Haute Route Report
7 Day Ski Tour from Chamonix to Zermatt
Ski touring the Haute Route
Chamonix - Cabane de Saleina - La Fouly - Monastère du Grand St Bernard - Cabane de Valsorey - Cabane de Chanrion - Cabane des Vignettes
This site provides information on our ski tour of the haute route, as well as tips for people who would be interested in skiing it. It is a trip report
We did not follow the classic haute route, actually is there a classic version? there are many variations, and the one we skied on was relatively less crowded, except towards the end, in some refuges or huts where all variations meet.
here is an overview of the haute route as we skied it, click on each day to get a detailled description and the photos
- Day 1: Grands Montets – Col du Chardonnet – Glacier de Saleina – Cabane de Saleina
- Day 2: Cabane de Saleina – Col des Planeureuses – Col de Crête Sèche – Col des Essettes – La Fouly
- Day 3: La Fouly – lacs de Fenêtre –Fenêtre de Ferret – Monastère du Grand St- Bernard
- Day 4: Monastère du Grand St. Bernard – Croix de Tsousse – Cabane de Valsorey
- Day 5: Cabane de Valsorey – Plateu du Couloir – Cabane de Chanrion
- Day 6: Cabane de Chanrion – Glacier d'Otemma (or Pigne d”Arolla) – Cabane des Vignettes
- Day 7: Cabane des Vignettes – Col de l'Évèque – Col du Mont Brûlé – Col de Valpelline – Zermatt
- Tips: Tips and ideas for the trip if you plan on doing it
Overview of the haute route from Google Earth (need Google earth plugin)
Days 1 (blue), 2 (pink), 3 (red), 4 (blue)
Days 5 (purple), 6(orange), and 7(pink)