoy lunch. Weâll enjoy other routes.
Meals included: Breakfast and Dinner.
Accommodation: Hotel.
Day 6: Saint Jacques
After taking the cable car, ascent with skins (40min / +250m) and descent until Saint Jacques. Other runs during the day. In the afternoon (3:30-4PM) transfer back to Oulx and departure at Oulx.
Meals included: Breakfast.
Details
More info
Advice: try to make a pit stop at the excellent artisan cheese shop in the small village of Issime, 15 km from Gressoney Saint Jean. You will find a local cheese, aged and fresh, at a fair price. Address: Walser Delikatesse, loc Tontinel, 80 bis ISSIME (AO) Tel 0039 0125 34 41 62
It is highly recommended to possess cancellation insurance and mandatory to have rescue insurance. Through Europ Assistance, we offer several types of insurance covering the proposed activities and the risks involved. If you are already insured, it is imperative that you send us a copy of your insurance upon registration.
Group size: 5 to 7 people per guide. If you are more, a second guide will join us. The loan of safety equipment (avalanche transceiver, shovel, probe) is included.
The price varies with the number of participants.
The ski passes are not included in the price for 6 days. They will be your responsibility. For maximum flexibility on choosing the best sites, ski passes are bought at Gressoney.
Meeting point
Equipment you will need to bring
Harness
Backpack
Poles
Ski equipment
Avalanche eqmnt
FAQs
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About the guide
Azimut
4.2
(15)
Mountain Guide
We enjoy very much discovering and rediscovering the most beautiful spots in the world, in the Ecrins mountain range but also all around the planet.
Together with the guides in the team, we will share with you unique moments and an amazing journey. From les Ecrins to Chile, from Morocco to Greenland, from Les Gorges du Verdon to Japan, from Italy to Norway⊠tons of destinations offering all types of mountain activities, different every season. It makes us so happy when I can share them with my friends and clients.
Languages
French | English
What people are saying about Azimut
Thierry
Awesome experience, knocked another item from my bucket list.
Yogesh
Well organised trip with excellent guides and admin support Highly recommend đ
jozsef
The Guide did not even know I'am on splitboard. Everyone else was on skis, I was the only one on board. Guide has no experience on board, so the daily trips was designed for skiers, not borders. I would like to know which company is responsible putting me in a ski group, Azimut or Explore-Share? If you don't know the difference between what is doable with skis and splitboards, you would not sell trips for splitboarders! In the only day I could enjoy somehow, I did very hard time to stay on my feet on icy steeps, because I should have had a crampon, but I did not have it, because the list of necessary equipment does not mention it. All the skiers had one. The guide anyway did what he could to help me, all the respect for Rafael. But the whole trip was a fuckup for me that way. I really want to know who is responsible!?
Yelena
the trip did not correspond program description which forced me to leave on the second day, with huge financial losses. the guide checked and confirmed ny capabilities to ski - indeed after it was failed off road asked me to make a decission to give up. When I asked the agency to organize a transfer at least back to the meeting point (from the middle of nowhere) they pretended they can't do it (indeed, it was included to the program...) the worst every trip in my life. And explore and share instead of any invistigation simply did not care.
Raphael
Had a great trip. Unfortunately the guide was not fluent in English as written in the description. That is something that could lead to a very tricky situation if there wouldâve been a dangerous situation. The selection of the group by azimut was not the best as at least one person was physically not capable of doing this trip. However, the service by explore-share was great!
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