Snowshoeing Week in Samoens (French Alps), near Mont Blanc

Come and enjoy a full week of fantastic snowshoeing in Samoens, in the French Alps, near Mont Blanc with UIMLA certified guide Emma.

Group

Alps

7 Days

Jan - Mar

High

Intermediate

Highlights

Spend an entire week snowshoeing through the French Alps.
Spend every night comfortably resting in a hotel in the village of Samoens.
Trek to the top of several peaks and enjoy great views of peaks like Mont Blanc.

Description

This week long snowshoeing adventure will be based in the lovely village of Samoens. This small, but wonderful village is located in the French Alps. However, Samoens is only but a small part of this incredible adventure.

For an entire week, you will get to snowshoe through, explore, admire and immerse yourself in some of the most beautiful spots of the French Alps. Every day of this trip will be different. And at the end of every day, you will get to return to a comfortable 2 star hotel in the village of Samoens.

There is a long list of highlights you will get to experience during this expedition. Those highlights include a number of wonderful peaks, which you will get to scale right to the top. Those peaks include La Bourgeoise (1,770m), Pointe Ratti (1,923m), Pointe de la Golese (1,835m), La Paraset (1,606m) and the Tete de la Sallaz (2,026m). Each one of these peaks offers amazing views of the Alps, including the legendary Mont Blanc massif. You will also get to spend a day trekking through the beautiful Bostan valley as well.

We will be trekking from 4 to 6 hours each day on this trip, covering between 5 to 10 kilometers and reaching elevations ranging from 400 to 720 meters. As a result, it is important that participants on this trip are in good physical condition. However, no prior snowshoeing experience is necessary.

Snowshoeing through the Alps is an unforgettable experience. And on this trip, based out of the lovely village of Samoens, you will get to spend an entire week seeing an array of wonderful spots in the mountains. To join me on this trip, just send me a request.

Would you like to explore the Chamonix valley under the star and moonlight? Then join me on this half-day trip.

Price includes

Accommodation included
Guiding fee
Breakfast
Dinner
Transport during the trip

Price details

The price does not include insurance (mandatory for every participant) and the guide´s expenses (accommodation, meals, lift tickets, etc).
The price is 1495 pounds per person, for the weeks of February 9th to 16th and March 2nd to 9th.
In addition to the guiding fee, the price also includes hotel accommodation, snowshoe and safety equipment, breakfast and dinners and transportation, but does not include lunches, flights, personal drinks and snacks, insurance and gratuities.

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in Samoens

We will meet at your pre-selected hotel in Samoens, where we will have a brief meeting about the trip to come.

Day 2: La Bourgeoise (1,770m)

Today we will snowshoe to the summit of the beautiful La Bourgeoise peak, where you can enjoy some great views and eat some lunch at the summit. Afterwards, we will take a different route back to Samoens, passing below the Col de Joux Plaine, where we will spend the night in our hotel. We will be trekking for approximately 5 hours, covering 5 kilometers and elevating 700 meters.

Day 3: Pointe Ratti (1,923m)

For today, after a short transfer to the ski town of Morzine, we will snowshoe up to the Col de l’Encrenaz. Afterwards, we will follow the ridgeline to the Pointe Ratti, where you can enjoy great views of the Roc d’Enfer. We will be trekking for approximately 4.5 hours, covering 6 kilometers and elevating 490 meters.

Day 4: Pointe de la Golese (1,835m)

After a short transfer, we will make our way along a winding route, above the treeline to the summit of the Pointe de la Golese. We will be trekking for approximately 6 hours, covering 10 kilometers and elevating 739 meters.

Day 5: La Paraset (1,606m)

Today, we will take a transfer to Bonnavaz. Afterwards, we will follow a forest trail to an open area under the Pointe d’Uble as we continue toward La Paraset,which we will trek to the top of, so you can enjoy spectacular views. We will be trekking for approximately 4 hours, covering 5.5 kilometers and elevating 420 meters.

Day 6: Bostan valley

Throughout the day, we will be trekking through, exploring and enjoying the beautiful Bostan valley, from its cliffs and forest to the refuge, where hopefully we can enjoy a hot chocolate and some lunch. We will be trekking for approximately 5.5 hours, covering 10 kilometers and elevating 714 meters.

Day 7: Tete de la Sellaz (2,026m)

The day will begin with a transfer to the village of Romme. From there, we will make our way to the summit of the Tete de la Sellaz. From the summit, you will be able to see the Mont Blanc massif! We will be trekking for approximately 6 hours, covering 8 kilometers and elevating 700 meters.

Day 8: Departure

On the final day, our trip will conclude after a delicious breakfast in the hotel.

Details

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Participants should bring the following items with them: walking boots (must be waterproof), woolly hat, gloves, small rucksack, sunglasses, sun hat in warm weather, sun screen, lip balm, water and snacks and lunches.

Insurance

It is compulsory that you take out adequate travel insurance, and it is a condition of booking with us that your insurance covers the following as a minimum: medical expenses, injury, illness, death, repatriation, personal accident, mountain rescue including helicopter evacuation, along with cancellation and curtailment. Your insurance must be valid for the duration of your tour.

Meeting point

Your pre-selected accommodation in Samoens.

About the guide

-Emma & Guides' team

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Mountain Leader

I'm a qualified International Mountain Leader (IML) and I have been leading expeditions for the last 15 years. I have led the Tour du Mont Blanc over 40 times, the Everest Base Camp trek 27 times, Kilimanjaro 10 times, and I have also led trips in Nepal, Peru, Cuba, India, Bhutan, Cambodia, Thailand, the Alps, the Pyrenees, Russia, Uzbekistan and Madagascar, amongst others. I work together with qualified mountain leaders like me, If I'm not available to guide you, one of my colleagues will take care of you.

I'm a passionate skier, in 2009 I made the first ski descent of Manaslu, the 8th highest mountain in the world (8156m).

Fluent in French, Russian and Spanish, I also work as an interpreter and love to chat.

Languages

Russian | French | English

Certificates

UIMLA

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What people are saying about -Emma & Guides' team

The service Emma provided us was outstanding. Everything went well and as planned. Trip descriptions, route informations and Emma's recommendations was all provided in the App and hard copy. All we had to do was show up and hike. No worries about booking hotels and transportations. Hotels booked for us were all clean, comfortable with full breakfast. The dinners that some hotels provided was very delicious. I highly recommend Cloud 9 Adventure to anybody. Thank you Emma for an unforgettable trip!

We had an amazing day hiking with Jason admiring views of Mont Blanc, the Bionnassay glacier and waterfalls. Jason was knowledgeable about the history and geology of the area, and tailored the hike according to what we wanted to see as well as our physical capacity. We are grateful he brought us on a trail we wouldn’t have known about otherwise! Emma was also a great help with coordination and brainstorming ideas with us in the lead-up to the hike. Highly recommend!

Emma Jack- You are incredible. Nothing I can say here would justify the experience you gave us. I will just say thank you and we’ll be reaching out to you again to plan our future adventures.

Cloud 9 fit everything we were searching for. You can not find a better team with experience and care for service than Cloud 9. If you are looking for the hiking trip of lifetime, I urge you to look at the web site and send an email to Cloud 9 to learn more about their services for The Tour du Mont Blanc.

I had the time of my life on a Tour du Mont Blanc Trip organized by Cloud 9. I took the trip with my sisters and we were guided by Ronan, an experienced French guide. I could not have asked for a better experience. All of the accommodations were lovely, and Ronan helped ensure each day was magical regardless of the weather. I would highly recommend this tour company to anyone considering the TMB.