Day 1 Saturday
Arrive in
Chamonix
for the first meeting with your guide in the evening.
Day 2 Sunday
Off piste skiing and skills training in the Grand Montets ski area.
Day 3 Monday
Ski down from the top of the Grand Montets to the Argentiere Glacier. We then skin up to the Col du Chardonnet where we have a roped down lower onto to Saleina Glacier. From here we traverse around to the Fenetre de Saleina and across the Trient Plateau to the Trient hut in
Switzerland
.
Day 4 Tuesday
We start the day by skiing down the Trient Glacier to the
Col
des Ecandies. This is at the head the Val d'Arpette, a stunning valley that leads down to the picturesque
village
of
Champex
in
Switzerland
. From here we transfer to Verbier ski area by road, where we use uplift and ski to the Mont Fort hut.
Day 5 Wednesday
From the Mont Fort hut we skin up to the Col de la Chaux then traverse to the Col de Momin. From here an ascent of the Rosablanche can be made, this gives us an outstanding view of all the surrounding mountains. From Rosablanche we have wonderful ski descent to the new Plafleuri hut where we will spend the night.
Day 6 Thursday
The day starts with a short climb over the
Col
des Roux this gives us a fantastic view down onto the Lac des Dix and our route ahead. We traverse around lake side then up to the Pas de Chat on-route to the Dix hut.
Day 7 Friday
Skin across the Cheilon Glacier and up to the Col de la Serpentine. Continue up to the Col de Brenay and then up the final slopes to the beautiful summit of the Pigne d` Arolla (3796m.) A stunning ski descent to the Vignettes hut with
Mt.
Collon
providing a perfect backdrop.
Day 8 Saturday
A pre-dawn start is needed from the Vignettes hut to enable us to reach the Col de Valpelline by late morning. We then have a breathtaking ski down the Stockji and Zmutt glaciers with North face of
Matterhorn
towering above us. We now only have the final stages left down to
Zermatt
. We then return to
Chamonix
where the course finishes.
