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SUNTOUCHER MOUNTAIN GUIDES www.suntoucher.com Come Ski the Alps with us! Ortler Ski Tours the peaks of St Moritz area and the Dolomites. Don't miss this great oportunity. Call us today to answer any questions and help with reservations and trip details.
Ortler Ski Touring April 3 - 10, 2010
There are a large number of options to any tour in the Alps, we will keep our itinerary flexible to adapt to conditions and the groups desires.
A common and enjoyable possible itinerary is below.
Day 1 ~ Leave Sulden, ride the gondola and chair lifts up 3100m to the top of the ski area; we begin the tour with a lovely descent (with only a little side stepping) over the Passo del Madriccio and into the Marteller Valley, we'll stop for lunch, coffee, and general enjoyment at the hut there (Zufallhutte) before skinning up to the Marteller hut where we'll spend the night.
Day 2 ~ Leave Marteller hut and climb one of two ways; depending on the groups ambitions We can either ski more or less directly up the Cevedale Glacier and cross the ridge at its low point or we can ski up towards the top of Monte Cevedale, descend the Cedec glacier a short way, then skin up to the pass between Cevedale and the nearby Pasquale, descending to the Brabca Hut from there. The Branca is a pleasure (especially if you have experienced many other huts in the alps) with great food, strong coffee, a good wine selection plus hot showers!
Day 3 & 4~ The Branca hut is situated nicely to access a couple of beautiful ski mountaineering peaks (this means ski with smaller lighter pack for the day!) we can chose to ski either the Pizzo Tresero and the Punta Matteo and then of course Dya 4 we'll ski what we didn't ski Day 3, oh my decisions!
Day 5 & 6 ~Leave Branca hut (sigh), and tour up to the Pizzini hut and ski some of the fine slopes behind the hut or possibly take a more adventurous route over the Pasquale-Cevedale col and descend the steep Cedec Glacier. We will spend the night at the Pizzini hut. Climb the Gran Zebru or ski the glacier below its huge South face, may options exists and we may likely decide when there based on what conditions look best, then spend a second night at the Pizzini hut.
Day 7 ~ Leave Pizzini hut and climb up Mt Cevedale. Ski down passing the Cassati hut (cappuccino!) on the way back to the Sulden ski area. Drop all the way down the ski area and back to town. For those of you who have done the Haute Route, no shuttle back from Zermatt to Chamonix, back to your own clothes, showers, food and bed and THEN more skiing! (if you haven't had enough on the trip)
For more information
Contact Suntouch Mountain Guides - climb@suntoucher.com or (505) 400-5590.