Offpiste

Beautiful and unforgettable descent on the glaciers, in the heart of Mont Blanc. Departure with transfer from Champoluc to Courmayeur and up by the lifts to  Punta Helbronner (3466m). You reach the Col Flambeau from which you start the descent on the glacier of Mer de Glace, until you arrive in Chamonix (1042m). Depending on the season, you can take the Montenvers train to reach Chamonix. Return to Champoluc with transfer in the evening.

Program:

• Meeting at Champoluc – 6.30am (according with the guide)
• Off piste gear check
• Briefing of the day
• Preparation for the trip
• Time: full day and return in the afternoon
• Difference in altitude: + 2400m (according to the descent)

Level:

• Skiers with basic off-piste experience. On-piste skiing level required: black piste. Routes on max. 30 degree slopes

Equipment:

• Offpiste skis, sticks, helmet and harness
• Safety kit (ABS backpack, transceiver, shovel and probe)

The price includes:

• Alpine guide, professional insurance and harness (if required)

The price does NOT include:

• Equipment and/or safety kit hire
• Lifts ticket
• Transfer
• Anything not mentioned in “The price includes”

Exciting descents in the famous Swiss Ski Area, along the Unter Theodulgletscher. Departure from Champoluc and transfer to Cervinia. Climb up to Plateau Rosa (3480m), glacier downhill towards Zermatt and arrival at Furi (1864m). Lifts to the Kleine Matterhorn (3862 m) and return to Saint Jacques along the Cime Bianche Valley. Shuttle from Saint Jacques to Champoluc.

Program:

• Meeting at Champoluc
• Off piste gear check
• Transfer to Breuil-Cervinia
• Briefing of the day
• Preparation for the trip
• Time: full day and return in the afternoon
• Difference in altitude: + 1600m (according to the descent)

Level:

• Skiers with basic off-piste experience. On-piste skiing level required: black piste. Routes on max. 30 degree slopes

Equipment:

• Offpiste skis, sticks, helmet and harness
• Safety kit (ABS backpack, transceiver, shovel and probe)

The price includes:

• Alpine guide, professional insurance and harness (if required)

The price does NOT include:

• Equipment and/or safety kit hire
• Lifts ticket
• Transfer
• Anything not mentioned in “The price includes”

Great itinerary that, thanks to the lift of Punta Indren (3275m) allows you to reach one of the most beautiful slopes of Monte Rosa. From Champoluc to Punta Indren using the facilities of the Monterosaski area. Since the arrival of Punta Indren lift, put your skis on and pass by the old Indren cable car station, descend on the Bors Glacier and reach a clear carving to the left of Punta Malfatta. From here, starts a couloir around the 40 ° whose descent is assured by the guide with a rope. From the end of the couloir, starts one of the most beautiful slopes of almost 1000m! The descent ends to Alagna, where by the lifts you go back to Champoluc.

Program:

• Meeting at Champoluc – 8.30am
• Off piste gear check
• Briefing of the day
• Preparation for the trip
• Time: full day and return in the afternoon
• Difference in altitude: + 2000m

Level:

• Expert off-piste skiers, able to ski in all snow conditions on steep slopes. Routes on max. 40 degree slopes

Equipment:

• Offpiste skis, sticks, helmet and harness
• Safety kit (ABS backpack, transceiver, shovel and probe)

The price includes:

• Alpine guide, professional insurance and harness (if required)

The price does NOT include:

• Equipment and/or safety kit hire
• Lifts ticket
• Anything not mentioned in “The price includes”

An ancient link between the Val d’Ayas and the Gressoney Valley and can be reached even in winter. This excursion offers unique views and several itineraries, with different difficulties, always in search of hidden powder and virgin slopes. The starting point to the Colle del Rothorn is reached by the lift of Colle Sarezza (2717m) and walking with skins for about 400m (1 hour).

Program:

• Meeting at Champoluc – 8.30am
• Off piste gear check
• Briefing of the day
• Preparation for the trip
• Time: full day and return in the afternoon

Level:

• Introduction to off-piste skiing. On-piste skiing level required: red piste.

