Vallée Blanche | Ski crossing Valais - Courmayeur - Chamonix with a mountain guide

• Procedure and meeting place

  • Meeting place

    18.15, Bourg St Pierre stop, Commune

    We meet in Bourg St. Pierre on Friday evening. Our hotel is located there, where we will spend the night so that we can get an early start the next day. Depending on arrival time, there is the option of enjoying dinner together at the hotel.

  • Day 1 Arrival

    We spend the evening together in Bourge St. Pierre, get to know each other and go over the planned tour again.

  • Day 2 - Testa Grisa & departure to Étroubles

    1200 metres altitude

    1500 metres altitude

    ZS-

    We start the day in a relaxed manner with a taxi ride to Bourg St. Bernard, the starting point for our little winter adventure. From there, our tour begins with a pleasant and enjoyable ascent to Testa Grisa, which takes us step by step closer to the fascinating mountain world. After crossing the impressive Col d'Annibal, the absolute highlight awaits: a long, fantastic descent down to Étroubles! Along the way, there is of course plenty of time to stop, take a deep breath and enjoy the breathtaking landscape to the full.

    Once we arrive in Étroubles, the taxi is waiting to take us to charming Courmayeur, where we enjoy a delicious dinner together and spend the night in the hotel.

  • Day 3 - Departure through the Vallée Blanche

    100 Hm

    2500 metres altitude

    Once again, we start the day in a relaxed manner, this time with a leisurely cable car ride from Courmayeur up to the impressive Pointe Helbronner. Once at the top, the absolute highlight of the tour awaits us: the legendary descent through the Vallée Blanche!

    An endless glacier panorama lies before us. We look for the perfect line to make enjoyable turns through the beautiful snow. The grin on our faces widens with every metre of ascent. If the conditions are right, we take the full route all the way down to Chamonix, an unforgettable run! If the lower section is not possible, the historic funicular railway from Montenvers will take us down to the valley in comfort.

  • Conclusion

    approx. 15.00 Chamonix

    We end the tour days together in a cosy café in Chamonix before setting off on our journey home.

• Requirements

  • Mastering the ski touring technique with its basics (skins, hairpin turns).
  • Safe downhill technique in open terrain and in different types of snow.
  • You have first experience with ice axe and crampons.
  • Stamina for ski tours of around 1300 metres at a normal pace (~300-350m/h).
  • Only for very experienced and fit splitboarders with hardboots

• Price and services

  • CHF 890.-
  • Small group with 4 - 6 guests per mountain guide.
  • Including accommodation costs with breakfast.
  • Including planning and realisation with mountain guide and his travel expenses.
  • Excluding travel expenses, possible train tickets, personal consumption.

• Material and equipment

  • For this tour you need the material from this PDF. We carry our equipment with us all the time. Pack only what is necessary.
  • General material and packing tips we have also put together for you.

Impressions: Vallée Blanche