The Haute Route ski tour with International Alpine Guides
The Haute Route ski tour is a classic Alps ski tour that every backcountry skier should experience. In this European Alps ski tour, we traverse the spectacular alpine ski touring terrain from the Mont Blanc massif in Chamonix to the Matterhorn in Zermatt through the heart of the Valais Alps of Switzerland. We are proud to be one of the most ...
Haute Route Ski Tour
1:6. The world famous Haute Route Ski Tour is above all a classic high mountain journey, traversing cols, peaks and glaciers to link the famous Alpine resorts of Chamonix and Zermatt. Incredible scenery, long ski descents and challenging climbs characterise the route, which our specialist ski touring guides know intimately.
Haute Route Ski Tour: Chamonix to Zermatt 7 Days Itinerary
The Haute Route is an Advanced Level trip for experienced ski tourers. The tour involves several big climbs and long technical descents, with a number of sections where the use of the rope for security is necessary. Like most high altitude ski tours, reasonable weather and snow conditions are required in order to complete the whole tour.
HAUTE ROUTE GUIDED SKI TOUR
It was first completed as a glacier trek during the summer of 1861 by the British Alpine Club, then first skied in 1903 by a group of Frenchmen who translated the name to the Haute Route ski tour. It has since become part of ski mountaineering history and remains one of the most famous and most coveted ski tours in the world, with fantastic ...
Haute Route Chamonix Zermatt ski tour
The Haute Route is without doubt the most famous ski tour in the Alps. Launched in 1903 by members of the Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix, it links these two historic centres of mountaineering via a series of 3000m mountain passes and a 3800m peak. The extraordinary beauty of the landscapes traversed makes it an absolute must for ski tourers.
Haute Route Ski Tour
The Haute Route is most likely the single most famous ski traverse in the Alps. Pro Guiding Service has guided this super classic ski tour from Chamonix to Zermatt about 45 times in 5 different variations. We have guided the original route via the Valsorey hut, the "classic route" via Verbier, from Zermatt to Chamonix ending in Courmayeur and other variations in between.
Alps, Haute Route Ski Tour
One of the best and most challenging days of the ski tour. Climb up and summit the Pigne d'Arolla at 3790m, the highest point of the entire Haute Route. After enjoying the spectacular summit views we ski down to the charming Vignettes hut for a well deserved dinner. 950m ascent, 700m descent (5-6hrs). Day 7:
2023 Haute Route (Chamonix to Zermatt Ski Tour)
Six days of hut based ski touring from Chamonix to Zermatt. This is possibly the world's most classic ski tour itinerary, taking us through quaint Swiss vil...
Ski The Haute Route
The Haute Route is the most famous ski tour in the world and with good reason. It is a long, tough, beautiful and highly rewarding ski journey through stunning alpine touring terrain and linking the worlds two best known alpine resorts, Chamonix and Zermatt. With steep slopes from the departure, challenging cols, long descents and huge
Haute Route Ski Touring Trip
Tours + Trips Haute Route. The Details Location: Chamonix, France to Zermatt, Switzerland Duration: 8 days Cost: $4699 CAD Dates: TBD 2023 Availability The Skier's Classic. The classic Haute Route is a premiere ski touring journey and a must-do for all backcountry skiers. ... The Skier's Classic. The classic Haute Route is a premiere ski ...
Haute Route Ski Tour
The Haute Route is the most famous ski tour in the Alps. Pioneered in 1903 by members of the Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix, it links Chamonix and Zermatt via a 7-day series of 3000m mountain passes. The extraordinary beauty of the landscapes traversed makes it an absolute must for ski tourers.
Why You Should Ski This Haute Route in the Dolomites ...
The Proposed Haute Route. Six of us flew across the pond to traverse the Dolomites on what was billed as the "New Haute Route," a hut-to-hut linkup that had all the elements to be truly special: glacial travel, mountain-top refugios, steep couloirs, jagged ridges, and a unique Ladin culture. The problem, as we would learn, was that the ...
Haute Route Chamonix-Zermatt • Ski Touring
An absolute ski tour classic. Over 5-6 days, from one mountaineering centre to another. Chamonix and Zermatt: Two names that make any mountaineer's heart beat faster. A multi-day ski tour links them both. Every day starts early, often when it's still dark. There are tough ascents and fantastic descents, requiring both physical and mental ...