Equipment:

• Touring skis, touring boots, skins, poles, ski crampons and helmet
• Safety kit (transceiver, shovel and probe) and ABS backpack required by the guide

The price includes:

• Alpine guide and professional insurance

The price does NOT include:

• Equipment and/or safety kit hire
• Lifts ticket
• Anything not mentioned in “The price includes”

The Valle Perduta is with The Malfatta, one of the itineraries that gave start to the myth of “Polvere Rosa”. From the arrival of Punta Indren (3275m), cross the glacier in the direction of a rocky stripe. Put your skins on and go up to the Mantova and Gnifetti Hut. In about 30 minutes you will get access to the couloir. Depending on conditions and your level, the guide will choose the best route that can requires a rope. Once on the glacier below, you descend on magnificent slopes in a unique and fascinating glacial environment, all the way down to Gressoney!

Program:

• Meeting at Champoluc – 8.30am
• Off piste gear check
• Briefing of the day
• Preparation for the trip
• Time: full day and return in the afternoon

Level:

• Expert off-piste skiers, able to ski in all snow conditions on steep slopes. Routes on max. 40 degree slopes

Equipment:

• Touring skis, touring boots, skins, poles, ski crampons and helmet
• Safety kit (transceiver, shovel and probe), harness and and ABS backpack required by the guide

The price includes:

• Alpine guide, professional insurance and harnes (if necessary)

The price does NOT include:

• Equipment and/or safety kit hire
• Lifts ticket
• Anything not mentioned in “The price includes”

From the ski slopes of Antagnod put your skis on until you reach the chapel of Vascoccia Inferiore (2254m). From here we follow the wide valley, with a suitable itinerary on the right or left. From the top, we can choose several couloirs of different difficulty towards the Nana Valley. The descent of the most hard couloir may require the use of the rope. The way down ends up in Frachey, where by the lifts you return to Champoluc and later to Antagnod by a shuttle. Alternatively you can descent directly on Antagnod.

Program:

• Meeting at Champoluc – 8.30am
• Off piste gear check
• Briefing of the day
• Preparation for the trip
• Time: full day and return in the afternoon

Level:

• Expert off-piste skiers, able to ski in all snow conditions on steep slopes. Routes on max. 40 degree slopes

Equipment:

• Touring skis, touring boots, skins, poles, ski crampons and helmet
• Safety kit (transceiver, shovel and probe), harness for some canals and and ABS backpack required by the guide

The price includes:

• Alpine guide, professional insurance and harnes (if necessary)

The price does NOT include:

• Equipment and/or safety kit hire
• Lifts ticket
• Anything not mentioned in “The price includes”

Classical tour, starting from Bettaforca (2670m) and suitable for beginners. It only takes about an hour of ski touring and a beautiful descent into the Verra Valley. In front of the most famous peaks of Monte Rosa, you enjoy an itinerary and an environment far from the ski area. Ski down, can be done at Frachey through the Lakes of Resy, to Saint Jacques throught the Piani di Verra or eventually at Gressoney.

Program:

• Meeting at Champoluc – 8.30am
• Off piste gear check
• Briefing of the day
• Preparation for the trip
• Time: full day and return in the afternoon

Level:

• Introduction to off-piste skiing. On-piste skiing level required: red piste

Equipment:

• Touring skis, touring boots, skins, poles, ski crampons and helmet
• Safety kit (transceiver, shovel and probe) and ABS backpack required by the guide

The price includes:

• Alpine guide and professional insurance

The price does NOT include:

• Equipment and/or safety kit hire
• Lifts ticket
• Anything not mentioned in “The price includes”

The north-eastern couloir is an ever steep and somewhere extreme itinerary where you have to have absolute knowledge of places and snow conditions. From Champoluc you climb up to Colle Sarezza (2717m) by the lifts. You descend for about 200m, put on the skins for about 450m. The descent begins on quite gentle bumps that lead to the narrow and steep couloir. You cross right, until you find the couloir goes down to the valley. Follow it for about 1km to the parking of Punta Jolanda in Gressoney La Trinité. By the lifts then goes back to Champoluc.

