The Haute Route - Zermatt… (trip)
The Haute Route - Zermatt to Chamonix
- Zermatt, Switzerland
- Active & Adventure
| from $2,990* per person | 9 Days | April |
| Comfort accommodations | Exertion level: 3 | |
| Operator: Selkirk Mountain Experience | 10 people max | |
I was a young teenager when I traveled for the first time from my native valley of Glarus, in the Swiss Alps, to Chamonix in France. My enthusiasm and spirit for adventure and ski-mountaineering was endless as I focused to experience every great tour in the West Alps. At that time it was my big dream to someday become one of the proud ski-mountaineers who have skied the great Haute Route. Since then I have guided this classic tour, on all possible variations, 57 times.
Still, after that many times guiding the Haute Route, my deep passion towards this amazing tour continues. If anything, these superb mountains, the most incredible ski-lines and the deep culture of the remote mountain villages and high alpine huts keep inspiring me.
The Haute Route has three main routes, leading from east to west or west to east. My favourite version of the Haute Route is not the minimum "tick-list" style tour. I design the Haute Route to give my guests a maximum mountain experience which includes enjoying the endless serenity of these massive mountains, standing on as many outstanding mountain tops of the famous West Alps as possible, skiing the longest ski-runs found in the West Alps, the combination of staying overnight in traditional mountain huts and clean hotels of remote mountain villages and also to simply experience and absorb passion, mountain culture and high-mountain adventure. This is the tour where it all meets.
I am looking forward to guiding you in the heart of the Alps and share with you the adventure of incredible skiing, the amazing terrain, the pure air of high mountains and also the deep tradition of these mountain villages and the place where I started to guide.
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Locations visited/nearby
Switzerland, Europe
Itinerary
WednesdayApril 20 Meet in Hotel Helvetia, Zermatt, 4:00 PM.
Buy one lunch for the next day. Hotel Helvetia,
Zermatt el. 1610 m.
Thursday
April 21 Today is a warm-up day. We will take the Aerial Tram to the Little Matterhorn, climb the Breithorn and after ski the spectacular Schwarz Glacier to the lower part of the scenic Grenzglacier, located in the heart of the Monte Rosa massif. From there we will ski the impressive Gornerschlucht back to Zermatt. Buy 5 lunches for the following days. With a taxi we will send all extra travel luggage to Chamonix. Hotel Helvetia,
Zermatt, 1610 m. 550 m Up to 2520 m, depending on snow-conditions in the lower areas of Zermat Breithorn
4165 m
Friday
April 22 Today we start the actual Haute Route. From Zermatt we will take the Aerial Tram to the Little Matterhorn, then we will ski 180 degr. around the Matterhorn to Zmutt Glacier el. 2244 m. A final climb of about 2 hours will lead up up the Zmutt Glacier to the Schonbiel Hut. Schonbielhut,
2694 m. 450 m 1550 m Little Matterhorn
Saturday
April 23 From the hut we ski down to the Tiefmatten Glacier 2550 m. Then we will climb up the Stockji Glacier to the Tete Blanche 3710 m. From this summit we are going to ski down the Glacier du Mont Mine as far as elveation 3300 m. A final short 30 minute climb will bring us to the Bertol Hut 3268 m. A final climb up a steep ladder will bring us to the actual hut. Bertol Hut
3268 m. 1200 m 750 m Tete Blanche 3710 m
Sunday
April 24 From the Bertol Hut we will ski down the Glacier du Mont Mine as far as elveation 3300 m. From there we will climb to the summit of the Dents de Bertol 3524 m. Now we are going to ski down the steep north facing slopes to the upper Arolla Glacier, elev. 2600 m. The next climb will bring us to the Col de l'Eveque and Pointes d'Oren 3525 m. A final ski descent takes us down the amazing northerly slopes to the Glacier d'Odemma. Then we will climb for one more hour to the Vigniettes Hut. Vignettes Hut
3160 m 1150 m 1470 m Pointes d'Ores 3525 m
Monday
April 25 Today we climb the mid-point of the Haute Route, the Pigne d'Arolla 3790 m. From this summit we will ski to Col du Brunet and climb La Serpentine 3789 m. Now we will ski via la Serpentine Col down the La Serpentine Glacier to the Chanrio Hut. Chanrio Hut
2462 m 800 m 1500 m Pigne d'Arolla 3790 m
Tuesday
April 26 A short ski will bring us to La Barme, then we hope to climb the steep south slopes of Mont Avril to its 3347 m high summit. From this scenic summit we ski via the Swiss - Italian Border to the Plan du Breuil (Italy) and further to the small town of Glacier. From Glacier a taxi will drive us to La Palud - Courmayeur (Italy). Hotel Vallee Blanche, Cormayeur, Italy 1370 m. 1000 m 1800 m, depending on how far into the valley we can ski. Mont Avril
3347 m
Wednesday
April 27 In the early morning we will take the aerial tram to Point Helbronner 3559 m. From there we are going to ski the Glacier du Geant and the Vallee Blanche to elevation 2100 m. there we have to take a long 120 vertical meter steel ladder and a final trail to the train-station. Then we ride the train down to Chamonix. Hotel de l'Arve, Chamonix, France 1037 m. (Included in price) 425 m 1884 m Col Freshfiel, Mont Blanc massive 3625 m
Thursday
April 28 After breakfast individual travel home.
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