Haute Route 2023: The 5 most iconic climbs of the season
The Haute Route events pass through a large number of them and we have selected the 5 unmissable passes of the 2023 season. Alpe d'Huez - 1860m. Altitude is not everything and Alpe d'Huez proves it, from the top of its 1860 metres, the ascent of the alpine resort owes its legend to that of the Tour de France.
PDF 2023 trip dossier
The Haute Route route between the two historic mountain centres of Chamonix and Zermatt stretches for 114 miles and there is between 13,000m to 14,000m of ascent and descent taking you through some of the most famous landscapes in the Alps. Throughout the week you are surrounded by stunning 4000m peaks, and the ski tour provides a
Introducing The 2023 Haute Route Calendar
HAUTE ROUTE DOLOMITES BORMIO - CORTINA 5 DAYS | 29 AUGUST - 2 SEPTEMBER Steeped in cycling history, experience the spectacular Italian Dolomites as one of the world's most important cycling destinations. In 2023 the Haute Route Dolomites will make three stops in some of the most beautiful towns the region has to offer. This epic tour will begin in one of the most famous and luxurious resorts ...
Haute Route Ski Tour
Chamonix to Zermatt ski tour via the "purist route"Haute Route Ski Tour - April 2023 (part 1)
Pyrénées 2023 Étapes
In an Haute Route first, the 2023 edition of the Haute Route Pyrenees will begin in the famous ski resort, Andorra. Situated between France and Spain in the beautiful Pyrenees, this unique town is a rider's paradise and one of Europe's hidden gems for cycling. ... the Port d'Envalira featured in Stage 8 of the Tour of Spain 2012.
Ski Haute Route Equipment List
Please refer to this ski mountaineering equipment list for Ski Haute Journeys and other glacial hut to hut tours. This list is intended for guests skiing in guided groups and those without a guide may need extra equipment. Some items have a link to a suggested product which is just one relevant
Haute Route Ski Tour
Chamonix to Zermatt ski tour via the "purist route"Haute Route Ski Tour - April 2023 (part 3)
Urner Haute Route
Season. 2023. Dates. 16 - 21 Apr. Organiser. Terry Ralphs IFMGA. Status. 1 Place Left. A remote ski tour from Andermatt to Engelberg, climbing the sunny sides and descending the northern sides using traditional, small huts after a warm up day at Andermatt.
Deadly Storm in the Alps Tragedy on the Haute Route
Read more. On the famous Haute Route, the ski tour high in the Alps between Chamonix and Zermatt, seven people froze to death just 550 metres from the rescue hut. What happened? The tragic event on 29 April 2018 leaves many questions unanswered. This film is a meticulous reconstruction that attempts to find answers. Director. Frank Senn. Country.
Haute Route Ski Tour
Chamonix to Zermatt ski tour via the "purist route"Haute Route Ski Tour - April 2023 (part 4)
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The Haute Route ski tour is a classic Alps ski tour that every backcountry skier should experience. In this European Alps ski tour, we traverse the spectacular alpine ski touring terrain from the Mont Blanc massif in Chamonix to the Matterhorn in Zermatt through the heart of the Valais Alps of Switzerland. We are proud to be one of the most ...
1:6. The world famous Haute Route Ski Tour is above all a classic high mountain journey, traversing cols, peaks and glaciers to link the famous Alpine resorts of Chamonix and Zermatt. Incredible scenery, long ski descents and challenging climbs characterise the route, which our specialist ski touring guides know intimately.
The Haute Route is an Advanced Level trip for experienced ski tourers. The tour involves several big climbs and long technical descents, with a number of sections where the use of the rope for security is necessary. Like most high altitude ski tours, reasonable weather and snow conditions are required in order to complete the whole tour.
It was first completed as a glacier trek during the summer of 1861 by the British Alpine Club, then first skied in 1903 by a group of Frenchmen who translated the name to the Haute Route ski tour. It has since become part of ski mountaineering history and remains one of the most famous and most coveted ski tours in the world, with fantastic ...
The Haute Route is without doubt the most famous ski tour in the Alps. Launched in 1903 by members of the Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix, it links these two historic centres of mountaineering via a series of 3000m mountain passes and a 3800m peak. The extraordinary beauty of the landscapes traversed makes it an absolute must for ski tourers.
The Haute Route is most likely the single most famous ski traverse in the Alps. Pro Guiding Service has guided this super classic ski tour from Chamonix to Zermatt about 45 times in 5 different variations. We have guided the original route via the Valsorey hut, the "classic route" via Verbier, from Zermatt to Chamonix ending in Courmayeur and other variations in between.