Program:

• Meeting at Champoluc – 8.30am
• Off piste gear check
• Briefing of the day
• Preparation for the trip
• Time: full day and return in the afternoon

Level:

• Expert off-piste skiers, able to ski in all snow conditions on steep slopes. Routes on max. 40 degree slopes

Equipment:

• Touring skis, touring boots, skins, poles, ski crampons, harness, and helmet
• Safety kit (transceiver, shovel and probe) and ABS backpack required by the guide

The price includes:

• Alpine guide, professional insurance and harness (if required)

The price does NOT include:

• Equipment and/or safety kit hire
• Lifts ticket
• Anything not mentioned in “The price includes”

Perfect route to approach steep skiing. From Champoluc with the lifts, you reach the Passo dei Salati (2980m), you go down the Gabiet track and to the left until you reach a valley. Put your skins for about 45 minutes, up to the Zube Pass (2874m). Next, you go down the opposite side and you reach the entrance of the coulior. The canal is narrow and steep (45°), then reach Vallone d’Olen. Then you reach the station of Pianalunga where, by the lifts, you will return to Champoluc.

Program:

• Meeting at Champoluc – 8.30am
• Off piste gear check
• Briefing of the day
• Preparation for the trip
• Time: full day and return in the afternoon

Level:

• Expert off-piste skiers, able to ski in all snow conditions on steep slopes. Routes on max. 40 degree slopes

Equipment:

• Touring skis, touring boots, skins, poles, ski crampons and helmet
• Safety kit (transceiver, shovel and probe) and ABS backpack required by the guide

The price includes:

• Alpine guide and professional insurance

The price does NOT include:

• Equipment and/or safety kit hire
• Lifts ticket
• Anything not mentioned in “The price includes”

In good snow conditions, Lake Perrin is an offpiste tour that, thanks to the lifts up to Colle Sarezza (2717m) and a 400m (about 2 hours) hike with skins, allows you to reach the beautiful slopes in the back side of Monterosa ski area. A perfect and real “snow secret”!

Program:

• Meeting at Champoluc – 8.30am
• Off piste gear check
• Briefing of the day
• Preparation for the trip
• Time: full day and return in the afternoon

Level:

• Skiers with basic off-piste experience. On-piste skiing level required: black piste. Routes on max. 30 degree slopes

Equipment:

• Touring skis, touring boots, skins, poles, ski crampons and helmet
• Safety kit (transceiver, shovel and probe) and ABS backpack required by the guide

The price includes:

• Alpine guide and professional insurance

The price does NOT include:

• Equipment and/or safety kit hire
• Lifts ticket
• Anything not mentioned in “The price includes”

A day with our guides within the Monterosa Ski area, to teach everyone using artva, shovel and probe for a self-help during an avalanche accident. The focus of the day is to learn the risk management in wild mountain excursions.

Here the main topics:

• Risk management
• Ask for help
• Organization of research and identification of possible burial points
• Using ARTVA, shovel and probe
• ARTVA search and hunting training

Programm:

• Meeting at Champoluc – 8.30am
• Time: full day

Equipment:

• Skis to reach the place of the class
• Safety kit (transceiver, shovel and probe)

The price includes:

• Alpine guide and professional insurance

The price does NOT include:

• Equipment and/or safety kit hire
• Lifts ticket
• Anything not mentioned in “The price includes”

During all the Sunday of the seasons (from 14 January 2018 to 15 April 2018), the Alpine Guides offer a series of offpiste excursions to discover our mountains … The itineraries will be selected week by week from our Guides, according to the weather and snow conditions. They will be in the Monterosa Ski area, or in other locations in Aosta Valley. Depending on the snow conditions, dates may be subject to change.

Program:

• Meeting at Champoluc – 8.30am
• Individual material control
• Briefing on the program of the day
• Preparation and start of the trip
• Time: full day and return in the afternoon

Level:

• Skiers with basic off-piste experience

Equipment:

• Touring skis, touring boots, skins, poles, ski crampons, helmet
• Security kit (ABS backpack, transceiver, shovel, probe)

The price includes:

• Alpine guide and professional insurance

The price does NOT include:

• Ticket for ski lifts (if needed)
• Transfer (if needed)
• Equipment and/or safety kit hire
• Anything not mentioned in “The price includes”