Ski tour | Tour du Soleil with mountain guide
The Tour du Soleil or Ticino Haute Route: a hidden skiing mecca between Ticino and Valais, Switzerland's sunniest region, with sunny ascents and north-facing descents!
The area between Ticino and Valais, i.e. between the Bedretto Valley and the Binntal and Goms valleys, is a magnificent ski touring area. It is lonely and remote. You need several days to cross it and it offers playful terrain with small gullies, glaciers and many variations! A hidden mecca for ski tourers. We visit the best spots and spend four great ski touring days together. We start in the Binntal valley and end the tour in Goms, in Valais, so that we can make the most of the terrain and climb up the south side and ski down the north side! We spend the first day in a remote self-catering hut, which is well equipped with duvets, a wood-burning stove and various drinks. Our mountain guide will take care of dinner and breakfast. We continue over the striking summit of the Ofenhorn to the Rifugio Claudio e Bruno. Now we are facing a royal stage: via the Blinnenhorn we reach Switzerland again and the beautiful Gries Glacier. We can ski down this glacier and often still find beautiful snow! We are warmly welcomed at the Corno Gries hut, enjoy the last evening and look forward to the last day on one of the many variants with small gullies and long, north-facing descents into Goms. We finish together with many new impressions and memories in Goms and look back on 4 fantastic days!
Venue & meeting point
- Area: Valais - Ticino, from Binntal to Goms on the border between Switzerland and Italy
- Meeting point: 9.55 am Fiesch railway station, continue by taxi to Fäld in the Binntal valley
- If you are travelling by car, it is best to park it at the train station in Fiesch
- Conclusion: approx. 15.00 in Goms
- Overnight stay: Binntalhütte, Rifugio Claudio e Bruno and Capanna Corno Gries
Requirements
- Mastering the ski touring technique with its basics (skins, hairpin turns).
- Safe downhill technique in open terrain and in different types of snow.
- Stamina for ski tours of around 1000 metres per day at a leisurely pace (~300m/h).
- Splitboarders are welcome.
Group size
- Takes place with 4 - 6 guests per mountain guide.
Price and services
- Including planning and realisation with mountain guide and his travel expenses.
- Including overnight stay in a hut with half board
- Excluding travel expenses, possible train tickets, personal consumption.
Material and equipment
- We have for you a detailed packing list with packing tips compiled.
- For this tour you need the following material from this PDF. We carry our equipment with us all the time. Pack only what is necessary.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us, preferably via the Contact form.
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Impressions: Tour du Soleil
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Questions and answers about the Tour du Soleil ?¿
What is the Tour du Soleil?
The Tour du Soleil is a ski crossing from Ticino to Valais, Switzerland's sunniest region (Soleil = sun, French). It leads over small glaciers and you walk from hut to hut. The tour runs along the Swiss-Italian border.
How difficult is the Tour du Soleil?
The Tour du Soleil is a medium-difficulty ski tour with easy glaciers and exciting transitions. The difficulty is ZS ski tours with around 1000-1200 metres each.
Where exactly does the Tour du Soleil pass through?
- Day: The tour typically starts in Ticino, in All'Acqua. The first day leads to Capanna Corno Gries.
- Day 2: The second day leads to the Blinnenhorn and from there to the Rifugio Maria Luisa in Italy.
- Day 2: continue to the prominent Ofenhorn and from there towards the Binntal. Either to the Binntalhütte or the Mittlenberghütte.
- As a finale, a few great ski tour peaks await before finally descending into the Binntal.
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