Margherita Hut 2-day guided splitboarding tour

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This 2-day tour led by IFMGA certified mountain guide Paolo takes you to the Margherita Hut to then enjoy a fantastic snowboarding descent back to Alagna.

Alps

2 Days

Mar - May

High

Advanced

Description

If you are a looking for a good winter experience in the Alps, this proposal may sound tempting to you: a splitboarding adventure to Margherita Hut, on the border between Italy and Switzerland, and a 3300 meter long descent back to the base.

The Reina Margherita is a guarded mountain hut, situated at the top of the Signalkuppe, one of the highest peaks in the Monte Rosa massif. At an elevation of of 4549 meters, it is undoubtedly the highest refuge in Europe.

During this 2-day adventure we will climb up there using our splitboards. Our starting point will be Alagna, Piedmont. Then we must take the ski lift to Punta Indren (3273 m) and continue towards the Indren Glacier. We’ll sleep in the Mantova refuge and on day 2 we’ll finally reach the Margherita Hut. Here comes the best part: a great snowboard descent down to Alagna!

The best season to do this traverse is from March to April and participants must be physically prepared and have snowboarding experience.

Ready for a nice splitboard time in the Margherita Hut? Send your request now and book your place!

Price includes

Guiding fee

Details

More info

I will take care of the logistics and the reservation of the mountain hut.
If you don't have some of the technical equipment (harness, crampons, ice axe, snow beep) you can rent it with me.
Equipment needed: high mountain gear, full splitboarding gear, poles, avalanche transceiver (with extra batteries), shovel, probe, harness, 1 locking carabiner, heavy gloves or mittens, hat, sunglasses, ski goggles, sun cream, head light.

Meeting point

Alagna

About the guide

Paolo

4.9

(14)

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

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What people are saying about Paolo

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.

Steven

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!