Ski touring around Vélan and Grand Combin (Valais)
Duration : 5 days
Switzerland
Level : good skier used to raids
from 420 € / p. from 3 to 6 persons
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Description
I propose you to leave for an original ski touring trip far from the crowds of the Chamonix-Zermatt "Haute Route".
Starting from the village of Bourg-Saint-Pierre in Valais, we will evolve around the emblematic high peaks of Mont Vélan and the Grand Combin. Maybe we will even have the opportunity to climb them if all the conditions are met.
Several options and variants will be defined according to the weather and snow conditions as well as the hazards encountered.
If you are in the mood for more ski adventures, you can follow me on:
- 4 days of ski touring in the Piedmont mountains,
- ski touring roaming from Arolla to Zermatt,
- ski touring in India, in Zanskar and Ladakh,
- ski touring in the Kaçkar mountains of Anatolia,
- and ski touring in the fjords of northern and eastern Iceland.
Program
- The program is to be defined according to the weather and snow conditions and the choice of the participants.
- It will be detailed before the departure.
- Do not hesitate to contact me for more information.
The price includes
- Supervision by the mountain guide.
- The guide's fees.
- Loan of specific and safety equipment (avalanche beacon, shovel, probe).
The price does not include
- Transport to and from Bourg-Saint-Pierre, 1 and a half hour drive from Chamonix and 2 hours from Geneva (carpooling possible).
- Your equipment adapted to the practice of ski touring.
- Shuttles, transfers and eventual skipass.
- Accommodations (in refuge).
- Meals in the refuges (dinners and breakfasts).
- Picnics.
- Drinks.
- Your ski insurance in Europe / Switzerland.
- Anything not mentioned in "The price includes".
Accommodation
In mountain refuges.
No scheduled departure, but you can contact me to book your dates.
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