One of the best and most challenging days of the ski tour. Climb up and summit the Pigne d'Arolla at 3790m, the highest point of the entire Haute Route. After enjoying the spectacular summit views we ski down to the charming Vignettes hut for a well deserved dinner. 950m ascent, 700m descent (5-6hrs). Day 7:
Six days of hut based ski touring from Chamonix to Zermatt. This is possibly the world's most classic ski tour itinerary, taking us through quaint Swiss vil...
The Haute Route is the most famous ski tour in the world and with good reason. It is a long, tough, beautiful and highly rewarding ski journey through stunning alpine touring terrain and linking the worlds two best known alpine resorts, Chamonix and Zermatt. With steep slopes from the departure, challenging cols, long descents and huge
Tours + Trips Haute Route. The Details Location: Chamonix, France to Zermatt, Switzerland Duration: 8 days Cost: $4699 CAD Dates: TBD 2023 Availability The Skier's Classic. The classic Haute Route is a premiere ski touring journey and a must-do for all backcountry skiers. ... The Skier's Classic. The classic Haute Route is a premiere ski ...
The Haute Route is the most famous ski tour in the Alps. Pioneered in 1903 by members of the Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix, it links Chamonix and Zermatt via a 7-day series of 3000m mountain passes. The extraordinary beauty of the landscapes traversed makes it an absolute must for ski tourers.
The Proposed Haute Route. Six of us flew across the pond to traverse the Dolomites on what was billed as the "New Haute Route," a hut-to-hut linkup that had all the elements to be truly special: glacial travel, mountain-top refugios, steep couloirs, jagged ridges, and a unique Ladin culture. The problem, as we would learn, was that the ...
An absolute ski tour classic. Over 5-6 days, from one mountaineering centre to another. Chamonix and Zermatt: Two names that make any mountaineer's heart beat faster. A multi-day ski tour links them both. Every day starts early, often when it's still dark. There are tough ascents and fantastic descents, requiring both physical and mental ...
The Haute Route events pass through a large number of them and we have selected the 5 unmissable passes of the 2023 season. Alpe d'Huez - 1860m. Altitude is not everything and Alpe d'Huez proves it, from the top of its 1860 metres, the ascent of the alpine resort owes its legend to that of the Tour de France.
The Haute Route route between the two historic mountain centres of Chamonix and Zermatt stretches for 114 miles and there is between 13,000m to 14,000m of ascent and descent taking you through some of the most famous landscapes in the Alps. Throughout the week you are surrounded by stunning 4000m peaks, and the ski tour provides a
HAUTE ROUTE DOLOMITES BORMIO - CORTINA 5 DAYS | 29 AUGUST - 2 SEPTEMBER Steeped in cycling history, experience the spectacular Italian Dolomites as one of the world's most important cycling destinations. In 2023 the Haute Route Dolomites will make three stops in some of the most beautiful towns the region has to offer. This epic tour will begin in one of the most famous and luxurious resorts ...
Chamonix to Zermatt ski tour via the "purist route"Haute Route Ski Tour - April 2023 (part 1)
In an Haute Route first, the 2023 edition of the Haute Route Pyrenees will begin in the famous ski resort, Andorra. Situated between France and Spain in the beautiful Pyrenees, this unique town is a rider's paradise and one of Europe's hidden gems for cycling. ... the Port d'Envalira featured in Stage 8 of the Tour of Spain 2012.
Please refer to this ski mountaineering equipment list for Ski Haute Journeys and other glacial hut to hut tours. This list is intended for guests skiing in guided groups and those without a guide may need extra equipment. Some items have a link to a suggested product which is just one relevant
Chamonix to Zermatt ski tour via the "purist route"Haute Route Ski Tour - April 2023 (part 3)
Season. 2023. Dates. 16 - 21 Apr. Organiser. Terry Ralphs IFMGA. Status. 1 Place Left. A remote ski tour from Andermatt to Engelberg, climbing the sunny sides and descending the northern sides using traditional, small huts after a warm up day at Andermatt.
Read more. On the famous Haute Route, the ski tour high in the Alps between Chamonix and Zermatt, seven people froze to death just 550 metres from the rescue hut. What happened? The tragic event on 29 April 2018 leaves many questions unanswered. This film is a meticulous reconstruction that attempts to find answers. Director. Frank Senn. Country.
Chamonix to Zermatt ski tour via the "purist route"Haute Route Ski Tour - April 2023 (part 4)