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- Ski touring in Val Maira and Aosta Valley
- No lifts, no crowds
- Excellent Italian food and wine
- Small family run accommodation
- Hundreds of itineraries for all levels
Ski touring in the Italian Alps
Highlights
Location : The Maritime Alps
Ratio : 1:5
Available during : Feb, Mar, Apr
Full Description
Italy has many beautiful ski touring areas that offer fantastic skiing, hospitable family run hotels, amazing Italian food and wine, great value. You can choose the destination or we can suggest the best location based on the best conditions at the moment. Val Maira in the Italian Maritime Alps and the Aosta Valley are areas that you can not miss.
VAL MAIRA
Until a few years ago no one had heard about these valleys that border with the French Maritime Alps. When Bruno Rosano, a local ski touring enthusiast, wrote a book about the area, the outside world discovered this magical hidden place. Don't expect ski lifts, ski slopes or après-ski pubs! Instead, you will have over 130 ski touring itineraries to discover combined with superb Italian food, wine and hospitality. Technically Val Maira is in the Italian region of Piemonte (Piedmont), home to great cuisine tradition and world class wines such as Nebbiolo, Barbaresco and Barolo.
AOSTA VALLEY
A new ski touring book by Versante Sud has just been pubblished for this region. Rutor the mountain which overlooks the valley of La Thuile and Valgrisenche, a true skimountaineering mecca. Gran Paradiso area which includes the three valley of Rhêmes, Valsavarenche and Cogne. Wild valleys with interesting loop itineraries which are made possible even thanks to the various mountain huts which are open during the spring season. Monte Rosa area, a necessary stop for those who love and appreciate four thousand metre peaks. Coumba Freida sector, a true gem with ascents and descents for all levels in the valleys of Valpelline and the Great Saint Bernard valley. You can stay in Aosta in the main valley, a city rich with Roman history, fantastic hospitality, amazing local food and wine or in one of the side valleys in one of its many family run bed and breakfasts.
Contact us to organise your ski touring trip in these regions. Don't expect anything off the shelf, we only do tailor made trips.
Example Itinerary
It is for you and your guide to decide the exact makeup of your booking however, these itinerary days shown below are an example of how a booking for this activity could be structured.
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Day 1 - Arrival day |
We can pick you up at your arrival airport (Torino or Milan) or if you rent a car meet you at the established accommodation. Briefing for the week to come, equipment check and dinner. |
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Day 2 and following days |
Each day we will choose a ski touring trip based on the snow conditions, weather forecast and your ability. |
- Services of IFMGA Mountain Guide
- Liability insurance
- All food and drinks for clients and guides
- Travel, accident and cancellation insurance for clients
- Hut costs for clients and Guides
- Guides travel expences
- Cable cars and ski lifts for clients and guides
- Accommodation (more info)
- Transfers (more info)
- Ski touring equipment (more info)
What's Included
What's Not Included
Optional Extras
Prerequisites
You are a confident off-piste skier, used to ski on black runs on the ski slopes and on all types of snow off-piste. You should be in good physical shape and be able to ski tour up hill for 3-4 hours at altitude.
Equipment Required
Technical equipment: ski touring skis, ski touring boots, climbing skins, ski crampons, poles, avalanche transceiver, shovel, probe, boot crampons, ice axe
Personal equipment: 30 litre backpack, 1 litre thermos, provisions for during the day (energy bars, chocolate, dried fruit, sandwiches), first aid kit, sun glasses (protection factor 3 or 4), goggles, gore-tex jacket and overpants, windstopper vest, ski touring pants, fleece jacket, breathable base layers, lightweight gloves, thick gloves or mittens, wool hat, bandana, sun screen factor 50.
Availability & Prices
This activity is available to be booked for any date/dates within the availablity periods shown below. Because we tailor your booking to suit your exact requirements you can book this activity for as many days as you like. The recommended duration for this activity is between 1 and 6 days. If your group size is more than 5 please contact us for a bespoke quote. Special prices for families and children: please contact us.
| Period | Starting | Ending |
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| Availability period | from : 01/02/2025 | to : 30/04/2025 |
| Number of people | Price (€) |
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| 1 Pax | €350.00 per person per day |
| 2 Pax | €175.00 per person per day |
| 3 Pax | €133.33 per person per day |
| 4 Pax | €112.50 per person per day |
| 5 Pax | €100.00 per person per day |
Book Now
Enter your start date, end date and number of people and we will check availability and prices for you. The recommended duration for this activity is between 1 and 6 days. However, you can book as many days as suits your requirements. If your group size is more than 5 please contact us for a bespoke quote. Not quite ready to book? Send us any questions (click here for contact details).
Ski touring in the Italian Alps Reviews
Aosta Valley ski touring
"We stayed in Aosta, a delightful city, and our guide took us to a ski tour in a different valley every day. It was so much fun to explore this beautiful part of Italy and to learn about its history, culture and nature. The skiing was awesome, great snow, very few people and astounding views."
Brian and Elisa
