Ski the Haute Route
The Haute Route is without a doubt the world’s most famous ski tour. It is an incredible journey through the heart of the glaciers and high peaks of the West Alps. Skiing the high peaks and long glaciers of these mountains is high on the wish list of many accomplished ski-mountaineers. Its long tradition goes back well into the 1800′s when the rugged Haute Route traverse was done for the first time from Chamonix, France to Zermatt, Switzerland.
Your tour begins with a 9000 foot descent of the Vallée Blanche. For the next 7 days you will ski tour hut to hut weaving through countless glaciers, passing over spectacular cols, eventually ending up in the renowned Swiss village of Zermatt. Along the Haute Route, there are wonderful skiing opportunities, breathtaking views, and relaxing evenings in the huts. Though there is some technical terrain, particularly on the first day at the Col du Chardonnet, and later on the ascent of the Sepentine, for the most part the route is reasonably straightforward and difficult days are interspersed with easier ones.
The Haute Route is a ski mountaineering tour of average difficulty, which should be easily managed by strong intermediate ski mountaineers. You do have to be physically healthy and able to acclimatize to elevations of up to 13,000 feet (the highest hut we will sleep in will be at 12,000′).
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- Dates: April 16-22, 2012
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- Cost: $2,895 (Not including lodging or airfare)
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- Ratio: 4 skiers to 1 guide
